Press releases issued by numismatic companies and organizations published on Coin Update News.

Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) will display the award winning ESM Collection of early proof copper coins during the Long Beach Coin, Stamp & Collectibles Expo held September 23-25, 2010. PCGS will also provide on-site authentication and grading services at the Expo. Show Service submissions will be accepted starting with dealer set-up on Wednesday, September [...]

The Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) presented its outstanding achievement awards for 2010 during the PNG Day banquet held in Boston, Massachusetts on August 9, 2010. Patrick Heller of Liberty Coin Service in Michigan was given the Abe Kosoff Founders Award presented in recognition of a PNG member-dealer who has made a significant contribution to the [...]

Patrick A. Heller, owner of Liberty Coin Service (LCS) in Lansing, today announced his acquisition of Premier Coins & Collectibles on West Saginaw Highway in the west Lansing suburb of Delta Township.  The purchase of Premier, founded in 2009 by former LCS employees Robert Sweet and David Sweet, further expands Heller’s position as Michigan’s largest [...]

The number one-ranked collection of United States large cents in both the PGCS and NGC Set Registry listings will be publicly displayed for the first time at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in Boston from August 10 – 13, 2010.  The historic coins from the Cardinal Collection Educational Foundation include some of [...]

The Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) has created a definition of coin “doctoring” and officially included it as one of the prohibitions in the organization’s By-Laws. This follows statements applauding and supporting the efforts of coin grading services NGC and PCGS to combat doctoring. “The deliberate and unacceptable alteration of a coin in an effort to [...]

This week, coin dealer Patrick A. Heller begins a weekly radio broadcast titled “Things You ‘Know’ That Just Aren’t So, And Important News You Need To Know” that will cover breaking news and opinions in the rare coins and precious metals bullion markets. The program will be broadcast every Wednesday between 8:45 and 9:00 AM [...]

One of the three known proof 1804 Gold Eagles made on behalf of President Andrew Jackson and a rare 1804 Eagle silver pattern have been acquired by Legend Numismatics of Lincroft, New Jersey and sold to a Texas collector.  Both coins will be publicly displayed together for the first time at the upcoming American Numismatic [...]

1861 Double Eagle Paquet Reverse and 1921 Proof Saint Gaudens Double Eagle on Display in Boston An $18 million display including two rare Gold Double Eagles and Boston-related early Americana will be one of the exhibit highlights in the Museum Showcase area at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money convention in Boston, held [...]

The Board of Directors of the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) issued the following statement following a meeting on June 2, 2010 in Long Beach, California. The Professional Numismatists Guild Board of Directors applauds the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) in its efforts to battle the deceptive practice known as coin “doctoring.”  The deliberate, deceitful alteration [...]

The Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) has announced that Michael Pedro, 17, of Waterville, Ohio, is the winner of their 2010 ANA Summer Seminar Scholarship. He will receive airfare and tuition to attend the week long seminar in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Michael began collecting coins in 2007 with the help of his father, Tim Pedro.  He [...]