CGC & New Zealand Mint Partner on Label for Star Trek Movie Foil

Certified Guaranty Company® (CGC®) and the New Zealand Mint have partnered to create a special CGC Star Trek certification label for the mint’s new Star Trek: The Motion Picture Pure Silver Foil. The foils are being released as the 40th anniversary of the first Star Trek movie approaches.

2018 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Pure Silver Foil, from the New Zealand Mint Click image to enlarge.

This fascinating collectible is made from 35 grams (1.125 ounces) of .999 fine silver yet are paper-thin. They measure 175 x 262 mm (6.9 x 10.3 inches).

The front of the Star Trek: The Motion Picture Pure Silver Foil features an engraved and colorized image of the poster for the 1979 film, which brought the groundbreaking 1960s science fiction TV show to the big screen for the first time. The poster features William Shatner (Captain Kirk), Leonard Nimoy (Mr. Spock) and the USS Enterprise. Shatner starred in six more Star Trek movies. The franchise was rebooted in 2009 with Chris Pine taking on the role of Kirk.

CGC will grade these foils according to its industry-standard 10-point grading scale. The highest grade, Gem Mint 10.0, is assigned to collectibles that appear flawless. It is approximately equivalent to a grade of 70 on the Sheldon numismatic grading scale used by Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) and Paper Money Guaranty (PMG), two independent affiliates of CGC.

NGC, PMG and CGC are the leading and largest third-party grading services in their categories, having graded more than 40 million coins, 3 million notes and 4.5 million comic books, respectively.

Foils received by CGC within the first 30 days after the New Zealand Mint’s release of these foils will be assigned the Early Releases designation by default. If you would prefer the First Releases designation or no designation, please follow the instructions below. The Early Releases and First Releases designations are used by NGC and PMG to capture the excitement of a newly issued collectible and have become very popular with many hobbyists. There is no additional fee for CGC’s assignment of these designations, if applicable.

The Early Releases / First Releases cutoff date is Monday, July 30.

After grading, the foils will be encapsulated in CGC’s protective holder with an exclusive blue and silver CGC Universal Grade label featuring the iconic Star Trek logo, which was officially licensed by the New Zealand Mint. All submitters of the 2018 Star Trek: The Motion Picture Premium Silver Foil will receive the CGC Star Trek label automatically for no additional fee.

The grading fee for these foils is $25. Submitters of 25 or more foils at the same time pay a grading fee of only $20 each. Due to the special nature of this label, Collectors Society and Authorized Dealer discounts are not available.

The foils must be submitted with a CGC submission form. In addition to eligible CGC submitters, paid NGC and PMG Collectors Society members are eligible to submit these foils to CGC. NGC and PMG Authorized Dealers should contact CGC Customer Service to find out how they can submit to CGC.

Please follow the special instructions here.