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David W. Lange Posthumously Awarded PNG’s Kagin Ambassador Award

June 15, 2023 by Clinton

David W Lange (Image Courtesy of Whitman Publishing)

The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) announcing that David W. Lange has posthumously been award the Professional Numismatic Guild’s Kagin Ambassador Award. The award recognizes “distinguished service as an advocate of numismatic goodwill.” Lange passed on January 16, 2023. The Professional Numismatists Guild has awarded its 2023 Art Kagin Ambassador Award to David W. Lange, who served as Research Director for nearly three decades at Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC). Lange, …

Numismatist David W. Lange Passes Aged 64

January 18, 2023 by Clinton

David W. Lange, famed numismatist who served as the Director of Research for Numismatic Guaranty Company (NGC) has passed aged 64. Mr. Lange succumbed to cancer on January 16, 2023 after a three-year battle with the disease. Mr. Lange began collecting in 1964, drawn to Lincoln Cents and Buffalo Nickels. He was a lifelong fan of coin boards, which had stuck with him since his early days when he focused on filling boards for cents …