eBay (www.ebay.com), the world’s largest online marketplace and a global leader in mobile commerce, recognizes that the coin category on eBay is a dynamic space with a passionate — and informed — community. They are listening to their customers and re-engaging with coin enthusiasts on and off eBay.com to understand how we can make the coin experience on eBay even better [...]
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How will gold, silver and other precious metals perform in 2012? Year-end predictions by experts with decades of experience in buying and selling gold, silver and other bullion coins with the public almost unanimously point toward price increases.
However, some of their opinions significantly vary on how high the increases will go in the next three months and a year from now, according to the Professional Numismatists Guild, a [...]
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The Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.com) has issued the first $2,500 in pledged rewards totaling $175,250 to New Jersey coin dealer Ken Starrett whose tip to investigators led to the recovery of rare coins and bank notes stolen in 2009.
PNG is alerting more than 70 other dealers who pledged the remaining amount of the total that the reward money now should be sent because a suspect in the case has pleaded guilty to a federal charge of sale or possession of stolen goods [...]
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The President of the Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.com), Jeffrey Bernberg, predicts the 2012 market for "mega-rarity" coins will continue to be strong and the popularity of modern issues and mid-to-upper range paper money will continue to get collector support during the new year.
Based on his personal prognosis and comments he’s heard from dealers and collectors across the country, Bernberg has issued an informal PNG President’s State of the Market Outlook with forecasts for five areas of the market in 2012: modern issues, mega rarities; low-to-moderately priced [...]
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The Board of Directors of the Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) has ratified the applications for ten new PNG members and three affiliate members.
"We are all delighted to welcome these new PNG members. They all have outstanding credentials and experience, and they have pledged to follow the PNG Code of Ethics in the buying and selling of numismatic merchandise," said PNG Executive Director Robert Brueggeman.
Recently accepted as PNG Regular Members are [...]
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The Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.com) will provide a scholarship to a deserving young numismatist (YN) to attend the 2012 American Numismatic Association (ANA) Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This is the eighth consecutive year of PNG YN scholarships for the popular, annual ANA educational programs.
"The scholarship will cover airfare, tuition for one of the two week-long Summer Seminar sessions in June or July, meals and six nights of dormitory accommodations on the campus of Colorado College, site of the [...]
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Recent news stories questioning what some dealers charge when selling gold coins reinforces what experts have advised for years: do your homework first.
Investors should become knowledgeable before purchasing precious metal bullion coins as a financial investment or economic hedge, according to officials of the Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.com), a nonprofit California-based organization founded in 1953 that’s composed today of the country’s top rare coin and bullion coin dealers who must adhere to a strict Code of Ethics in the buying and selling of numismatic merchandise [...]
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The Professional Numismatists Guild (www.PNGdealers.com) has formed a committee composed of PNG members and non-members to research and draft an industry-acceptable definition of "coin doctoring."
"They will draft an exhaustive but concise definition. Coin doctoring is a crucial, perplexing issue that needs to be addressed for the benefit of collectors and dealers," said Jeffrey Bernberg, PNG President. "We’re determined to get this done."
The committee is headed by John Albanese, President of Certified Acceptance Corporation (CAC) and the [...]
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The Professional Numismatists Guild announced winners of the organization’s 2011 awards at the PNG Day summer banquet, August 15, 2011, on the eve of the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont, Illinois.
"These prestigious, annual awards formally recognize achievements in various areas of the hobby and profession," said Robert Brueggeman, PNG Executive Director.
PNG Immediate Past President and current board member, Paul Montgomery, received the Abe Kosoff Founders Award [...]
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Jeffrey F. Bernberg of Rare Coin Company of America, Willowbrook, Illinois, has been selected to serve as President of the Professional Numismatists Guild for the 2011 – 2013 term.
Other officers selected by the PNG Board are Vice President Terry Hanlon of Dillon Gage Metals Division, Addison, TX; Secretary Dana S. Samuelson of American Gold Exchange, Austin, TX, and Treasurer Fred Weinberg of Fred Weinberg & Company, Encino, CA [...]
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