Coronavirus Archives

2020 World’s Fair of Money Suspended

June 18, 2020 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the American Numismatic Association (ANA) announcing the suspension of the 2020 World’s Fair of Money. The show was originally scheduled for August 4-8, 2020 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Due to ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, specifically the number of people that can be at an indoor gathering, the Association decided to suspend this year’s fair until further notice. The American Numismatic Association (ANA) announced today the suspension of the 2020 World’s …

ANACS Reopens After Shutdown Due to COVID-19

May 28, 2020 by Clinton

After shutting down at the first of March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ANACS has announced that they have reopened and are grading coins once again. The oldest coin grading company in the United States, ANACS was closed on April 1 to comply with Colorado pandemic response restrictions. As of last Monday, May 11th, we resumed business for the first time since late March. While we continuously collected and secured daily mail and deliveries, this …

Message to Mint Customers

May 6, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Mint sent out the following message to the press yesterday. It thanks customers of the Mint for their patience during the ongoing COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. The brief message explains at a high level the changes that the Mint has had to make in order to remain functional which in turn has impacted production and customers wait times when trying to speak to the Mint. Ultimately though, the Customer Service Index score for …

NGC to Attribute Emergency Production 2020 Bullion Silver Eagles from the Philadelphia Mint

May 5, 2020 by Clinton

2020-P American Eagle Silver Bullion Emergency Production Label from NGC

NGC has issues a Press Release announcing that they will be attributing Emergency Production status and labels to American Eagle silver bullion coins struck in Philadelphia. At the height of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, the United States Mint temporarily shifted minting of the American Eagles from West Point to Philadelphia. This was done between April 8, 2020 and April 20, 2020. In all, there were approximately 240,000 of them struck, making it almost an instant …

CCG Resumes Contactless Drop-offs and Pick-ups at Sarasota Headquarters for Authorized Dealers on May 4

May 1, 2020 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from CCG, the parent company of Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), Paper Money Guaranty (PMG) and Certified Guaranty Company (CGC) announcing that authorized dealers will have the ability to have contactless drop-offs and pick-ups starting on Monday, May 4, 2020. Last month, CCG suspended all in-person contact with dealers, allowing mail-in only for grading services, as it limited public interactions due to COVID-19 (Coronavirus). For coin collectors, NGC remained open …