Coin World Survey

In case it hasn't been posted already, Coin World
has been doing a survey of numismatical influencers from 1960 to 2020 who are still living.
There are 200 names on the list, in alphabetical order, and you can check off as many as you like.
Insider is on the list as well.

https://www.coinworld.com/influential

 

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What is insider's name?

 

Skip Fazzari. He founded INS.

 

I did a cursory run through of the list. It’s hard to vote because there are people there who have influenced the hobby for the greater good, sometimes for the greatest good, and some who deserve to be left to obscurity.

Do you vote for all the good people and leave the bad ones out, or do you vote for all the “movers and shakers” regardless of their ethics or their negative influence? For that reason, I left it blank.

If I were to vote, I would nominate the great writers and researchers, like Dave Bowers and Roger Burdette.

 

Yeah I voted for Bowers and RW Julian. But I also voted for the graders. I can't think of anything that influences numismatics more than graders and TPG's. A lot of names on that list I never heard of.

 

I voted for several. Didn't see J.T. Stanton on the list. Thought he would be.

 

Yeah, I figured that Mike Diamond would also be on the list.

 

Sounds a bit like the eternal lists of "Best [album/band/artist] Of All Time", where someone spends an hour or two compiling a list, then gets millions of hits from people arguing over who should/shouldn't be at the top, who was left out, who should have been left out...

 

Shamefully, David Sear was left off of this list ! The books he has authored on Roman coinage have influenced more collectors & dealers than anyone else.

 

How many ads for ancient coins do you see in "Coin World?"

 

Didn't see Leroy Van Allen or George Mallis on the list. With the popularity of Morgan dollars that was really surprising.

Didn't see my guy either. No Al Overton, but Sheridan Downey was there?

Edit: Going back through Van Allen was there after all.

 

Second correction...it plainly states "living" persons...so no Mallis or Overton.

 

Not enough these days. I subscribed to Coin World in the 1960s & saw many adds for ancient coins .

 

How about Daniel Carr ? He certainly 'moved and shook' a few purists

 

There are several prominent names missing from the list, one being Dr. Hollis Pincock, Numismatist. How did you come up with such a short list? Seems to me it was done by "who you know." If you would have considered CT in your survey the list would have represented all 50 states, not by opinion but by recognition. I just included Idaho with my opinion, thank you. Happy Holidays and a safe New Year.

 

Immediately reminded me of buzzfeed style click bait lists

 

Not just a few, more like a great number and most will not even discuss the topic.
It just starts fights.

 

I missed Doug’s name on the list