Name a specialist !!

1st- Skip Fazzari is a specialist in authentcation & counterfiet detection. He has an amazing amount of information on the subjects & I have learned alot by studying his material.

The 2nd person I personally consider a specialist,

Bill Shamhart Jr. He has one of the best eyes when it comes to grading & quality.He is also a great teacher (Check out his ANA course) . I have had the pleasure of hanging out with him a few times & soaking up as much info as I could.

 

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Chris Rudd specializes in Celtic coins :kewl: oh and musnt forget Elizabeth Cottam she is slowly taking over the buisness :hail:

 

Some experts who I think have provided a lot of guidance are:

Non-classical ancients - Wayne Sayles
Islamic medieval - Michael Mitchiner, Steve Album
Sassanian - Robert Gobl

MPD's for US coinage - Kevin Flynn

 

Some paper money guys

Robert Azpiazu.
Knows more about $1 Federal Reserve Notes than anyone I've ever encountered.

Bob Kvederas Jr. and Bob Kvederas Sr.
They wrote "the book" on web notes.

Ed Zegers and Greg McNeal:
Have done more research on Fort Worth "295" engraving errors than anyone I know.

Hugh Schull.
KNOWS his Confederate notes.

 

Should we consider JeanKay yet?

 

I dont know if the experts have to be living or not but I guess it helps. These are the ones that I have in mind......


-VAM experts: Leroy C. Van Allen and A. George Mallis
-Half Dimes: D.W. Valentine, Mr. Valentine has compiled in his book "The United States Half Dimes" every variety, date/mint mark combination/variation and very detailed information about every year the Half Dime was minted. One of the few Half Dime experts in this hobby.

 

unless you collect indian coins there you wont find the req info in one book and the other. running blind just the way we love it

 

dont be so modest :hammer:



GD on his expertise with gold coins
and also his expertise on cracking the slab (hitiing the nail on the head of TPG 99% )

AJ with his lincolns

of course Ron Guth for his german collection

and David Lange needs no intro

Joe is also upcoming with modern us comems

Cave troll with his holed coins (one of a king collection)

readily come to mind i am sure there are others.

 

If we include deceased experts I would include Al Overton as a Capped Bust Half Dollar expert. Overton "wrote the book" on CBH varieties. (And he lived right here in Colorado Springs.)

 

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DAK!