News

9/1/2003 - Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), the official grading service of the American Numismatic Association (ANA), has confirmed the authenticity of the 1913 Liberty Head nickel that was rediscovered at the ANA convention in Baltimore this summer after being out of sight for more than 40 years.

9/1/2003 - "Cherrypicking" is the term applied by collectors to the hunt for scarce and rare coins that can be purchased at the price of common items. My favorite cherrypick has long been the Large S mintmark varieties unique to 1928.

9/1/2003 - Online resources bring the world of numismatics to novice and experienced hobbyists

9/1/2003 - Visit the message boards for our weekly trivia contest. Each Friday a question (sometimes 2 part) will be posted on the Numisma-Quest board. The question is posted during the day; times vary from week to week. The first person to correctly answer wins a prize. We also draw from the remaining correct answers for a runner-up prize. Answers must be in by midnight each Saturday EST.

8/1/2003 - NGC has long been a service dedicated to those who collect and trade modern U.S. coins. This month we wanted to alert you to some positive changes that we think will make your submission experience with NGC an even greater one.

8/1/2003 - While not as popular as Morgan dollars, the Peace dollars series is still widely studied and collected, and previously unnoticed minor varieties are turning up all the time.

8/1/2003 - NGC will offer Onsite Grading and Encapsulating at The Long Beach Show in Long Beach, California September 17 -19, 2003. In addition to the $100 and $55 Same Day show services normally offered, NGC will also run a $35 Same Day Gold Special.

8/1/2003 - One of the valued features that sets NGC apart from its competition is our highly accurate variety attribution service. Introduced in 1997, VarietyPlus has undergone no price increases since that time. But the growing popularity of this service is requiring more handling at our end, so a small increase in fee is inevitable.

7/24/2003 - CGC is very proud to debut on-site certification this August at Wizard World Chicago 2003!

7/23/2003 - CGC (Comics Guaranty, LLC.) and ACTOR (A Commitment To Our Roots) are proud to announce that they both will be hosting a special Signature Series Signing during Wizard World Chicago with Ultimate Spider-Man artist extraordinaire, Mark Bagley!