Mark Salzberg Is the founder of Certified Collectibles Group. He started the collectibles as a coin dealer and joined Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) as a grading finalizer in 1988. He became the CEO of NGC and then founded the certified collectibles group. Now CCG consists of the World's leading expert and impartial services companies for coins, paper money, comic books, magazines, concert posters, trading cards, sports cards, stamps, and other collectibles.
The development of third-party grading is by far the most impactful change ever to happen to the collectibles industry. Most collectors and dealers didn’t know how to grade collectibles or identify counterfeits. A small number of experts possessed all of the knowledge. It is one of the world's leading expert and impartial services organizations for coins, paper, comic books, stamps, and other collectibles.