SARASOTA, Fla., Aug. 16, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Numismatic Guaranty Corporation™ (NGC®), the world's largest third-party coin grading company, has released its first mobile phone application. NGC Coin Details is the most comprehensive app available to coin enthusiasts, offering certification verification of NGC-certified coins with additional details pulled from key tools in the NGC Research suite.
App users start by scanning the barcode on any NGC U.S., world or ancient coin label, or by typing in its certification number. For U.S. coins, users can view values from the NGC U.S. Coin Price Guide, VarietyPlus® attribution listings, coin specifications and images, detailed descriptions and analysis, and upcoming auction data. The app stores more than 100 coins in its search history.
"We created NGC Coin Details so collectors and dealers can easily access important information like values and analysis wherever they go," said Mark Salzberg, chairman of NGC. "The app helps people make more informed buying and selling decisions, which, in turn, helps the hobby."
NGC Coin Details is available for free in the App StoreSM and Google Play. Coin enthusiasts can go to NGCcoin.com/CoinDetails to learn more.
Janell Armstrong
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About Numismatic Guaranty Corporation™ (NGC®)
NGC, the world's largest and most respected third-party coin grading service, was founded in 1987. From the beginning, NGC has committed itself to developing an impartial, trusted standard of consistent and accurate grading. To uphold this commitment, NGC's full-time grading professionals are no longer active in the commercial coin marketplace, and are prohibited from buying or selling coins to ensure impartiality. As NGC has grown to become the leader in third-party grading services, we have maintained a steadfast and uncompromising commitment to this standard.
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