Scott A. Travers (born November 12, 1961, in New York, NY) is an American
numismatist
A numismatist is a specialist in numismatics ("of coins"; from Late Latin ''numismatis'', genitive of ''numisma''). Numismatists include collectors, specialist dealers, and scholars who use coins and other currency in object-based research. Altho ...
and author. Travers is considered to be a prominent
consumer advocate
Consumer protection is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services, and the public, against unfair practices in the marketplace. Consumer protection measures are often established by law. Such laws are intended to prevent business ...
for
coin collectors
Coin collecting is the collecting of coins or other forms of minted legal tender.
Coins of interest to collectors often include those that were in circulation for only a brief time, coins with mint errors, and especially beautiful or histori ...
, informing the public about common and potential scams.
Career
Travers has authored seven books on the subject of
coin collecting
Coin collecting is the collecting of coins or other forms of minted legal tender.
Coins of interest to collectors often include those that were in circulation for only a brief time, coins with mint errors, and especially beautiful or hist ...
.
He has been an Editor of ''
COINage
Coinage may refer to:
* Coins, standardized as currency
* Neologism, coinage of a new word
* '' COINage'', numismatics magazine
* Tin coinage, a tax on refined tin
* Protologism
''Protologism'' is a term coined in 2003 by the American literary ...
'' magazine since 1984.
From 1997 to 1999, Travers served as Vice President of the
American Numismatic Association
The American Numismatic Association (ANA) is an organization founded in 1891 by George Francis Heath. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, it was formed to advance the knowledge of numismatics (the study of coins) along educational, histor ...
.
His expertise has been cited by such news publications as ''
The Wall Street Journal
''The Wall Street Journal'' is an American business-focused, international daily newspaper based in New York City, with international editions also available in Chinese and Japanese. The ''Journal'', along with its Asian editions, is published ...
'', the ''
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' (abbreviated as ''LA Times'') is a daily newspaper that started publishing in Los Angeles in 1881. Based in the LA-adjacent suburb of El Segundo since 2018, it is the sixth-largest newspaper by circulation in the ...
'',
CNBC
CNBC (formerly Consumer News and Business Channel) is an American basic cable business news channel. It provides business news programming on weekdays from 5:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Eastern Time, while broadcasting talk sh ...
, and others.
Travers was also a coin valuation consultant for the
Federal Trade Commission.
He is President of Scott Travers Rare Coin Galleries, LLC, in New York City.
Personal life
Travers grew up in New York City, and attended the
Dwight School
Dwight School is an independent college preparatory school located on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Dwight offers the International Baccalaureate curriculum to students ages two through grade twelve.
History
Founded in 1872 by Julius Sachs as ...
on
Manhattan's Upper West Side during grade school when he first began buying and selling coins.
Travers earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from
Brandeis University
Brandeis University is a Private university, private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts. Founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian, non-sectarian, coeducational institution sponsored by the Jews, Jewish community, Brandeis was established on t ...
in 1983.
Awards
*1978 Young Numismatist of the Year, American Numismatic Association
*1984 Outstanding Adult Advisor, American Numismatic Association
*1992 Glenn Smedley Memorial Award, American Numismatic Association
*1999 Glenn Smedley Memorial Award, American Numismatic Association
*2003 Presidential Award, American Numismatic Association
*2010 Numismatic Ambassador Award, ''Numismatic News''
*2016
Burnett Anderson Memorial Award for Excellence in Numismatic Writing, American Numismatic Association.
*2017 Century Club Award, American Numismatic Association
Books
*''Travers’ Rare Coin Investment Strategy, Second Edition'' (Prentice Hall Press, 1989)
*''The Investor's Guide to Coin Trading'' (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1990)
*''How to Make Money in Coins Right Now, Second Edition'' (House of Collectibles, 2001)
*''One-Minute Coin Expert, Sixth Edition'' (House of Collectibles, 2007)
*''Scott Travers’ Top 88 Coins to Buy & Sell, Second Edition'' (House of Collectibles, 2007)
*''
The Coin Collector's Survival Manual, Seventh Edition'' (House of Collectibles, 2010)
*''The Insider's Guide to U.S. Coin Values, 21st Edition'' (House of Collectibles, 2015)
References
External
Official Website
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American numismatists
Living people
1961 births
Brandeis University alumni