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John Albanese, Numismatic Expert

John Albanese is an integral consulting associate of the Blanchard and Company, Inc. organization, and has nearly 30 years of experience in numismatics. John has the unique distinction of being the only person who was a founder of America’s two leading independent coin grading services.

He was one of the original founders of Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) in 1986. After leaving PCGS, he founded Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC). As President of NGC, John also functioned as a full-time coin grader and personally graded over 1,000,000 coins until his departure in 1991.

To this day, he is considered one of America’s leading professional numismatists and one of the world’s noted authorities on coin grading and the rare coin market.

Blanchard Quick Facts
  • Founded in 1975
  • Helped over 375,000 people
  • Over 85 Employees
  • Corporate Headquarters located in downtown New Orleans
  • Additional office in Dallas, TX

Officers

  • Donald W. Doyle, Jr., Chairman, CEO
  • Michael E. McGoey, President, COO
  • L. Craig Baudot,
    Senior V.P. of Sales
  • Debra L. Cash, CFO

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Physical Address

909 Poydras Street, Suite 1900
New Orleans, LA 70112

Mailing Address, Payment Address

Blanchard and Company, Inc.
P.O. Box 61740
New Orleans, LA 70161-1740

Coin Mailing Address

P.O. Box 61740
New Orleans, LA 70161-1740
 
Ownership of U.S. Gold Coins has created great personal satisfaction and wealth. Blanchardonline.com is the web site of Blanchard and Company, Inc.– America’s Rare Coin & Precious Metals Firm®. Blanchard and Company, Inc. is the largest retailer of rare coins in the United States and has preferential access to coins and collections. We recommend that you buy U.S. gold coins in the highest grades you can afford and hold them for the long term. The company has provided over 375,000 consumers with assistance in gold, platinum, silver and other coin and bullion related investments.
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