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PCGS Announces Long Beach Expo Replacement Crossover Special

Professional Coin Grading Service Offers Special Discounts on Crossover   Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) is offering a special discount on crossover grading to honor the Long Beach Coin Expo, which was canceled over concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the anticipated high demand, PCGS is offering a discounted Crossover service fee of just […]

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PCGS Announces Long Beach Expo Replacement Crossover Special

Professional Coin Grading Service Offers Special Discounts on Crossover   Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) is offering a special discount on crossover grading to honor the Long Beach Coin Expo, which was canceled over concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the anticipated high demand, PCGS is offering a discounted Crossover service fee of just […]

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Coin Clinic: Mint Didn’t Learn High Relief Lesson

By Richard Giedroyc
Since the U.S. Mint had so much trouble striking Ultra High Relief double eagles in 1907, why did they once again attempt to strike very high relief coins in 1921, these being the Peace dollars?
Since when has the United States government ever learned from its past mistakes? This is the same government that produced the unsuccessful 20-cent coin, then introduced the equally unsuccessful Susan B

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Pedigrees & Hoards: Shipwreck Coins

  By Rick Bretz for CoinWeek …. Thanks to a fellow pedigree collector, I’ve started to add shipwreck coins to my collection. There’s a lot of information available on each shipwreck, and the stories are as interesting as any “land-based” hoard so why not? The nice thing about building any pedigree collection is that you […]

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PCGS Welcomes New Currency and Coin Grading Experts

The Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) team has gained three new members bringing a wide range of numismatic knowledge and business acumen. Well-known banknote and counterfeit expert Bruce Thornton has joined as the Director of Banknote Grading; numismatic educator and vintage coin grader Steve Feltner began a role as Director of Numismatic Education and Outreach; […]

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NGC Introduces New Raw Coin Imaging Service

These images are perfect for use in the NGC Registry, on the NGC Chat Boards or in online marketplace listings. The raw coin imaging service is called NGC Photo Vision®, and it replaces NGC’s current service of the same name. Submitters who select NGC Photo Vision on the NGC Submission Form will receive high-resolution JPG […]

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NGC, NCS and PMG to Take Part in October’s Numismata Berlin

Company representatives will distribute information and accept submissions at the event in the German capital Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®), Numismatic Conservation Services® (NCS®) and Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) will attend Numismata Berlin, which will be held October 14-15, 2017, in Berlin, Germany. The 19th edition of Numismata Berlin will take place at Messegelände am Funkturm, […]

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NGC, NCS and PMG to Take Part in October’s Numismata Berlin

Company representatives will distribute information and accept submissions at the Numismata Berlin event in the German capital Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®), Numismatic Conservation Services® (NCS®) and Paper Money Guaranty® (PMG®) will attend Numismata Berlin, which will be held October 14-15, 2017, in Berlin, Germany. The 19th edition of Numismata Berlin will take place at Messegelände […]

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Coin Grading Service Special Labels in the Postmodern Era

By David Schwager for CoinWeek ….. Buy the coin, not the slab. This is wise guidance, and a prudent collector needs to do more than read the numbers on a holder before deciding whether to buy. At the same time, it is accurate to say that a collector buys both the coin and the slab. […]

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Coin Grading Service Special Labels in the Postmodern Era

By David Schwager for CoinWeek …..   Buy the coin, not the slab. This is wise guidance, and a prudent collector needs to do more than read the numbers on a holder before deciding whether to buy. At the same time, it is accurate to say that a collector buys both the coin and the […]

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