Coin World Survey

I wasn't on the list, so I voted for my next favorite, @Insider

 

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Yeah, I didn't see ten days older than dirt on the survey either.

 

ldhair, posted: "I voted for several. Didn't see J.T. Stanton on the list. Thought he would be."

Just repeating this as I had the same shock as many when several folks I admire were not listed. They needed to be still living.

Additionally, lists as this tend to be based a lot on name recognition. I didn't vote because I let my subscription expire when we got Coin World at work. There are probably going to be at least 40 DESERVING people on the list that I have not heard of. That should be normal for most readers but not for professional numismatists.


longnine009, posted: "Skip Fazzari. He founded INS."

This is incorrect. When ANA moved the Certification Service to CO, only one rookie authenticator in training left town. Charles Hoskins (former Director of the service) started The International Numismatic Society with Lou Birkler and a group of Internationally known US, foreign, and ancient dealers. INS put on coin conventions and had an authentication Bureau (INSAB) where I authenticated coins. Along with authentication we graded coins for free upon request. Our grade opinion was kept on a separate card from the photo certificate of authenticity because grading is a subjective opinion that does not belong on a slab.

Therefore, INSAB WAS THE FIRST TPGS IN THE USA in spite of the obfuscations all along made by ANA officials who knew better! We started charging for our grade opinion after the second TPGS in CO began grading coins for a fee.

INSAB is no longer around so NOW, ANACS is the OLDEST TPGS.