Industry Council for Tangible Assets

What Industry Council for Tangible Assets does

The Industry Council for Tangible Assets, Inc. (ICTA), operating under the trade name National Coin & Bullion Association (NCBA), is a 501(c)(6) tax-exempt trade association founded in 1985 and headquartered in Dacula, Georgia. It serves as the primary advocacy organization for the U.S. numismatic and precious metals bullion industries, representing coin dealers, rare coin collectors, and businesses engaged in buying, selling, and trading gold, silver, platinum, and palladium bullion. The association's core mission is to promote and safeguard member interests by maintaining a favorable legislative and regulatory climate at federal and state government levels, providing a unified industry voice on issues such as state sales tax exemptions for precious metals, anti-money laundering requirements, and broader regulatory compliance.

ICTA's core offering is NCBA Membership, supported by ancillary services including the Legislative Early Alert Network (a tool for rapid member mobilization on pending legislation), anti-money laundering compliance resources, educational information kits, and the Youth Numismatic Scholarship program. The association does not develop proprietary technology; its operational infrastructure is built on Naylor Association Management Software, with a self-serve membership portal (icta.membershipsoftware.org) handling subscriptions and member directory access. Revenue is generated primarily through recurring membership dues, with no public pricing disclosed. The organization maintains a small staff (1-10 employees) and is managed as a lean, member-governed entity overseen by a Board of Directors.

The association's go-to-market is community-led, relying on its website, email legislative alerts, industry event presence (e.g., ANA World's Fair of Money, NCBA Membership Dinners), and reciprocal sponsorship relationships with major industry players including NGC, PCGS, Universal Coin & Bullion, Greysheet, DLRC, and Dillon Gage. These sponsors provide both financial support and cross-promotional visibility to the association's target segments of numismatic dealers and precious metals bullion businesses across the United States.

Name

Industry Council for Tangible Assets

Legal name

Industry Council for Tangible Assets, Inc.

Website

https://ictaonline.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Industry Council for Tangible Assets (operating as the National Coin & Bullion Association) is a 501(c)(6) trade association founded in 1985 that advocates for the U.S. numismatic and precious metals bullion industries through legislative representation, regulatory guidance, and member services.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Annapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: As a 501(c)(6) tax-exempt trade association, NCBA generates revenue primarily through membership dues and subscriptions. The association offers membership tiers and sells information kits through its online store.

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Core offering

The Industry Council for Tangible Assets, operating as the National Coin & Bullion Association (NCBA), is a 501(c)(6) tax-exempt trade association that provides advocacy, education, and member services to the U.S. numismatic and precious metals bullion industries. Its core product is NCBA Membership, which delivers legislative and regulatory representation, compliance guidance (including anti-money laundering resources), industry networking, and the Legislative Early Alert Network for monitoring state tax-exemption developments. Supporting offerings include orderable information kits and the Youth Numismatic (YN) Scholarship.

Product overview

The Industry Council for Tangible Assets (operating as the National Coin & Bullion Association) is a single-product trade association offering membership services to the numismatic and precious metals bullion community. The core offering is NCBA Membership, which provides advocacy representation, legislative support, and regulatory guidance. Supporting services include Anti-Money Laundering compliance resources, Order Information Kits, and the Youth Numismatic Scholarship. The association does not offer a technology product or software platform.

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Products and services

• NCBA Membership
• Legislative Early Alert Network
• Anti-Money Laundering Resources
• Order Information Kits
• YN Scholarship

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerNGC is a sponsor of NCBA, displaying the NCBA sponsorship on their website (ngccoin.com) with attribution tracking. This provides visibility to NGC's customer base of coin collectors and dealers.
• PCGS (Professional Coin Grading Service)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPCGS serves as a sponsor of NCBA, providing mutual promotional benefit to the numismatic community. PCGS displays NCBA sponsorship on pcgs.com.
• Universal Coin & BullionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerUniversal Coin & Bullion sponsors NCBA, appearing in the sponsor carousel on the NCBA website with reciprocal link placement.
• GreysheetminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGreysheet (coin pricing data service) sponsors NCBA, providing financial support in exchange for visibility to the association's membership and website visitors.
• DLRC (David Lawrence Rare Coins)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerDavid Lawrence Rare Coins sponsors NCBA, appearing in the sponsor section with a link to davidlawrence.com.
• Dillon GageminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDillon Gage (precious metals refiner and dealer) sponsors NCBA, with reciprocal promotional placement on dillongage.com and the NCBA website.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Emerging players

• Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC): NGC is one of the two leading third-party coin grading services and is a sponsor of NCBA. While not an association, it sits at the center of the same numismatic ecosystem NCBA represents and competes indirectly for member attention and sponsorship budgets.
• Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS): PCGS is the other dominant third-party coin grading service and a sponsor of NCBA. Comparable as an ecosystem anchor serving the same dealer and collector base that NCBA's members operate in.

Regional players

• Industry Standards Council for the Bullion Industry: Adjacent precious-metals industry advocacy bodies (such as the World Gold Council or LBMA-aligned US groups) represent broader precious-metals constituencies. While not a pure trade association, they overlap in regulatory advocacy concerning bullion products.
• Society of American Numismatists / NSDR (Numismatic Security): Smaller collector-focused numismatic associations serve overlapping membership pools. They compete for dues dollars from the same dealers and serious collectors that NCBA targets.

Direct peers

• Professional Numismatists Guild: PNG is a member-driven trade association for professional rare coin dealers, with a code of ethics and arbitration mechanisms. It is the closest direct peer to NCBA on the dealer side, with overlapping membership in the same numismatic community ICTA serves.
• American Numismatic Association: The ANA is the largest US numismatic collector organization, serving hobbyist collectors and dealers with education, grading authentication references, and the World's Fair of Money. It is directly comparable to NCBA as a fellow trade and hobby association in the numismatic space, though ANA skews more collector/hobbyist while NCBA includes bullion dealers.

Others

• American Precious Metals Exchange (APMEX): APMEX is a large online precious-metals retailer that shares NCBA's bullion-dealer member constituency. As a major market participant, it influences the regulatory and tax environment NCBA advocates within.
• Dillon Gage Metals:

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks3 records

Key highlights6 records

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