Professional Numismatists Guild Archives

PNG Honors Past President Gillio For 50 Years of Membership and Service

August 8, 2023 by Clinton

The following is a press release from the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) announcing it will honor former president Ronald J. Gillio with a 50-year membership plaque. PNG Executive Director Kevin Lipton will present the award at the World’s Fair of Money in Pittsburgh. The Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org) has presented a 50-year membership plaque award to dealer Ronald J. Gillio of Santa Barbara, California. Gillio served as the organization’s President from 1991 to 1993, and …

New PNG Executive Director Eager To Help The Organization, Hobby, and Marketplace

August 3, 2023 by Clinton

On his first day as the new Executive Director of the nonprofit Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org), business executive and lifelong numismatist John Feigenbaum declared: “I can’t wait to jump in and lend my 45 years of numismatic experience to support and grow this amazing organization and honor the work of my predecessors.” He became the new PNG Executive Director on August 1, 2023 following a transition period that began this past January with Robert Brueggeman …

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, …

PNG Offers Coin Show Security Tips for Dealers and Collectors

March 15, 2023 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the Professional Numismatic Guild (PNG), offering security tips for collectors and dealers planning to attend coin shows. Thefts have been an ever increasing issue for many at coin shows over the past two years. “The world is becoming less secure and coin shows are increasingly a target for both sophisticated and novice criminals looking to make a quick score,” cautions Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org) Executive Director Robert Brueggeman who …

PNG 2023 Young Numismatist Scholarship Competition Announced

February 27, 2023 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from the Professional Numismatic Guild (PNG) announcing the return of its Young Numismatist Scholarship Program. The program had been suspended due to the COVID pandemic. The scholarship will provide a scholarship to attend one of the six-day sessions of the American Numismatic Association’s Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs, Colorado. For the first time since the COVID pandemic began in 2020, the Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.org) will provide a scholarship …