Born in St. Louis. Missouri.

Received BA from the University of Missouri St. Louis.

Received MA from Harvard. Married to Ruth Ann with children. He joined the ANA from Hazelwood, Missouri, in March, 1974, as member R-78328

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Specialist in Missouri numismatics.

Assistant editor of

World Coin News

1974 to 1977. Employed with A-Z Coins & Stamps in Ft. Wayne, Indiana 1977 to 1987. Editor of

The Check List

1978 to 1980. Editor of

The Journal of

East Asia Numismatics

1994 to 1998. Co-author of

Unusual World Coins

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Resident of St, Louis, Hazelwood, Missouri (1973-1974), Iola, Wisconsin (1975-79), Ft. Wayne, Indiana (1979-1981), Stevens Point, Wisconsin (1978), Cambridge, Massachusetts (1994), Sheboygan, Wisconsin (1995-2005).