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Texas Bullion Depository Security Officials Learn About Numismatic Fakes

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OIG Senior Special Agent Chris Hersey

Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation and U.S. Treasury OIG conduct educational seminar The opening of the Texas Bullion Depository in the Austin suburb of Leander earlier this year has provided opportunities for investors to safely secure their precious metal coins and ingots but also raised potential problems of storing counterfeit items. Representatives of the nonprofit Anti-Counterfeiting Educational … Read more

New American Eagle Gold and Silver Coin Reverse Designs

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U.S. Mint New American Eagle Designs

The United States Mint (Mint) today unveiled new reverse (tails) designs for bullion and collectible versions of American Eagle Gold and Silver Coins. 2021 marks the 35th Anniversary of the American Eagle Coin Program, and the new designs will begin appearing on these coins in midyear 2021. “These beautiful designs build on the United States … Read more

PCGS Announces Groundbreaking NFC Technology Included In All Holders

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PCGS NFC symbol

Professional Coin Grading Service leads numismatic hobby with massive leap forward in anti-counterfeiting technology Professional Coin Grading Service (www.PCGS.com) has announced that it will begin embedding Near Field Communication (NFC) technology in all its encapsulated coins, medals, tokens, and banknotes in October 2020. This revolutionary advancement launches after an initial limited rollout earlier this year … Read more

PCGS 2020 Quarter Quest Winners Split $2,000 Prize

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Karl P. Marsh Billings Rockefeller First Discovery Quarter

Two Collectors Splitting $2,000 Prize After Submitting First 2020-W Vermont Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Quarters for Grading by Professional Coin Grading Service The Professional Coin Grading Service Quarter Quest 2020 recently yielded two more winners with the release of the 2020-W Vermont Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Quarter, released by the United States Mint August 31, … Read more

Three Iconic Coin Dealers Inducted into PCGS CoinFacts Coin Dealer Hall of Fame

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Bruce Amspacher

Professional Coin Grading Service Names Bruce Amspacher, Greg Roberts, and Catherine Bullowa-Moore for Prestigious Honor Professional Coin Grading Service has named three longtime coin dealers and numismatic leaders to the PCGS CoinFacts Coin Dealer Hall of Fame. Every year, PCGS inducts a small handful of distinguished dealers into the Hall of Fame, and this year … Read more

Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo Will Reconvene in March 2021

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Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo

Stack’s Bowers Galleries Auction Will Still Be Held in November 2020 The Whitman Coin & Collectibles Expo was prohibited from being held November 12–14, 2020, due to Maryland’s ongoing mitigation of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The full Expo, one of the largest numismatic events of the year, will next be held at the Baltimore Convention … Read more