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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 94906, member: 57463&quot;]<b>The Dean of American Numismatics</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You will not find any bad advice or incorrect information in any book by Q. David Bowers.&nbsp; QDB is rightly called &quot;The Dean of American Numismatics.&quot;&nbsp; He has authored or co-authored over 100 books, several of them, such as <i>The Garrett Collection</i>, <u>standard</u> references.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Dave was president of the <u>ANA</u> in 1984/1985 and the <u>ANS</u> has announced that it is hosting a David Bowers Appreciation Night.</p><p><br /></p><p>It was a bit of an upset for him to have been associated with Collector&#039;s Universe, after 25 or 30 years in the business.&nbsp; If you know Photograde, then you know James Ruddy. The firm of Bowers &amp; Ruddy was in Los Angeles.&nbsp; Dave moved the firm back to his homeland, New Hampshire, and they split up as friends, which they remain today.&nbsp; Bowers teamed up with Ray Merena and Bowers and Merena enjoyed 15 or 20 years of steady growth, supporting the hobby that supported them.&nbsp; Like Bowers &amp; Ruddy, Bowers &amp; Merena sold many fine collections through their auctions.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Bowers and Merena also established an award-winning array of publications.&nbsp; Dave is a publisher -- as well as a collector -- and a writer.&nbsp; Their books and their magazines brought knowledge to thousands of collectors.&nbsp; I was honored to have been published by Dave&#039;s magazine.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>As the stock market heated up in the late 1990s, Collector&#039;s Universe was formed.&nbsp; In 1999, they bought Bowers and Merena.&nbsp; Dave took a lot of CU stock and then took a loss on it when the markets collapsed almost immediately after the deal was done.&nbsp; Then, about two years ago, Dave came to work to find himself locked out of his offce.&nbsp; He had been fired.</p><p><br /></p><p>CU sold the <u>name</u> &quot;Bowers and Merena&quot; to Escala, a Spanish auction firm with a presence in American collectibles, includiing sports cards.&nbsp; They are located in Irvine, Califiornia.&nbsp; <b>This is not Dave&#039;s firm.</b>&nbsp; QDB does business under the name AMERICAN NUMISMATIC RARITIES, still in Wolfboro, New Hampshire.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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