The Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG), a nonprofit organization composed of editors, authors, and writers who cover news and feature stories about all forms of money, medals, and tokens as collectibles, has announced its annual awards competition for 2019. This year’s competition is being overseen by David Lange, the new NLG Awards Coordinator. To be eligible […]
Two lucky collectors split $5,000 PCGS reward for first submitted Lowell “W” quarters
April 12, 2019 — Two avid coin collectors, one in Kansas and the other in Virginia, have agreed to split the $5,000 bounty offered by Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) for almost simultaneously submitting the first 2019 “America the Beautiful” Lowell National Historical Park quarter-dollars with a West Point mint mark. Both submissions arrived on […]
Princeton-bound teen wins 2019 PNG YN Scholarship
Young Connecticut numismatist will attend a six-day session of the ANA Summer Seminar (Temecula, CA) April 9, 2019 — The Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) 2019 Young Numismatist Scholarship has been awarded to Christian Hartch, 18, of Greenwich, Connecticut. The scholarship will pay for him to attend one of the six-day American Numismatic Association Summer Seminar […]
Clash of the Coins winner selected
The results for the final matchup in the Clash of the Coins competition are in, and just like politics, economics is a winning platform. As a result, the title for the winner of the Clash of the Coins went to the Dahlonega Mint half eagle gold coin, which defeated its rival, the 1883 Liberty Head V […]
Nominate an anti-counterfeiting crusader for a prestigious honor
(Temecula, California) February 19, 2019 — Do you know someone who has actively helped in the fight against counterfeit coins, banknotes, and/or fake third-party encapsulation holders the past year? The Anti-Counterfeiting Educational Foundation (ACEF) is seeking nominees for its third annual Alan Kreuzer Memorial Award. “This award is a prestigious honor to recognize the vigorous […]
PNG now accepting 2019 award nominations
(Temecula, California) February 11, 2019 — The Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) now is accepting nominations for its 2019 awards, according to PNG Executive Director Robert Brueggeman and President Barry Stuppler. “Each year the PNG publicly recognizes outstanding achievements in the hobby and the profession by honoring deserving recipients with awards in a half-dozen categories. We […]
Award recipients from COTY’s anticipated awards presentation at the World Money Fair in Berlin
The World Money Fair once again played host to this year’s Coin of the Year awards, which recognises excellence in world coin issues over a selection of 10 categories and topics. As part of the presentations during the World Money Fair, the COTYs are one of the most anticipated events during the nearly week-long event, […]
Alabama dealers honored with service award
Industry Council for Tangible Assets dealer-members Phil Darby (J&P Coins and Currency, Helena, Alabama) and Steve Caiola (Alabama Gold Refiner, Homewood, Alabama) were honored during the ICTA dinner and update at FishBones, Orlando, Florida, on January 9 as the recipients of the 2018 Diane Piret Memorial Outstanding Service Award. In the fall of 2016, Darby […]
NGC Registry Awards 2018
Every year, NGC gives awards to the top Competitive Sets and Custom Sets in the NGC Registry. Ensure your set is at its best by 10 a.m. EST on December 7 to be automatically considered for awards. Winners will be announced January 11, 2019. The NGC Registry now features more than 110,000 registered sets. Winners in our […]
Whitman author Jeff Garrett honored for Best Numismatic Investment Book of 2018
Whitman author and noted numismatist Jeff Garrett has received the Numismatic Literary Guild’s annual award for Best Numismatic Investment Book for his work, SILVER: Everything You Need to Know to Buy and Sell Today. The Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG), a nonprofit organization composed of editors, authors, writers, bloggers, and content producers who cover news and feature stories […]
