US CURRENCY
PMG accepts all US Small Size and Large Size notes for grading. Under the US service tiers, PMG also grades all Colonial notes, Fractional currency, Military Payment Certificates, Obsolete currency and Confederate States.
PMG references many US note types by Friedberg number, based on the system described in Paper Money of the United States by Arthur and Ira Friedberg. In cases where this reference is used, "referenced to Friedberg" appears in the below list:
- US Large Size Type — referenced to Friedberg
- US Small Size Type — referenced to Friedberg and Standard Guide to Small Size US Paper Money by John Schwartz and Scott Lindquist
- US Colonials — referenced to Friedberg and The Early Paper Money Of America by Eric Newman and Stuart Levine
- US Fractional — referenced to The Encyclopedia of United States Fractional & Postal Currency by Milton Friedberg and A Collector's Guide To Postage & Fractional Currency by Robert Kravitz
- US Military Payment Certificates (MPC) — referenced to Military Payment Certificates by Fred Schwan
- Confederate — referenced to Friedberg, Confederate and Southern States Currency by Grover Criswell, Collecting Confederate Paper Money by Pierre Fricke, Southern States Currency by Hugh Shull and A Guide Book of Counterfeit Confederate Currency by George Tremmel
- US Obsolete Currency — referenced to Standard Catalog of United States Obsolete Bank Notes 1782-1866 by James Haxby, as well as individual state books by various authors
- US Large Size Nationals — referenced to National Bank Notes by Don Kelly
- US Small Size Nationals — referenced to National Bank Notes by Don Kelly
- US Paper Money Errors — referenced to United States Paper Money Errors by Frederick J. Bart & US Error Note Encyclopedi by Stephen M. Sullivan
- US denominated scrip, including goods and services, merchant and transportation. *Checks, satire and advertisement scrip and stocks and some bonds are not eligible for certification.
WORLD BANKNOTES
PMG references many World note types by Pick number, based on the system developed by Albert Pick and described in Standard Catalog of World Paper Money edited by George Cuhaj. In cases where this reference is used, "referenced to Pick" appears in the below list:
- Australian Banknotes — referenced to Pick and Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values by Eddie Cummings
- Canadian Banknotes "Bank Of Canada" and "Dominion of Canada" referenced to Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Government Paper Money edited by R. J. Graham
- Canadian Charter Banknotes — referenced to Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Bank Notes edited by R. J. Graham
- Chinese Banknotes — referenced to Pick and Chinese Banknotes by Ward Smith and Brian Matravers
- Indian Banknotes — referenced to Pick and The Revised Standard Reference Guide to Indian Paper Money by Kishore Jhunjihunwalla and Rezwan Razack
- Ireland Banknotes — referenced to Pick and Paper Money of Ireland by Bob Blake and Jonathan Callaway edited by Pam West
- Korean Banknotes — referenced to Pick, D&K and K&C
- Mexican Banknotes — referenced to Pick and Mexican Paper Money edited by Cory Frampton, Duane Douglas, Alberto Hidalgo and Elmer Powell
- Paraguayan Banknotes — referenced to Pick and Billetes del Paraguay by Miguel Ángel Pratt Mayans
- Paraguayan Banknotes — referenced to Pick and Tokens and Vouchers from Paraguay by Miguel Ángel Pratt Mayans
- Polish Banknotes — referenced to Pick and Catalogue of Polish Banknotes by Czeslaw Mitczak
- Sarawak, Malaysia, Straits Settlements, Malaya, Malaya & British Borneo, Singapore, Brunei — referenced to Pick and Malaysia, Brunei & Singapore Banknotes & Coins edited by K.N. Boon
- South Korean Banknotes — referenced to Pick, D&K and K&C
- All other World Banknotes — referenced to Pick
IMPORTANT NOTES
Certain banknotes are not eligible for PMG grading and encapsulation:
- Banknotes that have altered design features such as dates, imprints, serial numbers, denominations, watermarks, etc. and banknotes that are not genuine or of questionable authenticity are not certified by PMG.
- Most banknotes issued for reasons other than some form of socioeconomic exchange are not eligible for PMG certification.
- Banknotes with courtesy autographs shall only be notated in a standardized and generic manner.
- Checks, satire and advertisement scrip and stocks are not eligible for certification.
- The following catalog numbers are not currently eligible for PMG grading:
- China P-280
- China P-313
- China P-865 in Red
- China P-866 Block VI VIII IV (684)
- China P-90s
- China P-A83
- China P-A83A
- China P-A83H
- China P-A83J
- China P-S1089D
- China P-S1089E
- China P-S1100-1102
- China P-S1370
- China P-S1743-1807
- China P-S1778C
- China P-S3053A
- China P-S3063F-S3105
- China P-S3215-3224
- China P-S3236A
- China P-S3236As
- China P-S3275
- China P-S3276-3288
- China P-S3729a-b
- China P-S3820a-b
- Great Britain P-303s
- Greece P-M16b
- Greece P-M17b
- Greece P-M18b
- Hong Kong P-317
- Hong Kong P-318
- Hong Kong P-319
- Hong Kong P-320
- Israel P-1a
- Israel P-1s
- Israel P-2a
- Israel P-2s
- Israel P-3a
- Israel P-3s
- Israel P-4a
- Israel P-4s
- Israel P-5
- South Africa P-S634s
- Vietnam P-24a-x
This list is not comprehensive and is periodically updated. If you are unsure whether your note is eligible for grading, please contact customer service at 1-877-764-5570.
