NGC-Graded Coins Top 45 Million

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC) has now graded more than 45 million coins, becoming the first third-party coin grading service to achieve this important milestone.

Three of the over 45 million coins graded by NGC

NGC has led the industry for many years. In 2010, it became the first third-party grading service to reach 20 million coins graded. By 2018, that number had doubled to 40 million coins — another milestone reached first by NGC.

Stellar growth across many categories and worldwide locations propelled NGC to 45 million coins graded. A truly global grading service, NGC certifies ancient, vintage and modern coins as well as tokens and medals. The company now has offices in Sarasota, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Munich and London; 19 Official Submission Centers; and thousands of Authorized Dealers around the world.
With full-time grading in Sarasota and Shanghai and regular on-site grading events in Hong Kong and Munich, NGC delivers faster turnaround times for submissions along with more personal and localized services.

While NGC’s services and scope have expanded significantly since its founding in 1987, the company maintains an uncompromising commitment to its founding principles of accuracy, consistency and integrity.

NGC employs a team of more than 30 full-time graders, many of whom have decades of grading experience. To ensure impartiality, NGC and its full-time graders do not buy and sell coins commercially, and strict procedures are in place to prevent consultants from influencing the grades assigned to their own submissions.

After grading, coins are encapsulated in NGC’s state-of-the-art holder, the same holder used by the Smithsonian Institution to preserve some of its most important numismatic rarities. In addition, every coin that NGC certifies is backed by the comprehensive NGC Guarantee — the strongest in the industry.

"NGC’s continued success is rooted in a steadfast commitment to our guiding principles of accuracy, consistency and integrity," says Mark Salzberg, NGC Chairman and Grading Finalizer. "We thank all of the collectors and dealers worldwide who trust us to grade their cherished coins."

Among the 45 million coins that NGC has graded are some of the world’s greatest and most famous rarities, for example:

• NGC graded Neil Armstrong’s Apollo 11 Gold Medal (NGC MS 67), which realized more than $2 million at an auction in 2019.
  
  
• NGC graded an 1897 Szechuan Ferracute Pattern Set with coins ranging from NGC SP 63 to NGC SP 66, which realized more than $1 million at an auction in 2019.
  
  
• NGC graded one of the first 10 Morgan silver dollars (NGC SP 64) struck by the San Francisco Mint in 2019.
  
  
• NGC graded the Cherrywood Collection of 26 rare vintage Chinese coins, which realized more than $1.3 million at an auction in 2019.
  
  
• An extremely rare 1787 Brasher Doubloon was graded NGC MS 63 and sold for more than $5 million in a 2018 private sale.
  
  
• NGC graded a 1792 Washington President Pattern Gold Eagle (NGC XF Details) from the Eric P. Newman collection that realized more than $1.7 million at auction in 2018.
  
  
• NGC graded a quartet of massive China gold pieces in 2018, together containing over $1.5 million in gold.
  
  
• NGC graded three of the four known Confederate Half Dollars, including the Eric P. Newman specimen (NGC PF 40), which sold for nearly $1 million in 2017.
  
  
• NGC graded a Chinese 1992 Compass 1 Kilogram Gold 2000 Yuan (NGC PF 69 Ultra Cameo), which realized more than $1.2 million at an auction in 2011.
  
  
• NGC has graded three of the five 1913 Liberty Head Nickels, including an NGC PF 64 specimen that realized more than $3.7 million at an auction in 2010.
  
  
• NGC graded seven 1804 Dollars, including an NGC PF 62 example that sold for nearly $3.8 million in 2008.
  

Learn more about NGC and its services and benefits at NGCcoin.com (global site), NGCcoin.cn (China), NGCcoin.hk (Hong Kong), NGCcoin.de (Europe), NGCcoin.uk (United Kingdom) and NGCcoin.in (India).

 

 

 

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2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Silver Dollars PR70 Limited Edition 970

2019 Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Silver Dollars PR70 Limited Edition 970

This magnificent curved silver proof coin has been issued for the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing. We showcase the coins in perfect proof seventy condition. Each coin is individually numbered out of 970 on their certified holders. ANACS is the only coin grading service that provides individually numbered coin holders.

The obverse (heads) design features the inscriptions “MERCURY,” “GEMINI,” and “APOLLO,” separated by phases of the Moon, and a footprint on the lunar surface, which together represent the efforts of the United States space program leading up to the first manned Moon landing.

The reverse (tails) design features a representation of a close-up of the famous ‘Buzz Aldrin on the Moon’ photograph taken July 20, 1969, that shows just the visor and part of the helmet of astronaut Buzz Aldrin. The reflection in Buzz Aldrin’s helmet includes astronaut Neil Armstrong, the United States flag, and the lunar lander.

Condition Proof 70 (PR70) 

Coins are graded on a 70-point scale with “70” being absolute perfection. In 1948, Dr. William Sheldon, a renowned numismatist, developed the Sheldon Scale, assigning number grades from "1" through "70" to coins. The basis of Sheldon’s theory was that a "70" would be worth 70 times as much as a "1."

The term proof coin refers to the method of manufacture of the coin and not the grade of the coin. Proof coins are presentation pieces and made specifically for coin collectors. They are struck using specially prepared coin dies, on a specially prepared coin blanks called a planchets. Proof coins are struck several times on presses operating at slower speeds and higher striking pressure. Because of this extra care, Proofs usually exhibit much sharper detail than regular, or business, strikes. Proof coins certified in PR70 condition should be flawless, fully struck, and lustrous with superb eye appeal. 


ANACS Certified label

A coin collector buys both the coin and the slab. In addition to buying the certification service’s reputation and a numeric grade, the coin buyer purchases the holder as a physical object. ANACS certified First Release individually numbered labels enhance and differentiate your coin from others in the same grade, serving a function beyond recording the coin’s authenticity and condition. The presentation and collectible value of these coins is enhanced by being identified as coveted limited edition of just 970 coins.

National Park Quarters 48-coin Set W/Album (48 COINS 2010 – 2019)

National Park Quarters 48-coin Set W/Album (48 COINS 2010 – 2019)

In 2010, the United States Mint began issuing 56 quarter-dollar coins featuring designs depicting national parks and other national sites as part of the United States Mint America the Beautiful Quarters Program. 2019 marks the tenth year of the program. This collection features 48 coins including the blockbuster, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon, Gettysburg and Everglades coins.

Each coin is guaranteed to be in Brilliant Uncirculated condition and will have a nice mixture of both coins struck at the Philadelphia and Denver mint. The collection is offered as seen with a collector album that will hold all 56 coins.