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In the realm of fringe coin collectibles, the PCGS Collectors Club slabs are one of those items which inspires either rolling eyes or bemusement – but rarely serious interest.

The coins contained within are commonplace. The grades assigned are nothing to write home about. But still, there is an interest in these series just below the surface of regular numismatics.

Since their inception, I have followed and collected these slabs. This page is here to help those who share my interest.

If you see any mistakes, have a suggestion, or wish to contact me for any other reason, please visit my "contact me" page.

It all started with the horrific attacks of September 11th, 2001. On that same day, people on the Collectors Universe Forums started asking what they could do to help. One user (“wondercoin”, aka Mitch Spivack) offered to auction a PCGS MS67 New York state quarter and donate the proceeds to the New York Firefighters. The informal auction was an immediate success and PCGS agreed to reholder the coin with a special label.

A dealer then donated 14 more New York quarters (these graded MS66) and the coin became a series (originally expected to be 50 coins). Immediately, the bids (actually donations) began pouring in. By the end of September 12th, Rick Montgomery at PCGS had agreed to specially number a total of 100 coins for the purpose of raising money for the Firefighters. The label on the insert would have an American flag as the background and say “NY Firefighters 9-11, PCGS Limited Edition, #X/100”.

“Wondercoin” bought a bag of New York quarters and other members donated rolls. Individual coins were hand-picked with the goal of grading coins #2-50 as MS66 and coins #51-100 as MS65. In the end, nearly $50,000 was raised for the UFA Widows & Children's fund.

I was lucky enough to get in on the action and my donation netted me coin #29. (See the table below)

More information about the history of these coins can be found in this article: http://www.wtc911coins.com/319/the-9-11-quarter-a-tribute/