Category Archives: Collectibles News

CGC Trading Cards and CSG to Combine Into 2nd-Largest Card Grading Service

In July, Certified Collectibles Group (CCG) will combine CGC Trading Cards and Certified Sports Guaranty (CSG) into CGC Cards. Grading virtually all trading card games (TCGs), sports cards, and non-sports cards, CGC Cards will also feature a number of collector-friendly upgrades – including non-member submissions, a Gem Mint 10 grade and a sleek new label […]

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Mark Salzberg Announces Retirement From NGC, CCG

NGC Chairman Mark Salzberg has announced that he will retire at the end of June 2023. His retirement is the culmination of a nearly four-decade career with the Certified Collectibles Group (CCG), during which Salzberg made numerous highly impactful contributions to the world of collectibles. Salzberg joined the Certified Collectibles Group in 1988, when it […]

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Former PCGS President Brings Expertise to Videogames

Brett Charville educates new collectors on how rare coin and trading card certification now assists video game hobby A recent former president of Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS), Brett Charville, has launched an informative website, www.StandardGaming.com, to educate collectors about how third-party certification concepts for coins and trading cards are helping the increasing popularity of […]

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CSG Grading Service for Sports Cards Launching Soon: NGC

Certified Sports Guaranty (CSG) will launch in February to provide sports card collectors and dealers with expert, impartial and efficient certification services. You can now visit CSGcards.com to learn more. CSG is the latest company to be formed by the Certified Collectibles Group (CCG), which includes the world’s largest grading services for coins (Numismatic Guaranty […]

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Collectors Universe to be Acquired by Investor Group for Approximately $700 Million

Collectors Universe Shareholders to Receive Immediate and Certain Value of $75.25 Per Share in Cash Fully Financed Transaction Represents 30% Premium to 60-Day VWAP   On Monday, November 30, Collectors Universe, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLCT), a leading provider of value-added authentication and grading services to dealers and collectors of collectibles, announced that it has entered into […]

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CCG Launches Authenticated Stamp Guaranty (ASG)

The Certified Collectibles Group® (CCG®) is excited to announce the formation of its newest member company: Authenticated Stamp Guaranty™ (ASG™), a third-party authentication, grading and encapsulation service for collectible stamps. ASG is the sixth independent affiliate within CCG. The oldest and largest of the CCG companies is Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®), which was established in […]

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Heritage Auctions Reports $850+ Million Year

Heritage Auctions announced sales of more than $850 million USD for 2016, the firm’s third-best year ever, and nearly equal to its 2015 sales of $860 million. The results are a signal of the company’s continuing dominance in the collectibles realm while other major auction houses recorded significantly lower sales volume for the same period. […]

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