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An American First! NGC Celebrates the 2020 Colorized Basketball Coins

August 19, 2020 by Clinton

NGC Certified Basketball Hall of Fame First Colorized (Courtesy of NGC)

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, NGC, has released the following Press Release announcing a special designation for the upcoming colorized Basketball Hall of Fame commemoratives. The grading company, in addition to the standard Early and First release designations, will also have a First Colorized US Coins designation available to collectors who submit the coin for grading. The first ever coins with inlaid color from the United States Mint are set to go on sale at Noon Eastern …

NGC Designations and Labels for the 2020 Women’s Suffrage Centennial Coins and Medal

August 11, 2020 by Clinton

NGC Early Release Women's Suffrage Designation (Image Courtesy of NGC)

The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, NGC, announcing special designations and labels for the upcoming Women’s Suffrage Centennial commemorative coins and medals. The commemorative is slated to go on sales next week on August 18, 2020. NGC will be offering Early Release and First Release labels as well as a special pedigree for the coin and medal set commemorating the 19th Amendment. The coins and medal celebrate the 100th anniversary of …

Mail Bag – Which Coin Grading Service is Best

July 23, 2020 by Clinton

Today’s Mail Bag question comes from Rich and it has to do with coin grading services. Coin grading services have been around for several decades now and while there are many smaller grading companies out there, the three that have emerged as the leaders are ANACS, NGC, and PCGS. But which one is best? Clinton, Thanks for taking time to answer my question. I want to know which one of the coin grading providers is …

Today’s Deal – 1941 Jefferson Nickel MS-65 NGC

July 21, 2020 by Clinton

Today’s Deal is a great chance to pick up an early Jefferson Nickel that has been certified by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC). Talos Numismatics is selling a 1941 Jefferson Nickel graded MS-65 by NGC for $39.99. At the time of this posting, Talos had two of these coins at this price available on their Amazon storefront. US Coin News is an affiliate partner with Amazon. Today’s Deal articles contains links that, when clicked and a purchase is …

New 2021 Morgan and Peace Dollar Legislation Needs Your Support

July 9, 2020 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, NGC. It asks for collectors to write their Representative in the House of Representatives to urge the passing of H.R. 6192. That bill would authorize a Morgan and Peace Dollar in 2021 in commemoration of the 100th anniversary between the change from the Morgan to the Peace Dollar as our nations dollar coin. An effort to empower the US Mint to issue coins celebrating the …

NGC Designations and Label Options for the 2020-W Burnished Silver Eagle

July 8, 2020 by Clinton

Burnished 2020-W American Eagle NGC Early Release Label (Image Courtesy of NGC)

The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) announcing special designations and labels for the Burnished (Uncirculated) silver 2020-W American Eagle. That bullion coin is set for release later today from the United States Mint. The US Mint has announced that the American Eagle 2020 One Ounce Silver Uncirculated Coin, commonly referred to as the Burnished Silver Eagle, is available starting July 8. Since the coronavirus pandemic began, mints around the world have …

NGC to Offer a Special Grading Event Following ANA Show Suspension

June 22, 2020 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) and the American Numismatic Association (ANA). It announced a special grading event for collectors who submit coins for grading. The event runs July 27 through August 7th and a wide range of services will automatically be discounted by 20%. This special event comes after the ANA announced the suspension of the 2020 World’s Fair of Money that had been slated for August in Pittsburg. …

NGC Certifies Majority of Emergency Production 2020(P) Silver Eagles

June 11, 2020 by Clinton

NGC First Day of Issue 2020-P Emergency Product American Eagle (Image Courtesy of NGC)

The following Press Release comes from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) announcing that the grading company has now graded a majority of the 240,000 emergency production 2020-P American Eagle silver bullion coins made in April. The one-off series of Eagle’s were produced in April at the height of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) has once again demonstrated its position as the leader in modern coin certification: The third-party grading service has already certified …

NGC Certifies More than 250 Morgan Dollars from the Atlanta Bank Hoard

June 9, 2020 by Clinton

1878 Carson City Morgan - Atlanta Bank Hoard (Image Courtesy of NGC)

The following Press Release comes from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), announcing the grading over over 250 low mintage and highly sought Morgan Dollars from the Atlanta Bank Hoard. Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) recently certified more than 250 Morgan Silver Dollars from a cache amassed at the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank during the 1950s and 1960s. The hoard includes many rare dates and coins with similar and appealing toning. A discovery of a previously unknown hoard …

NGC Certifies First Olympic Gold Medal for Basketball Ever Awarded

May 21, 2020 by Clinton

1936 Olympic Gold Medal in Basketball NGC Graded

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®) has certified the first Olympic gold medal for basketball ever awarded. This ultimate symbol of the sport’s rise to a global phenomenon was presented to US team captain William “Bill” Wheatley by James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, during the 1936 Berlin Olympics. With Germany as the host country and the world on the eve of war, tensions were high during the 1936 Summer Olympic Games. The event — one of …