Dave Camire is the President of NCS, a finalizer at NGC and the NGC mint error expert. His position allows him the opportunity to view and grade hundreds of thousands of modern world coins each year. He specializes in Mint Errors and Modern Chinese coins. His expertise also includes all phases of coin manufacturing and has helped to create and design several coins and medals.

David has visited all three US mints (numerous times) and continues to add to his world mint visits. His latest addition was in 2019 when he spent a day visiting the Thailand mint in Bangkok. He looks forward to traveling again once COVID is over.

David has consulted for government agencies, US and world mints in the field of numismatics. He has also co-authored 100 Greatest U.S. Error Coins and has contributed to such numismatic publications as Coin World, COINage, Numismatic News, The Numismatist and the Red Book. David is an active volunteer at the Smithsonian Institution's Museum of American History.

He admits that his greatest passion is still mint errors!

David Camire holding the five-ounce silver
Apollo First Strike coin in 2019.







David Camire holding a plaster five cent
design at the Philadelphia Mint in 2004.







David Camire at the Denver Mint in 2006.







David Camire examining the Smithsonian's
National Numismatic Collection in 2008.







David Camire striking coins at the
San Francisco Mint in 2016.







David Camire visiting the China
Banknote Printing And Minting Corp.









David Camire touring the China Banknote
Printing And Minting Corp's coins and dies.







David Camire at the Iceland Mint Museum.







David Camire viewing displays at
the Iceland Mint Museum.







A plaster cast, die and coin display
at the Iceland Mint Museum.









David Camire striking a coin on a Grabener Press at the Serbian Mint.







A Schuler Coin Press at the Serbian Mint.









David Camire visiting the Shanghai Mint.









David Camire with a screw press
at the South African Mint.







David Camire holding a plaster cast
at the South African Mint.







David Camire viewing plaster casts at the Thailand Mint.