Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) announced an innovative new coin holder at this year’s ANA World’s Fair of Money® in Baltimore.

The most significant visible improvement is NGC’s EdgeView® design that suspends a certified coin within prongs, much like a ring holds a diamond. The new technology enables clear viewing of the encased coin’s edge.

"Our newest holder satisfies NGC’s combined objectives of exceptional visual display, security and long-term preservation," comments Steve Eichenbaum, CEO of NGC.

"To achieve this, we relied on technology that quite simply did not exist when the last generation of our holder was released in 2001. It is without question the most extensively tested and technologically advanced coin holder ever created."

Several of the security and preservation features promoted for the new coin holders include:

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