Numismatic Guaranty Corporation® (NGC®), the world’s largest third-party coin grading service, has announced a program to buyback NGC certification labels that have been removed from NGC holders. These certification labels contain an NGC-graded coin’s description, grade and certification number. Occasionally, collectors and dealers remove these labels from NGC holders but do not return them to … Read more
Whitman Publishing announces the release of Coins and Collectors: Golden Anniversary Edition, marking the 50th year since the best-selling original was published. The 416-page hardcover book is illustrated in full color and retails for $29.95. It is available from hobby shops and bookstores nationwide, as well as online (including at Whitman.com), and can be borrowed … Read more
North Charleston, South Carolina – For the first time in over one hundred and fifty years, you can actually see the Hunley. Until recently, the submarine was completely covered by concretion, an encrusted layer of sand, sediment and shells that built up slowly over time. The concretion masked the original surface of the legendary vessel, … Read more
Collectors of world coins are familiar with the acronym “OFEC,” meaning the pursuit of collecting “one from every country.” A recent discovery in an old storage unit reminded me that I was once an OFEC collector. Sealed for more than 20 years in a cardboard box, my first coin album is filled with 2x2s holding … Read more
It has been a while since my last column, but to be honest, I have had a dry spell. I have not been able to find anything newsworthy. One interesting thing happened on election day. People visited Susan B. Anthony’s grave in the Mt. Hope Cemetery and posted their “I Voted” stickers on her tombstone … Read more
The Numismatic Crime Information Center reported that the Major Crimes Fraud Unit of the Atlanta, Georgia police department is requesting assistance in the following offense. A dealer in Phoenix, Arionza recently reported that approximately $105,000 in gold was stolen and sent to metro Atlanta, Georgia. This includes (2) 10-ounce gold bars, (13) 1-ounce gold bars, … Read more