NGC and NCS Host Smithsonian Exhibit Opening Reception
Legendary Coins & Currency opened on Thursday, December 8, 2005 in a true celebration of Numismatics. The Smithsonian Institution's new exhibit displays 56 of the most renowned items from its National Numismatic Collection, focused around the central question "what makes a coin legendary?"
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NGC Unveils Specialty Holder to Enable Viewing of Coin's Edge
NGC has engineered a new holder which suspends a coin within prongs to enable viewing of its edge.
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Planchet Forming
The beginning of the minting process starts with the production of planchets. Today, aside from cent planchets which the mint receives pre-made, the mint acquires strips of metal alloy that are prepared outside the mint by vendors.
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NGC Grading Onsite at the FUN Show in Orlando
NGC will offer Onsite Grading and Encapsulating at the FUN Show January 4-6.
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Coin Market
It is not just that Gold and Silver are passing 20+ year highs, it is also important that there is an insurmountable confidence in the overall coin market at this time. Every day there are more collectors adding to the swarms of enthusiasts enamored with numismatics.
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Ring Around the Collar . . . Part One
Last year I had the opportunity to spend a couple days at the National Archives Region II in Maryland performing research for the new edition of my book about Mercury Dimes, which was published in July. In addition to discovering that two days were not nearly enough, I also came across an interesting item that has changed my way of thinking about die collars.
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