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OUR COMPANY
HCC Inc. prides itself on being a rare coin management company, a company offering you our valued client the deep experience our staff of 15 professionals has to offer. HCC Inc. is the only company that offers free written coin and currency appraisals to bank customers and the community at large inside banks, conducting this valuable service at banking offices throughout Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. We simultaneously offer to purchase the collections if the client so wishes. Check out our appraisal services section to see when we will be offering our services in your area.
HCC offers certain coins and coin gift items for sale at many of these same locations. Gold and Silver American Eagles, proof sets, other coin sets, and statehood quarters are among the collector coins available. In addition these same products and many other items are offered for sale at our web site and through our semi annual hard copy catalogs. Please take some time to view them and of course …purchase!
HCC Inc. was established in 1991 and is based in Holland, Ohio, a suburb of Toledo. Our full service headquarters is at that location. Our professional staff is as follows:
 Howard C. Cook, Jr., President and owner of HCC, Inc. has been working fulltime in the rare coin business for more than 20 years. Howard founded the business to provide investment quality rare coins to personal friends and clients. He has since sold millions of dollars worth of the finest rare coins known to exist. Howard is still heavily involved in the investor market, however he also develops relationships with banks and takes an active role in the appraisal day process. You may have the opportunity to meet Howard on an appraisal day, as you visit with one of the other fine numismatists that work for HCC Inc. In addition to his many years of quality experience, Howard is a member of The Professional Numismatists Guild, a group selected for their knowledge, experience and financial where with all.
 Rich Giedroyc rounds out our powerhouse numismatic staff. Rich has been involved in the business of coins for most of his life and has, like Dean, been collecting since age 8. He has written several books, including “Superstition, Urban Legends and Our Money,” which explores the strange customs and superstitions that surround many aspects of our daily life and our money. For years, Rich was international editor for Coin World, a weekly publication that catered to his specialty of foreign and ancient coins. His literary expertise is also put to good use in the writing of our semi annual catalogue we produce and offer to the public. Throughout his career Rich has cataloged U.S., foreign, and ancient coins for major auction houses and has written over 1,500 byline articles regarding coins and paper money. Rich enjoys traveling and has visited 16 countries and 3 continents exploring international coin shows. While his travels for HCC are not international, Rich, nonetheless, loves meeting people and appraising their collections, which is why you will rarely find Rich in the office as he is usually on the road. Aside from coins, Rich is actively researching and writing his family genealogy. Richard Giedroyc holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Monmouth University and holds 6 numismatic literary guild awards.
 Travis George - You wouldn’t know it, but Numismatist Travis George has only been studying coins since May of 2005. On a given day you will find him grading coins and helping customers right along side our senior numismatists, all of whom have years, even decades of experience on him. With this exposure, combined with the formal training he already has, including a degree in finance from the University of Findlay and the American Numismatists Association course in grading and counterfeiting, Travis is on his way to becoming a seasoned numismatist in record time. Travis not only enjoys learning about the trade from enthusiastic professionals and looks forward to investing his youth and formal education towards a career in numismatics. He also enjoys playing cards, socializing, and watching sports.
 Jason Rodgers -
 Carl Cook - Carl Cook markets and maintains HCC’s coin appraisal program offered in selected banks throughout numerous mid-western states.
The son of HCC founder and President Howard C. Cook Jr., Carl has a degree in Marketing from Ohio University. Carl works directly with banks, providing the necessary support and service required for banks to participate in the coin program. It is Carl's job and desire to ensure the program remains the premier service it has been since the beginning nearly 15 years ago. Carl said of his position, “I truly enjoy being part of such a positive program where the customers are always appreciate the free service.”
It is rare to catch Carl in the office as he is mostly on the road visiting banks, but he will be sure to greet you with a smile and do his best to take care of your needs.
 Angela Mocniak - Originally from Kansas, Angela moved to Toledo after meeting her husband. As our office manager, Angela is in charge of accounting, taking orders, scheduling appraisal days at banks, and training bank employees in selling HCC products. When she isn’t keeping our office running smoothly, Angela enjoys spending time with her family.
 Kelly Cook -
When she started in 1992, Kelly was in charge of nearly every aspect of HCC from sales to shipping. Now, with a a young family, Kelly works mostly from home and still finds time to manage our eBay store, HCC Rare Coins. Kelly brings to HCC experience in graphic design, advertisement, Photoshop, and sales, so it is no surprise that she is in charge of photographing, posting, and selling many of our finest coins. With such valuable coins, Kelly must capture every fine detail when creating a digital image to insure that the pictures you see on our website are exact digital representations of the actual coins. Kelly also utilizes her skills by designing pamphlets and internet advertisements for HCC. When she isn’t working, Kelly is hard at work renovating her home and spending time with her little boys.
 Ryan Cook - Ryan was very young when he remembers his grandfather buying him coins on special occasions. This would start a life-long hobby of collecting coins for Ryan. Since then he has compiled an impressive lot of coins and is always in search of the priceless 1909 S VDB Lincoln Cent or the next commemorative half dollar to add to his collection. Working at HCC allows Ryan to do what he really loves to do – search through hundreds and hundreds of coins. “It’s cool to think about who touched a coin and where it’s been,” he says, “there’s so much history there.”
 Stephanie Jones -
As you can see, we bring many years of practical experience to the table and are fortunate to be backed up with a hard working, conscientious staff dedicated to satisfying you, our customer, in whatever your need in this industry. Check out our site, ask whatever question you wish and then let's do business.
Howard C. Cook, Jr.
President
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