NGC Offers New Label for 9/11 Silver Medal

The 2011 September 11 National Medal, otherwise known as the 9/11 silver medal, is getting a unique label from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), according to a press release that was issued last Friday.

The special label is designed specifically for the medal’s holder. It features a portion of the obverse image of the 9/11 silver medal, the side that shows Lady Liberty holding up the Lamp of Remembrance, with a red, white, and blue background of a US flag.

The label includes all of NGC’s security measures, including the bar code and a unique identification number, and a description of the medal.

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation certifies and grades medals as well as coins, and each certified submission gets encapsulated in a secure holder to protect against corrosive gases and moisture. Several grading tiers are offered by the company, but the two that are being used for their 2011 September 11 National Medal label are the "Modern" and the "Modern Special" tier services.

The United States Mint launched the 9/11 silver medal on June 20, 2011. They are available with two separate mint marks which denoted where they were produced. The "W" mint mark indicates production at the West Point Mint while the "P denotes a striking at the Philadelphia Mint. Through to September 2, 2011, the United States Mint has sold 98,111 from West Point and 58,556 from Philadelphia.

The commemorative strikes are for the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States. Each 9/11 silver medal has a price of $66.95, which includes a $10 surcharge that goes to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center (http://www.911memorial.org/). The medals may be purchased directly from the U.S. Mint’s online store at http://catalog.usmint.gov/.

The full statement and instructions from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation is provided below:

NGC Offers New Label for September 11 National Medal

SARASOTA – Numismatic Guaranty Corporation has created a special presentation label for the 2011 September 11 National Medal issued by the U.S. Mint. This attractive label is a perfect complement to the medal. The label features the obverse image of the medal with the US flag waving in the background.

To submit raw (uncertified) September 11 National Medals for grading and encapsulation with NGC’s special label use NGC’s Modern or Modern Special tier service with the instruction 911 Label written prominently on the submission form. Use the Modern Special tier service for the Early Releases designation for medals received by NGC during their first 30 days of release. No per invoice submission minimums apply, but medals to be encapsulated with this label MUST be submitted on their own submission form separate from coins or medals receiving other labels.

This label is for the national commemorative medal only. Please make sure medals to receive this label appear on their own submission form as mixed label submissions for this special label cannot be honored. All submitters must have an active submission account, such as a NGC Collectors Society account.

Questions regarding the special label and submitting coins to NGC should be directed to NGC customer service at service@NGCcoin.com or
1-800-NGC-COIN (642-2646).

About Numismatic Guaranty Corporation

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, 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 experts 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.