NGC Long Beach Designation For Mark Twain Coins

After a brief delay the US Mint opened sales of the 2016 Mark Twain Silver Dollars on February 1 — just in time for the Long Beach Expo, where the US Mint will have a booth. The Mint State and Proof 2016-P Mark Twain Silver Dollars join the 2016-W Mark Twain Gold Five Dollars, also struck in Mint State and Proof, that went on sale on January 14.

To commemorate the release of these coins, NGC will offer a special LONG BEACH RELEASES designation for all Mark Twain coins purchased at the US Mint booth at the Long Beach Expo and submitted to NGC at that show. The original US Mint purchase receipt is required to receive this designation. Coins with the “Long Beach Releases” designation will receive a separate listing in the online NGC Census.

2016 Mark Twain Commemorative Coins Click images to enlarge.

Mark Twain coins received within the first 30 days of release will be eligible for NGC’s popular EARLY RELEASES® and FIRST RELEASES® designations, which are also listed separately in the NGC Census.

Scroll below for complete submission instructions.

LONG BEACH RELEASES Submission Instructions:

Available for 2016 Mark Twain commemorative coins purchased at the US Mint booth at the Long Beach Expo (February 4-6) and submitted to NGC at that show. The submission instructions below must be followed to receive this special designation.

• Coins must be purchased at the US Mint booth at the Long Beach Expo and submitted to NGC at the Long Beach Expo to qualify. Call for Saturday cut-off times.
• The original US Mint sales receipt is required.
• Submit the coins under the Modern grading tier or higher. Select Special Label/Designation — Other under Services (section 7).
• Write "Long Beach Releases" in bold letters on the NGC submission form.
• The default label will be NGC's standard brown label shown below:

• Remove the coins from the US Mint packaging and submit them raw in capsules. Do not submit the Mint packaging.
• If you would like Mint capsules returned, select “Return Mint Packaging” in section 3.

EARLY RELEASES/FIRST RELEASES Submission Instructions:

Available for 2016 Mark Twain commemorative coins received by NGC within 30 days of release. Check the NGC website for cutoff dates. The submission instructions below must be followed to receive these special designations.

• Submit the coins under the Modern grading tier or higher. Select Special Designation/Label and check either Early Releases or First Releases.
• No receipts are required but coins must be received by NGC before the Early Releases/First Releases cutoff date.
• The default label will be NGC's blue Early Releases label or blue First Releases label, as applicable (shown below).

• Remove the coins from the US Mint packaging and submit them raw in capsules. Do not submit the Mint packaging.
• If you would like Mint capsules returned, select “Return Mint Packaging” in section 3.

Questions? Contact NGC Customer Service at service@NGCcoin.com or 1-800-NGC-COIN (1-800-642-2646).

Dealers should contact Miles Standish at Miles@NGCcoin.com or Scott Heller at SHeller@NGCcoin.com for bulk submissions.

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