ANACS (coin grading company)
American Numismatic Association Certification Service, better known as ANACS, is a coin grading company founded in 1972.History
Originally founded in June 1972 as a service of the American Numismatic Association, it was the first major third-party coin grading company in the United States. ANACS was founded in response to the rise in counterfeit and altered coins in the numismatic marketplace. During the coin collecting boom of the 1960s, counterfeiters would alter common-date coins, and either add or remove a mintmark in order to sell the coins as their more-valuable counterparts..External Links
