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PNG Adds Record Number of New Members
Professional Numismatists Guild dealers must follow a strictCode of Ethics in the buying and selling of numismatic items
Paper Money’s Most Fascinating Blunders Take Center Stage in Whitman’s Newest Release
United States Paper Money Errors Returns in a Bold New 5th Edition, Now Part of Whitman’s Professional Series™
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Liberty Coin Service’s Nicole Stroebel Is Company’s Sixth Professional Numismatist Guild Member!
Liberty Coin Service (LCS) Senior Numismatist Nicole Stroebel has been accepted as a Gold AssociateMember of the prestigious Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG). She is the sixth PNG member on LCS’s
staff, which is one of only three companies worldwide with at least this many PNG members on staff. Of the
312 current PNG members, Stroebel is one of only eighteen females among the membership in this elite organization.
Said LCS CEO and owner Tom Coulson, “Nicole has worked for Liberty almost fourteen years and has
combined numismatic experience of more than two decades. Several years ago she easily earned her Numismatic
Scholar designation from the American Numismatic Association. She has long been committed to Liberty’s
high standards for numismatic knowledge, professionalism, integrity, and serving as a friendly advocate
on behalf of our customers.”
PNG’s Gold Membership is reserved for owners or managers of their own coin, currency, and/or precious
metals business. LCS CEO Tom Coulson, LCS Chief Numismatist Allan Beegle, and LCS Owner Emeritus
and Communications Officer Patrick A. Heller are PNG Gold Members. Stroebel joins LCS Inventory Manager
Paul Manderscheid and LCS Senior Numismatist and GIA-Certified Diamond Grader David Hartung as
PNG Gold Associate Members, who must be employed by a PNG Gold Member. Combined, the six staff
have more than 220 years of experience serving customers at Liberty Coin Service.
The Professional Numismatists Guild was established in 1955 to promote Knowledge, Integrity, and Responsibility
within the coin, currency, and precious metals Industry. Its membership is made up of the elite
numismatic dealers in the US and worldwide. Members agree to be bound by the PNG Code of Ethics.
Frequently honored Liberty Coin Service, established in 1971, is Michigan’s largest rare coin and precious
metals dealership. Liberty Coins, as it is known locally, has been located in Lansing’s Frandor Shopping Center
since 1975.