Scott A. Travers (born November 12, 1961, in New York, NY) is an American
numismatist and author. Travers is considered to be a prominent
consumer advocate for
coin collectors, informing the public about common and potential scams.
Career
Travers has authored seven books on the subject of
coin collecting.
He has been an Editor of ''
COINage'' magazine since 1984.
From 1997 to 1999, Travers served as Vice President of the
American Numismatic Association.
His expertise has been cited by such news publications as ''
The Wall Street Journal'', the ''
Los Angeles Times'',
CNBC, and others.
Travers was also a coin valuation consultant for the
Federal Trade Commission
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an independent agency of the United States government whose principal mission is the enforcement of civil (non-criminal) antitrust law and the promotion of consumer protection. The FTC shares jurisdiction ov ...
.
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
The Upper West Side (UWS) is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. It is bounded by Central Park on the east, the Hudson River on the west, West 59th Street to the south, and West 110th Street to the north. The Upper West ...
during grade school when he first began buying and selling coins.
Travers earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from
Brandeis University 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
, 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
''The Coin Collector's Survival Manual'' is a coin collecting and investing reference book
authored by Scott A. Travers that was first published by Arco, a Prentice-Hall imprint, in
July 1984 simultaneously in hardcover and paper editions. Its th ...
, 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