NGC Grades 30 Millionth Coin
Over the last four years, NGC has graded more than 10 million coins, and in the process, became the first certification service to break the 20-, 25- and 30-million-coins-graded barriers.
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Gobrecht Hub
The newly NGC-certified 1838 Gobrecht hub reduction represents a transitional state between sculpted model and finished hub.
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Smithsonian Institution
By Smithsonian National Museum of American History
The Smithsonian Institution has again enlisted NGC to preserve the National Numismatic Collection. NGC previously encapsulated the collection's top 200 US coins, and has now been commissioned to encapsulate 100 international coins.
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NGC Registry
Spring has arrived and it's brought many new things to the NGC Registry.
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Grading Class
NGC will be offering its popular Introduction to Grading class at the Central States Convention. The class will be hosted on April 26, 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Register today!
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Central States
Submit your coins at the NGC booth during the Central States Convention in Schaumburg, IL.
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ANA Summer Seminar
NGC numismatists will present several courses at this year’s ANA Summer Seminar. Courses include grading- and collecting-focused topics.
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NGC Ancients
The NGC-certified Dimitriadis Collection features some extremely rare Roman gold coins, including several finest known examples struck circa 100 B.C.–500 A.D.
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Counterfeit Detection
Rough texture and minuscule raised dots within the recesses are clues that this 1872 Seated Liberty Dollar is a counterfeit.
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USA Coin Album
A little over 20 years ago, my column in The Numismatist took a whimsical look at 10 sights most likely to be witnessed at a typical midsize or large coin show — but the hobby has changed quite a bit since that time. I thought it would be interesting to see how much of what I wrote then is still relevant, so let’s go to the coin show …
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World Coins
Repeating contact marks are a clue that this China East Hopei 1937 Chiao is counterfeit.
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NGC Archives
Following its introduction in 1851, the silver three-cent piece underwent modifications in 1854 and again in 1859.
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Chinese Coins
By Peter Anthony
The China Mint insists that Pandas are coins, and most collectors accept that — but the acknowledgement is not universal.
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Conservation Showcase
Residue indicative of burial in soil was carefully removed from this historical coin.
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Heritage Auctions
The M.L. Moser Collection, one of the finest groupings of Morgan Dollars ever assembled, will be presented for sale by Heritage Auctions, April 23–27.
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Dix Noonan Webb
The Robert Bakewell Collection of South African coins, which covers the years 1892–2012, contains many extremely rare coins of unparalleled quality.
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Stack's Bowers
The April 2014 Hong Kong, China Showcase Auction fetched more than $7 million by the end of the event.
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