Seth Chandler
Witter Coin
Chief Numismatist
Seth Chandler is the owner and Chief Numismatist of Witter Coins. He started collecting coins when he was four by placing Wheat Cents in blue Whitman coin folders given to him by his parents. Things started getting serious when Seth was ten. Money earned from mowing lawns was used to buy coins at his local coin store, Edgewood Coin Shop. Seth spent so much time at Edgewood; they offered him a job, working there from the age of 14 to 18.
Seth has been an avid coin collector for over 40 years and his collecting interests includes early United States gold coins and all coinage minted at the three San Francisco Mints. When not playing with coins, Seth spends time with his three young children and lovely wife, Jen.
David McCarthy
Kagin's
Senior Numismatist
David McCarthy is the Senior Numismatist and Researcher at Kagin’s. After studying public communications at State University College at Buffalo, he worked as a producer and talent buyer in New York producing concerts by such luminaries as Bob Dylan, Smashing Pumpkins, and Cher. Having a lifelong interest in numismatics, his career in the field began in 2000 when he accepted a position with Richard Nachbar Rare Coins. In 2003, he relocated to Northern California to continue his career with Kagin’s.
David has handled an astonishing array of major U.S. and world rarities, has acted as a consultant to banks, museums, and grading companies, and he has worked closely with the Smithsonian Institution, The United States Secret Service, Bank of California, Union Bank, The San Francisco Old Mint and the American Numismatic Association. He is a regular contributor to the Red Book and CoinWorld, has taught advanced numismatic classes for the American Numismatic Association.
In 2013, he was chosen to conserve and curate the Saddle Ridge Hoard, the largest buried treasure ever found in North America. In 2017, he announced the identity of the first coin struck by the United States Government – a discovery that was reported by the Associated Press, NPR and numerous media outlets across the United States. The following year, the American Numismatic Association named him “Numismatist of the Year’. In 2018, he co-authored “Myth of the Continental Dollar” with Erik Goldstein, Curator of Numismatics at Colonial Williamsburg; the article won both the Heath Literary Award and the Wayte and Olga Raymond Memorial Literary Award, the highest honors bestowed upon numismatic writers.
Jim Stoutjesdyk
Heritage Auctions
Vice President of Numismatics
Jim Stoutjesdyk was named Vice President of Heritage Rare Coin Galleries in 2004. A native of Michigan, Jim has been actively involved in numismatics since a young age and the American Numismatic Association named him their Outstanding Young Numismatist of the Year in 1987. After graduating from the University of Michigan he was employed by Superior Galleries in Beverly Hills, California where he eventually became their Director of Collector Sales.
Since coming to Heritage in 1993, Jim has assumed a wide variety of responsibilities. He initially was hired as the Gallery Manager for Heritage's retail showroom. For several years he helped to develop Heritage's retail clientele and placed millions of dollars worth of rare coins with collectors. Jim's talent for writing and passion for numismatics led him to become the editor of Heritage's Insider magazine. From 1998 to early 2000 this bi-monthly publication brought collectors the latest offerings from Heritage's inventory and featured a wide variety of informative articles. With the rapid development of Heritage's web site and instant access to our inventory, the Insider magazine was phased out. Jim's interest turned to wholesale trading and he quickly became a familiar face at coin shows across the nation. As Vice President, Jim's duties include buying and selling millions of dollars worth of rare coins each month, pricing all of the new coins available for sale each day, and overseeing the daily operations of the rare coin department. In 2019 the American Numismatic Association awarded Jim the very prestigious Doctor of Numismatics honorary degree.
John Brush
David Lawrence Rare Coins
President and Owner
John Brush is the President and Owner of David Lawrence. Along with managing the office and buying & selling coins, a huge part of his time is spent assisting with the curation of the Hansen Collection. John joined DLRC in July 2006 as a staff numismatist after leaving his Wholesale Trader position at Spectrum Numismatics (now Stack’s-Bowers). John also serves as the Chairman of the Industry Council for Tangible Assets (ICTA) and as a Board member of the Professional Numismatists Guild.
Originally from Anderson, SC, John got his Bachelor’s in Religion with a Minor in History at Birmingham-Southern College. He finished one year of graduate school at Emory University before escaping to pursue his passion of becoming a coin dealer. When he’s not surrounded by coins, John spends time with his wife Ruth and two sons, Wesley and Luke cheering on the Tennessee Volunteers and the Atlanta Braves.
Kevin Kaufmann
Numismatist
Like many people in the hobby, Dr. Kevin Kaufmann started in numismatics at a young age. His interest was piqued by the various designs, unique artistry, and accompanying history. After reading every book or magazine about coins he could get his hands on, he attended his first Summer Seminar at the American Numismatic Association at age 18. It was there he met the people who would mentor him and Luis Ramos in their journey as co-founders of Choice Numismatics. After several years in industry, Kevin began regularly teaching Grading 1 & 2 at the ANA Summer Seminar to share his knowledge and inspire others. Kevin is an active collector who loves to give back to the numismatic community. He has been awarded multiple honors in the field including first place in the PCGS Grading Contest and the ANA’s Presidential Award. He is currently a Senior Project Engineer for Oerlikon Metco
Steve Feltner
PCGS Grading Team Leader & Director of Numismatic Education
In his role as Grading Team Leader & Director of Numismatic Education and Outreach at PCGS, Steve Feltner hopes to inspire collectors young and old. He began collecting at the age of 8 and was immediately hooked on the history and number of amazing designs. At the age of 13 he became heavily involved with the American Numismatic Association and began attending their Summer Seminars. It was the ANA and their programs that were the catalyst to his future career paths. He has been to Summer Seminar nearly 20 years and has been an instructor for their intermediate grading course 8 consecutive years.
At the age of 25, he was asked to test grade at PCGS for an opening in the vintage room and accepted a full-time position. “I was a vintage grader for a bit over 3 years and learned a great deal sitting next to some of the sharpest graders and numismatic minds of our generation,” Feltner recounted. He later moved to Sacramento and helped found a successful coin company which he built over four years. “I could not be more excited about this role with PCGS as I feel it is a perfect fit for my desire to educate, while continuing to learn from those around me. My goal is to be an open and available resource to share the love of this amazing hobby. I believe that the future of numismatics is bright, so long as we all work together to make positive adaptations to an ever-changing market,” said Feltner.
Doug Winter
Douglas Winter Numismatics
President
Doug Winter is the President of Douglas Winter Numismatics (DWN), a market leader in choice and rare pre-1933 US gold coinage. He is widely recognized as the premier expert in branch mint gold issues and has written reference books which deal with Carson City, Charlotte, Dahlonega and New Orleans issues. He has spent much of his life in the coin market, having attended his first show in New York City at age 10.
Doug enjoys working with younger collectors and aspiring dealers. His goal is to teach them the correct way to approach coins and the coin market and to conduct their business in a transparent, ethical method.
At Witter Coin U, Doug is available to speak with students in a one-on-one, hands-on environment. He can answer a wide range of questions regarding grading, rarity, numismatic history, web marketing and branding.
John Dannreuther
John Dannreuther Rare Coins
President
John West Dannreuther, a leading numismatist since 1973, co-founded the Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS) in 1985 and continues as a consultant. He played a key role in developing electronic trading for slabbed coins and has served on multiple numismatic boards. A prolific author, his works, including Early U.S. Gold Coin Varieties and a multi-volume U.S. proof coinage encyclopedia, have won numerous Numismatic Literary Guild awards. Named ANA’s Numismatist of the Year in 2007 and inducted into the PCGS Hall of Fame in 2015, he remains a major force in numismatic research and authorship.