PCGS Coin Price Guide Scraper

Extract coin prices from the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) price guide at pcgs.com/prices — the industry standard for rare US coin valuations.

What This Scraper Does

• Fetches dealer asking prices for PCGS-graded coins across key Sheldon grades (G-4 through MS-70/PR-70)
• Covers all 144 US coin series: cents, nickels, dimes, quarters, half dollars, dollars, and gold
• Extracts coin identification: PCGS number, year, mint mark, denomination, variety, designation (MS/PL/DMPL/PR)
• Returns both low and high price for each grade (some grades show a bid/ask range)
• Supports pagination — Morgan Dollars alone have 341 rows across 4 pages

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
mode	string	category	category, categories, or search
categorySlug	string	morgan-dollar	URL slug for the coin series
categoryId	integer	744	PCGS numeric category ID
searchQuery	string	""	Coin name/date filter (search mode)
gradeRange	string	most-active	most-active, grades-1-20, grades-25-60, grades-61-70, or all
includeProofs	boolean	false	Also fetch Proof (PR) strike prices
includeSpecimens	boolean	false	Also fetch Specimen (SP) strike prices
maxResults	integer	5	Max rows to return (0 = unlimited)
proxyConfiguration	object	RESIDENTIAL	Residential proxy settings

Modes

category — Browse a Coin Series

Scrapes all price rows for a specific coin type. Use categorySlug and categoryId together.

Popular categories:

Series	Slug	ID
Morgan Dollar	morgan-dollar	744
Peace Dollar	peace-dollar	26
Walking Liberty Half Dollar	walking-liberty-half-dollar	733
Franklin Half Dollar	franklin-half-dollar	734
Kennedy Half Dollar	kennedy-half-dollar	125
Mercury Dime	mercury-dime	16
Roosevelt Dime	roosevelt-dime	17
Buffalo Nickel	buffalo-nickel	83
Jefferson Nickel	jefferson-nickel	84
Lincoln Cent (Wheat)	lincoln-cent-wheat	46
Lincoln Cent (Modern)	lincoln-cent-modern	47
Indian Cent	indian-cent	44
Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle	saint-gaudens-double-eagle	159
Liberty Double Eagle	liberty-head-double-eagle	157
American Silver Eagle	american-silver-eagle	100
American Gold Eagle	american-gold-eagle	164

Use categories mode to discover all 144 slugs and IDs.

{
  "mode": "category",
  "categorySlug": "morgan-dollar",
  "categoryId": 744,
  "gradeRange": "most-active",
  "maxResults": 50
}

categories — List All Series

Returns all 144 coin series available in the PCGS price guide.

{
  "mode": "categories",
  "maxResults": 0
}

search — Search by Date or Name

Filters rows within a category by coin name, date, or mint mark.

{
  "mode": "search",
  "categorySlug": "morgan-dollar",
  "categoryId": 744,
  "searchQuery": "1881-S",
  "maxResults": 10
}

Output Fields

Each result record includes:

{
  "pcgsNumber": "7130",
  "coinName": "1881-S",
  "year": "1881",
  "mintMark": "S",
  "variety": null,
  "designation": "MS",
  "series": "morgan-dollar",
  "categorySlug": "morgan-dollar",
  "categoryId": 744,
  "priceG4": 92,
  "priceF12": 92,
  "priceEF40": 92,
  "priceAU55": 94,
  "priceAU55High": 94,
  "priceMS63": 100,
  "priceMS63High": 110,
  "priceMS64": 125,
  "priceMS64High": 150,
  "priceMS65": 185,
  "priceMS65High": 225,
  "priceMS66": 400,
  "priceMS66High": 500,
  "priceMS67": 1100,
  "priceMS67High": 1750,
  "priceMS68": 5500,
  "priceMS68High": 18000,
  "gradeRange": "most-active",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.pcgs.com/prices/detail/morgan-dollar/744/most-active",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-23T00:00:00.000Z"
}

Designations

PCGS tracks prices separately for each strike type:

• MS — Mint State (regular business strikes)
• PL — Prooflike (mirror-like surfaces but business struck)
• DMPL — Deep Mirror Prooflike (strong mirror surfaces)
• PR — Proof (specially struck for collectors, use includeProofs: true)
• SP — Specimen (use includeSpecimens: true)

Grade Ranges

PCGS splits coin prices across four grade tabs:

• most-active — 8-10 key circulated/mint state grades (fastest, default)
• grades-1-20 — AG-3 through F-20 (heavy wear)
• grades-25-60 — VF-25 through AU-58
• grades-61-70 — MS-61 through MS-70 (pristine)

Use gradeRange: "all" to fetch all 4 tabs and get every available grade.

Use Cases

• Coin dealer pricing — Benchmark inventory against PCGS official values
• Collection valuation — Value graded coins by PCGS number and grade
• Price tracking — Monitor weekly price changes across the series
• Market research — Analyze grade premiums and population relationships
• Numismatic research — Study pricing across all US coinage series

About PCGS Prices

PCGS price guide values represent average dealer asking prices compiled weekly from:

• Dealer price lists and website offerings
• Fixed-price list advertisements
• Significant auction results
• Activity at major coin shows

Prices are typically shown as a range (low/high) representing the minimum ask and a typical ask for attractive/original examples within the grade.

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