1907 Ultra High Relief Double Eagle Graded by PCGS Sells for $4.1 Million
Outstanding Example of Rare Gold Coin Graded PCGS PR68 An extraordinary 1907 Saint-Gaudens Ultra High Relief Double Eagle graded PCGS PR68 by Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) has traded hands...
View ArticleCAC Verifies Grade of Stuart Weitzman 1933 Double Eagle
Venerable auction house Sotheby’s is pleased to announce that John Albanese of CAC (Certified Acceptance Corporation) has verified as meeting its strict grading criteria, the PCGS MS 65 grade of Stuart...
View ArticleNGC Registry to Recognize CAC Certified Coins
Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) is pleased to announce that the NGC Registry will recognize and score coins evaluated by Certified Acceptance Corporation (CAC), starting May 19, 2021. This latest...
View ArticleBuilding A Certified Grading Set of Liberty Seated Dollars
By Greg Shishmanian ….. A longtime friend and I were enjoying one of our many conversations on our favorite series when suddenly he suggested that I build a Liberty Seated Dollar (LSD) grading set....
View ArticlePCGS Encapsulates Legendary 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle
The world’s most valuable coin was sold by Sotheby’s in June 2021 for nearly $19 million The 1933 Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle, which broke an all-time record in June 2021 as the most expensive coin...
View ArticleEliasberg 1927-D Saint Sold for Nearly $3.1 Million by Witter Coin
Described as “quite a spectacular coin,” the second-finest-known 1927-D Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle has been sold for nearly $ 3,090,000 by Witter Coin of San Francisco, California. Once part of the...
View ArticleLegend Numismatics Buys Eliasberg 1894-S Dime for $1.8 Million, Now in Bruce...
Morelan completes “numismatic trifecta” with fabled coin acquired by Legend from Kevin Lipton and John Albanese An 1894 San Francisco Mint silver dime that once belonged to a legendary collector...
View ArticleFinest 1913 Nickel Acquired by GreatCollections in $13 Million “Big Three”...
The “Big Three” Includes the 1913 Nickel, 1894-S Dime & 1804 Silver Dollar GreatCollections has acquired the finest 1913 Liberty Head Nickel, graded PCGS PR66 CAC, along with high-grade examples...
View ArticleCAC Opens Education Forum for Members
Certified Acceptance Corporation (CAC) has launched an educational forum for its members to discuss and learn more about coin collecting. Membership is open to all interested collectors and the company...
View ArticleAmerica’s First Silver Dollar Acquired for $12 Million by GreatCollections
World’s Most Valuable Silver Coin and Second-Highest Price Ever Paid for a Rare Coin An exceedingly rare coin minted in 1794, widely believed to be the very first Silver Dollar struck by the United...
View ArticleCAC Temporarily Stops Regular Tier Coin Certification
As of March 1, 2022, CAC (Certified Acceptance Corporation) will be unable to process customer orders using our regular tier ($16 USD). Our current backlog is at a record level. Turnaround time for...
View ArticleAll-Time #1 Lincoln Cent Proof Set Collection to be Auctioned by...
For the past 20 years, the “Red Copper Collection” has won almost all of the top Registry Set awards for Lincoln Cents. The famed collection was carefully put together one coin at a time over the past...
View ArticleAll-Time #1 Koessl Matte Proof Gold Set on Display at ANA World’s Fair of Money
For the past 40 years, an advanced collector attended hundreds of major coin shows and spent countless hours on the phone with dealers trying to acquire the very best Proof Gold coins issued for just...
View ArticleA CAC Grading Service? CoinWeek Interview With John Albanese
On October 17, CoinWeek conducted a lengthy telephone interview with Certified Acceptance Corporation (CAC) President John Albanese to discuss a range of issues related to his announcement that CAC...
View ArticleNGC on Global Growth, Technology, and New Grading Scale: An Interview with...
On October 17, CoinWeek published a lengthy interview with CAC founder John Albanese in which we discussed the formulation of PCGS, NGC, and CAC; how perspectives on grading have evolved over time; and...
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