Mint directors & Treasury officials
David J. Ryder
34th and 39th Director of the U.S. Mint
David J. Ryder served twice as Director of the U.S. Mint, as the 34th (1992–1993) and the 39th (2018–2021). NGC calls him the only two-time director in more than a century; he signs NGC labels exclusively.
Background
- He served as the 34th Director from 1992 to 1993 and returned as the 39th Director from 2018 to 2021.
- His second term included the 2019 Apollo 11 commemoratives, among them the first five-ounce silver U.S. commemorative.
- The colorized 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame coins and the 2021 redesign of the Silver and Gold Eagle reverses also came during his second term.
- He helped implement the act that authorized the 2021 Morgan and Peace dollars and helped lead the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020.
- He named Joseph Menna Chief Engraver of the Mint in February 2019.
The signed labels
NGC announced the exclusive David J. Ryder Signature Label on November 10, 2021.
How to check a signed label
Every signed label is printed with the coin's certification number. Look the number up at pcgs.com/cert or ngccoin.com/certlookup. The record should match the coin, the grade and the label type shown in the holder.
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