Web Directory: Coin Grading and Certification

The Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (or NGC) is a multinational coin grading service provider based in Florida, USA. NGC is the world's largest third-party coin grading service by unit volume having graded more than 30 million coins as of April 2014. It is the official grading service of the American Numismatic Association since 1995 and the official grading service of the Professional Numismatists Guild since 2004. NGC currently employs nearly 30 full-time graders.

National numismatic register is the first third-party coin certification company in Russia. NNR unites professional numismatists, specializing in expertise mainly of Russian coins, medals and tokens.

The concept that was originally developed by companies in the USA has taken the South African numismatic market by storm. Specialising primarily in American coins, these internationally recognised companies have done excellent work in the field of numismatic grading over a long period of time. The experts on South Africa coins, however are in South Africa and that was one of the major factors that motivated the establishment of SANGS.

APCGS opened its doors in October 2011. It is currently situated at Port Macquarie on the Mid North Coast of NSW. APCGS has gone through many changes since the commencement of the company which includes the adoption of the Sheldon grading scale on January 1st, 2013. Please be aware that the company grades to Australian standards and not world standards. APCGS grades all coins and banknotes from Australia and around the world. It is the only operating third party coin and banknote grading company in Australia.

Numismatic Guarantee Service of India is India's first professional grading and certification service for coins and paper money of South Asia. NGS grades and certifies all coins, tokens, medals and banknotes of the Indian sub-continent from 600 BC to the present.

The operations of the PCG relates to the estimation of the conservation status of coins and providing protective packaging systems. Quality of the currency is certified by a team of professionals whose many years of experience in this field is a guarantee of competence.

The Coin Grading Service (CGS UK) will accurately assess the condition and guarantee the authenticity of English Milled Coins struck from 1660. Specimens that successfully pass through the system will be encapsulated in a tamper proof holder containing a description of the coin together with its CGS UK unique archive number and its CGS UK grade of preservation.

In the early 1970's the ANA Board of Governors recognised that something significant needed to be done about the counterfeit and altered coins that were plaguing the coin community. Their solution was ANACS, the American Numismatic Association Certification Service.

Independent Coin Graders (ICG) is an independent third-party grading service for numismatic collectors and dealers, offering professional and accurate grading. ICG has been grading coins, tokens and medals from around the world for collectors and dealers in the industry since 1998.

Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) is an authentication and grading service for rare coins. PCGS was started by seven coin dealers in 1985 to standardise coin grading. Today it is the leading coin grading company in American numismatics and it now has divisions in Europe and Asia. PCGS is owned by parent company Collectors Universe, Inc..