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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;brg5658, post: 2631882, member: 29751&quot;][USER=75984]@Cascade[/USER] ; [USER=24314]@Insider[/USER] ; [USER=66]@Conder101[/USER] ; [USER=43130]@C-B-D[/USER] ; and others...</p><p><br /></p><p>In Scott Traver&#039;s book <i>The Coin Collector&#039;s Survival Guide</i>, some information is given as to the private ownership of NGC.&nbsp; Heritage does not directly (as a company) own stock in NGC.&nbsp; However, Jim Halperin and Steve Ivy (co-chairmen of Heritage Auctions) do own around 25% (plus or minus) of <b>non-voting</b> stock in NGC.&nbsp; It has varied between 24% and 30% over the past 10 years.&nbsp; <b>Mark Salzberg owns more than 50% of NGC stock, and his shares have voting rights.</b>&nbsp; Thus, Mark is majority owner and can make any final decision.&nbsp; In April 2015, the last update in Traver&#039;s book, Jim Halperin mentioned that he and Ivy&#039;s stock percentage was around 27% (still non-voting), and that it had decreased from its 30% of a few years earlier because &quot;<i>well deserved employee stock options had diluted his and Ivy&#039;s shares</i>&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Halperin and Ivy have always owned non-voting stock in NGC, and have consistently maintained transparency (voluntary disclosure) to avoid any appearance of conflicts of interest between Heritage and NGC.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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