The Legacy Series acquaints collectors with the legends, heroes and icons of numismatics and celebrates their lives and contributions.

Q. David Bowers
Q. David Bowers started his numismatic career as a coin dealer when he was just a teenager in 1953. He took out his first ad in The Numismatist in 1955, and opened Empire Coin Co. in 1958. Since then, Q. David Bowers has become one of the leading experts in numismatic rarities, and joined forces with Stack's Galleries to form Stack's Bowers Galleries in 2011. In his interview, Bowers explains how he began collecting at a young age, and expands on his career

Ray Dillard
Ray Dillard, affectionately known as "The Father of Elongated Coin Collecting," has been collecting since the 1960s. He started attending ANA conventions with his elongated coin machine in the 1980s. In his interview, Dillard recalls how his love for collecting elongated coins began, and his work within the hobby.

Steve Ivy and Jim Halperin
Steve Ivy and Jim Halperin are co-chairmen of Heritage Auctions, formed in 1982. (Heritage Auctions is the third largest auction house in the world, and the largest auction house in the U.S.) Jim Halperin began running his own part-time coin and stamp dealership at age 16. He became a full-time dealer in 1971 and opened New England Rare Coin Galleries. Steve Ivy began selling rare coins at the age of 14, and opened Steve Ivy Rare Coin Auctions at 26. Ivy and Halperin discuss how they became friends, and eventually partnered to open Heritage Auctions.

Fred Weinberg
Weinberg has been an avid collector for more than 40 years, and is a nationally recognized expert on error coins. In his interview, Weinberg recalls how he was introduced to the hobby, and how he began his passion for error coins.

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