Born in Burlington, Vermont. Attended the University of Vermont 1952 to 1956. Married to Timmie in 1969. They have two children.

Compiler of Rome's Prices Realized published in 1978. Rome is a pioneer in the area of "sight unseen" coin trading and his electronic marketing system. Founder of Teletrade. His first "Teletrade" sale was produced on videotape. Thirteen of these sales were conducted February 25, 1987, through October 1987. Printed copies of the sale catalog were distributed by mail from February 1987 through 1989. Sales 70 to 128 were full page ads in Numismatic News. Sale 123 of September 6, 1989, was the first produced as an insert in Coin World and sale 129 of September 27, 1989 was an insert in Numismatic News. Coin World has continued to carry the sales although they have been dropped from Numismatic News.

In 1992 Rome announced that Teletrade would expand into the sports card field.

He died in West Palm Beach, Florida.

bio by interview 9/15/91; obit: E-Sylum 4/7/24