Category Archives: Coins

The Young Victoria Collection – Best in Category for 2023

Posted on January 17, 2024 by John M

The Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) recently announced its 2023 NGC Registry Award Winners and for the fourth year in a row, “The Young Victoria Collection” was awarded Best in its Category.  The collection previously won the Best in Category award … Continue reading →

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NGC Has Dropped Its Sweetheart Deal With ANA

Posted on December 8, 2022 by John M

Back in 2017 the fee for an NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Company) Associate membership was $39 per year. At that time an ANA (American Numismatic Association) membership ($28) included a free NGC Associate membership, so it made sense to join ANA … Continue reading →

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The Young Victoria Collection – Best in Category for 2021

Posted on January 17, 2022 by John M

The Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) recently announced its 2021 NGC Registry Award Winners and, once again, “The Young Victoria Collection” was awarded Best in its Category.  The collection previously won the Best in Category award in 2012, 2016, 2017, 2019, … Continue reading →

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The Young Victoria Collection – Best in Category for 2020

Posted on January 11, 2021 by John M

The Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) just announced its Collector’s Society 2020 NGC Registry Award Winners. My collection of Young Head Victoria Sovereigns, “The Young Victoria Collection,” was awarded Best in Category again!  The collection previously won the Best in Category award … Continue reading →

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The Young Victoria Collection – Best in Category for 2019

Posted on January 22, 2020 by John M

The Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) recently announced its Collector’s Society 2019 NGC Registry Award Winners, and my collection of Young Head Victoria Sovereigns, “The Young Victoria Collection,” was awarded Best in Category in the 2019 World Coin Competitive Sets competition … Continue reading →

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The Young Victoria Collection – Best in Category for 2017

Posted on January 20, 2018 by John M

The Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) recently announced its Collector’s Society 2017 NGC Registry Award Winners, and my collection of Young Head Victoria Sovereigns, “The Young Victoria Collection,”1 was awarded Best in Category in the 2017 World Coin Competitive Sets competition … Continue reading →

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The Young Victoria Collection – Best in Category for 2016

Posted on January 20, 2017 by John M

The Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) recently announced its Collector’s Society 2016 NGC Registry Award Winners, and my collection of Young Head Victoria Sovereigns, “The Young Victoria Collection,”1 was awarded Best in Category in the 2016 World Coin Competitive Sets competition … Continue reading →

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Unicorn futures

Posted on December 28, 2015 by John M

It’s almost that time again — 2016 $50 1-ounce US Gold Buffalo coins go on sale on January 20, 2016. Or at least, that’s when most precious metals dealers will start shipping them. The spot price of gold as I … Continue reading →

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Numismatics in a 3D future

Posted on November 17, 2015 by John M

A recent article appearing in Coin World alerted readers to the appearance of a counterfeit 2005 Proof gold ¼ Krugerrand (KM# 160). A genuine 2005 Proof gold ¼ Kruggerand has a retail value of about $475,1 so the potential to … Continue reading →

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A ship, an adventure, and a treasure

Posted on May 29, 2015 by John M

Recently Kitco News published an interesting article about a hoard of sunken gold coins to be recovered from a shipwreck later this summer. What follows is the story of a ship, an adventure, and a treasure. Let’s start with the … Continue reading →

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