News Strikes
Professional Coin Grading Service has announced new PCGS CAC Set Registry composites (sets), which will permit collectors to build collections of PCGS-graded coins that have been awarded a seal of approval from Certi ed Acceptance Corporation. is innovative move gives collectors of these premier PCGS-certi ed coins the exclusive opportunity to build competitive registry sets consisting of CAC-stickered coins for awards and incentives tailored to those who specialize in these coins.
“As the market leader in third-party authentication, PCGS is committed to innovation and to delivering content that excites collectors,” said PCGS President Brett Charville. “Adding new PCGS/CAC-speci c composites to the Set Registry creates yet another option for collectors to compete against each other in the PCGS Set Registry and shows our commitment to our collectors.”
Charville went on to say that,
“As the pioneers of the Set Registry program, we pride ourselves on being the rst-to-market on programs that give our customers new ways to compete and collect. is is just one more step toward all of the exciting things we have planned for 2020.”
CAC Founder John Albanese o ers his excitement for the new PCGS
CAC Set Registry. “We’ve been talking for some time about starting an independent CAC registry, but we’re a small company, and it’s a lot of work to build a proper registry program,” said Albanese. “PCGS is a much larger rm, and they get more eyeballs on their website than we do, so we’re excited that they have agreed to launch the PCGS CAC Set Registry. We’re appreciative, and they have my blessing.”
Regarding the decision to proceed, Charville further explained, “ ere is clear synergy between our brands and what we provide to the market. Data shows that the majority of CAC-stickered coins are PCGS certi ed, and these coins o en boast record-setting auction prices. ere is clear demand here.”
Albanese additionally looks forward to sharing some more of his own expertise on the popular PCGS Set Registry, which originally debuted in 2001. “One thing I hope to contribute as the PCGS CAC Set Registry rolls into operation are my thoughts and ideas on how to further enhance and improve the registry program, including scoring and other aspects.”
John Albanese has been a household name in numismatics since he became a full-time dealer and numismatic professional more than 40 years ago. In addition to establishing CAC in
Far Hills, New Jersey, in 2007, he was one of the original PCGS graders when PCGS launched operations in 1986. PCGS is looking forward to working with Albanese to further develop the Set Registry program and other collector-focused initiatives. e exclusive PCGS CAC Set
Registry kicks o with nearly 100 di erent sets encompassing widely collected series such as Lincoln Cents, Walking Liberty half dollars, Morgan and Peace dollars, Saint-Gaudens $20 gold double eagles, and commemorative coins. Also included are rarer types, such as half cents, large cents, half dimes, 20-cent pieces, and many others. Other PCGS CAC Set Registry options include the Complete U.S. Type Set (1792-1964) and popular Gold Type Set 12 Piece, Circulation Strikes (1839-1933) collection.
For more information about the PCGS CAC Set Registry, please contact our customer service department at 800-447-8848 or visit www.PCGS.com/SetRegistry.
RARE 1856-S/S QUARTERS DISCOVERED IN AMAZING SS CENTRAL AMERICA TREASURE
e fabled SS Central America, the famous “Ship of Gold” that sank in 1857, carrying tons of California Gold Rush treasure, continues to surprise and delight the numismatic world. California Gold Marketing Group
LLC (CGMG) of Brea, California, has con rmed discovery in the ship’s latest recovered sunken treasure of nine rare 1856 San Francisco Mint large S over small s mint mark Seated Liberty No Motto quarter dollars.
“ is is a major numismatic nding! e ‘Ship of Gold’ has brought us over a half dozen 1856 S/s large mintmark over small mintmark silver quarters. e S over s is the most pronounced I have ever seen with two overlapping mint marks clear even to the naked eye,” said Dwight Manley, CGMG managing partner.
e coins were part of the amazing treasure retrieved from the SS Central
America in 2014. Most of the 1856-S/s coins were among the 503 silver quarter dollars discovered in a canvas bag in the purser’s sealed iron box in the ship’s safe on the seabed more than 7,000 feet below the Atlantic Ocean’s surface.
All nine of the 1856-S/s quarters have now been certi ed by Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) and each encapsulated with a pinch of California Gold Rush gold dust recovered from the shipwreck. ey will be o ered in public auctions by Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc., beginning with the February 16-20, 2020 Pre-Long Beach Auction in Los Angeles.
Detailed view of one of more than six examples of 1856 S/s large mintmark over small mintmark silver quarters.
US MINT REDESIGNING AMERICAN SILVER, GOLD EAGLES IN 2021
e United States Mint has announced it will be redesigning the reverses of American Silver Eagle and American Gold Eagle in 2021. e makeovers come not only to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the American Eagle bullion coin program that began in 1986 but also to make anti-counterfeiting security enhancements to these coins, which are among the most widely traded investment pieces in the world.
e reverses of the American Silver
Eagle, designed by John Mercanti, and the American Gold Eagle, by Miley Busiek, have remained unchanged since 1986. And while the original reverses will soon be fading into the past, the obverses of these popular coins are reportedly staying the same. e American Silver Eagle boasts the famous Walking Liberty obverse design by Adolph Weinman that was employed on the half dollar from 1916 through 1947. Meanwhile, the American Gold
Eagle is anchored by Augustus Saint-Gaudens’ iconic Striding
Liberty motif seen on the $20 gold double eagle from 1907 through 1933.
e move comes a er Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin issued the all-clear for the U.S. Mint to create new reverse designs for the silver and gold eagle — the platinum and palladium eagles will retain their current designs. While the details of the redesign are said to be coming soon, the United States certainly isn’t the rst nation to modify its bullion coin program with security enhancements. e Royal Canadian Mint is among many mints that have implemented advanced anti-counterfeiting technology into its bullion coinage.
2020 NATIVE AMERICAN DOLLAR TO HONOR CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCATE
e United States Mint will honor civil rights activist and Tlingit Nation member Elizabeth Peratrovich, who becomes the rst Alaskan Native to appear on United States money. Peratrovich, who served as Grand President of the Alaska Native Sisterhood, helped pass Alaska’s Anti-Discrimination Act of 1945, prohibiting race-based discrimination in the nation’s northernmost state.
Her likeness will appear on the reverse of the Native American dollar coin. At least 5 million examples of the 2020 Native American dollar coin will be released in mint sets, proof sets, and other U.S. Mint products. However, none of the 2020 Native American dollars are slated for direct release into general circulation. “e coin will be a lasting tribute to Elizabeth Peratrovich and her relentless e orts to tear down the wall of discrimination against Alaskan Natives,” remarked United States Mint Chief Administrative O ce Patrick Hernandez to the press. “We will proudly produce this coin that honors her bravery and determination.” e new 2020 Native American dollar will mark the 12th issue for the series, which began in 2009 and has been released at a rate of one new design per year. e series commemorates individuals, groups of individuals, events, and vital contributions within the Native American community. Meanwhile, the obverse bears the likeness of young Shoshone woman Sacagawea, who guided Meriwether Lewis and William Clark on their expedition across the territory acquired by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase in 1804-05.