Taylor Acquires, Relocates ANACS By Numismatic News
January 03, 2008
ANACS coin grading service moved
to Englewood, Colo., from Austin, Texas, during the last week
of December and reopened for business Jan. 2 under new ownership.
Anderson Press, Inc., announced Dec. 27 that
it had sold ANACS, L.P., six days prior for an undisclosed
price to Driving Force, LLC, owned by James Taylor.
"This sale will allow Anderson Press
to focus on its publishing businesses, including numismatic
publisher Whitman," said Allison Jackson, who commented
for Anderson Press Inc.
The ANACS Austin office was cleared out Dec.
26 and the swift departure prompted coin message board speculation
centered on the fate of old and new employees and coins still
in the firm's hands.
A general e-mail was sent out by ANACS Dec.
28. It stated:
"Customers that had submissions at the
Austin location please rest assured that they are being handled
in the safest and most professional of manner as they are
transported by armored service to the new office.
"Business will resume and submissions
will begin to ship out Jan. 2, 2008. If there are any questions
please don't hesitate to contact Mr. Taylor at: James.Taylor@ANACS.com."
E-mail and telephone messages left for Taylor
by Numismatic News were not returned by press time.
Taylor is a former ANACS president who moved
the business from Dublin, Ohio, to Austin in 2005 after it
had been sold to Anderson Press by Amos Press. His professional
background also includes stints with Independent Coin Grading
and the American Numismatic Association.
He registered Driving Force LLC with the Colorado
secretary of state's office on Dec. 3.
ANACS was founded by the American Numismatic
Association in 1972, sold to Amos Press in 1990, and then
sold to Anderson in 2005.
ANACS is now located at 6555 S. Kenton St,
Suite 303, Englewood, CO 80112.