The Coin World's Most Influential People in Numismatics

PTVETTER

I was surprised that Andy Skrabaiak's name was nowhere to be found?
How can that happen ?

PeakRarities

BryceM

Not a bad list, but my own personal "most influential people" would include many others. Mark Feld, Larry Shapiro, John Agre, Bonnie Sabel, Glen Holsonbake, Larry Shepard, James Sego, Harry Laibstain, and of course Charmy Harper come to mind.

RickMilauskas

I suppose we all have our own personal "universe" of most influential people.

U1chicago

Dang they missed me again!

GoldFinger1969

I think you have to have some of the COLLECTORS there. Even if anonymous, they have a huge impact with their purchases of trophy coins and registry sets.

Zoins

Congrats to our own forum members!

Here's who I know in alphabetical order by handle:

1. @BestGerman
2. @CaptHenway
3. @Coinosaurus
4. @DLHansen
5. @Dwight_M
6. @EagleEye
7. @FredWeinberg
8. @homerunhall
9. @ianrussell
10. @JBatDavidLawrence
11. @therealjulian
12. @tradedollarnut

Zoins

@GoldFinger1969 said:
I think you have to have some of the COLLECTORS there. Even if anonymous, they have a huge impact with their purchases of trophy coins and registry sets.

Congrats to @tradedollarnut @DLHansen and @Dwight_M!

winesteven

@GoldFinger1969 said:
I think you have to have some of the COLLECTORS there. Even if anonymous, they have a huge impact with their purchases of trophy coins and registry sets.

Bruce Morelan! D.L. Hansen!

winesteven

Last year after the results came out I posted regarding my disappointment that so many current NGC staffers filled spots on this limited list. I got bashed, and that’s ok. While no doubt some of those deserved being on the list, it had the appearance that many NGC collectors responded to an NGC email asking for their votes. While something like this would not be against the rules, it resulted in EIGHT NGC staffers making the list. Maybe once again I’m going to get bashed?

Steve

Zoins

Love the researchers and authors on the list!

1. Q. David Bowers
2. Ken Bressett
3. Roger Burdette
4. Tom DeLorey
5. Bill Fivaz
6. Wayne Homren
7. Don Kagin
8. Jon Kraljevich
9. Joel Orosz
10. John A. Wexler

winesteven

Yes, they deserve a LOT of credit!

Zoins

It's amazing that 5 of the 7 PCGS co-founders are on the list this year!

1. John Albanese
2. John Dannreuther
3. Silvano DiGenova
4. David Hall
5. Van Simmons

Two others that had prominent roles at PCGS include:

1. Ron Guth
2. Fred Weinberg

winesteven

Yes, over a 37 year period or so, we can look back and realize the impact and positive influence they’ve had on our hobby.

Zoins

I love how Bob Evans, Chief Scientist, is on the list. How many other scientists are there in the hobby?

winesteven

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ricko

There are many 'missing' numbers on that list posted by @DeplorableDan ... Where are they or who are they?? Cheers, RickO

Maywood

I suppose we all have our own personal "universe" of most influential people

Joey Janosic, the friend who got me started collecting at age eight, and Ron Wise, the owner of the shop we used to visit. Nobody on the "list" or mentioned in this thread can even touch their influence on me collecting.

lilolme

@ricko said:
There are many 'missing' numbers on that list posted by @DeplorableDan ... Where are they or who are they?? Cheers, RickO

I think this is the electronic book for it.

https://reader.coinworld.com/mostinfluential/?fbclid=IwAR1th6J0ogSUz47Utkt-G2dbXY3t6JpIsazZtVIL7jKW9mW_sEkA6FlNyvU

ricko

@lilolme.... Thank you... I will keep that and browse it. However, that still does not explain the missing numbers in the listing pages. Cheers, RickO

Floridafacelifter

@ricko said:
@lilolme.... Thank you... I will keep that and browse it. However, that still does not explain the missing numbers in the listing pages. Cheers, RickO

Those are page numbers not rankings (see P.4 Editor’s Letter)- but that is confusing

ricko

@Floridafacelifter... Thank you, that makes sense... Don't know why I did not see that Cheers, RickO

burfle23

1960-2020?

U1chicago

Glad to see Insider is on the list

DelawareDoons

Well, this is one list I'm NOT on.

Desert Moon

@Zoins said:
I love how Bob Evans, Chief Scientist, is on the list. How many other scientists are there in the hobby?

Well, me for one. What is your point?

messydesk

@winesteven said:
Last year after the results came out I posted regarding my disappointment that so many current NGC staffers filled spots on this limited list. I got bashed, and that’s ok. While no doubt some of those deserved being on the list, it had the appearance that many NGC collectors responded to an NGC email asking for their votes. While something like this would not be against the rules, it resulted in EIGHT NGC staffers making the list. Maybe once again I’m going to get bashed?

Steve

Not from me.

Boosibri

Miles Standish…top ten, really??

cameonut2011

All good picks… I won’t delve into the minutiae of trying to rank them relative to each other.

Zoins

@spacehayduke said:

@Zoins said:
I love how Bob Evans, Chief Scientist, is on the list. How many other scientists are there in the hobby?

Well, me for one. What is your point?

The list has numismatists, dealers, collectors, and it's great to have people engaged numismatic science as well to further our knowledge in different areas.

winesteven

@Zoins said:
Love the researchers and authors on the list!

1. Q. David Bowers
2. Ken Bressett
3. Roger Burdette
4. Tom DeLorey
5. Bill Fivaz
6. Wayne Homren
7. Don Kagin
8. Jon Kraljevich
9. Joel Orosz
10. John A. Wexler

While mainly known as a coin dealer, Rick Snow, the world's foremost authority of Flying Eagle and Indian Head Cents, has authored several books. His widely sold 3rd Edition of the Flying Eagle and Indian Cent Attribution Guide is used as the "Bible" by collectors and other numismatic researchers as well.

Steve

Indianlincoln

Wheres Stewart Blay?

burfle23