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One of the most influential people in numismatics” — Coin World, 2022 and 2023

AWARD-WINNING BLOG: Scott A. Travers is The Money Connoisseur Bottom Line blogger.

Scott A. Travers is the Money Connoisseur for BottomLine
Scott A. Travers is the Money Connoisseur blogger

VIDEOS: Bottom Line produced the Scott A. Travers Investing in Metals and Money series. Watch this segment where Mr. Travers recommends that gold not be bought as an investment.


 

HONORS, AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Scott A. Travers accepting the "Numismatic Ambassador" award in 2010

Scott A. Travers has assembled some of the greatest and most famous rare coin collections of all time. Along the way of his handling some of the finest known rare coins, he and his books and writings have also earned an impressive array of awards from numismatic, consumer, and media organizations.
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FULL-SERVICE COIN DEALINGS – as close as your mailbox, telephone or computer

1922 Saint-Gaudens double eagle graded PCGS/CAC MS64

 Scott Travers Rare Coin Galleries, LLC is as close as your mailbox, telephone or computer. Institutional and individual buyers and sellers of certified coins are invited to e-mail info@USGoldExpert.com or call (212) 535-9135

Successful coin collectors, investors and dealers know the importance of working with the best experts – people they can trust and who have the expertise and knowledge to navigate the marketplace. This is particularly true concerning the market for rare gold coins.

RECENTLY PUBLISHED ARTICLES

Top 12 Coins to Make Money in 2023

Top 10 Home Security Tips for Coin Collectors

Preparing Yourself and Your Coins for the Next Megadisaster

Scott A. Travers edited the OFFICIAL GUIDE TO COIN GRADING AND COUNTERFEIT DETECTION, by PCGS

The gold standard for coin information. Scott A. Travers has authored or edited the most honored hobby books of all time. He works behind the scenes and in front of the cameras as the coin field’s leading purveyor of inside information and facilitator of transactions. He is a mediator, negotiator, adviser, appraiser and expert coin grader listened to by historians, hedge fund managers, law firms, government agencies and serious coin buyers and sellers by telephone, e-mail and mail. Decades ago, Scott A. Travers helped build and document the foundation for today’s coin grading standards and is widely recognized as one of the most skilled coin graders in the world.
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CLASSIC SCOTT A. TRAVERS BOOK FROM PENGUIN RANDOM HOUSE

The Coin Collector's Survival Manual, Revised Seventh Edition, by Scott A. Travers

The Coin Collector’s Survival Manual, Revised Seventh Edition is the most-trusted consumer protection reference work of buying and selling rare and valuable coins. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs and a full-color insert, The Coin Collector’s Survival Manual has always been indispensable for seasoned collectors and novices alike since its debut in 1984.

This edition of The Coin Collector’s Survival Manual includes chapters that focus on advice for buying and selling coins, and a chapter on the most secure way to detect coins that have been “doctored.”

You will learn how to:
• Avoid scams when buying and selling gold
• Understand the coin grading system
• Detect altered, counterfeit, and doctored coins
• Buy coins through Internet auctions–and avoid the pitfalls
• Safeguard and protect your coins from disaster

This highly-acclaimed reference work has received 12 awards. It is available online, as an eBook, directly from the publisher and in all formats on Amazon and from other booksellers.
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EDUCATOR TO THE WORLD

Scott A. Travers speaking at a coin convention

As the most widely recognized coin and gold expert, Scott Travers educates people through global media outlets about every aspect of the coin market. He has been a guest on NBC Today, ABC World News Tonight, CBS Inside Edition, CNBC American Greed and “Squawk on the Street,” MSNBC, FOX, Bloomberg, Telemundo and lots of others. Many of his live seminars at coin conventions and other public forums are standing room only events where he autographs books. Scott Travers also maintains a political presence in the coin hobby.
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COIN COLLECTING PROFIT SECRETS

How to Make Money in Coins Right Now, Second Edition, by Scott A. Travers, published by Random House (front cover)

Read articles written by Scott A. Travers, the coin expert called “the king of coins” by CNBC. These articles cover helpful guides for beginning collectors, inside tips on buying and selling your coins, coin grading and insightful advice on U.S. coins, gold coins, rare coin auctions and more. Mr. Travers is known as the author of these books: The Coin Collector’s Survival Manual®, Revised Seventh Edition (Penguin Random House, 2015); How to Make Money in Coins Right Now, Second Edition (Random House, 2001); One-Minute Coin Expert®, Sixth Edition (Random House, 2007); Travers’ Rare Coin Investment Strategy, Second Edition (Simon & Schuster, 1989); Scott Travers’ Top 88 Coins to Buy & Sell, Second Edition (Random House, 2007); The Insider’s Guide to U.S. Coin Values, 21st Edition (Penguin Random House, 2015); and The Investor’s Guide to Coin Trading (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1990).
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CONSUMER PROTECTION

His expert opinions are often sought by publications such as The Wall Street Journal and Business Week, and he served as a coin valuation consultant to the Federal Trade Commission.

Scott A. Travers

Scott Travers is the most widely recognized advocate and spokesperson in the rare coin field. As former Vice President (1997-1999) of the American Numismatic Association, and the author of numerous award winning best selling books, Mr. Travers is a frequent guest on radio and television programs and has gained an impressive reputation as a forceful consumer advocate for the coin-buying public. He was called the “preeminent consumer advocate in the numismatic field” by The New York Times and named “among the most influential people in numismatics” by Coin World in 2022 and 2023.
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