My dad was interested in collecting coins and also had a vending machine business. As an encouragement to wrap the various bags of coins into rolls, he would give me the odd coins (often foreign) for this service. His business also afforded me the opportunity to sort though many thousands of coins often finding old coins (some 50+ years old).

I started collecting the usual sets of US coins. After finishing most sets, I found an interest in US Large Cents. In the end, I collected more then 2,500 different varieties of Large Cents and sharpened my coin collecting skills. I also found that US coins were not varied enough to keep my interest and soon expanded into other areas. Liking art, history, and a challenge, Ancient Coins struck me as having enough different styles and varieties to keep me interested and have, to this day.

I had my first dealers table at the Pen Ohio coin show in 1965. I have had coin shops in Ohio, Florida and New South Wales, and Darwin Australia. Our business also has expanded and includes the sale of original Aboriginal Art from our combined Coin and Art gallery in Prague, in the Czech Republic.

I finished my Bachelors degree in the Autumn of my life in 1993 while still doing coin auction lots. Feeling that collectors needed a better way to purchase coins in the privacy of their own homes, this web site was born. Unfortunately it was slow to take off and I had to work in the field of my Degree so I joined my wife in working as a Registered Nurse. This work took us into remote Aboriginal communities where we became acquainted with Aboriginal art. Over the years we became familiar with many artists and their families and then their extended families. We started purchasing odd pieces we liked here and there and ended up after 10 years with a great number of paintings. We opened our first Aboriginal art and coin art gallery in 2003. When the artists found out we had opened a gallery they came in to see their works on display and offered us more of their work and it has continued from there.

You will know that you are well hooked when you can never have enough books on coins or the coins themselves. In the 70’s and early 80’s, I attended several counterfeit detection seminars through the A.N.A. and I also became very interested in counterfeit coin detection. I hope that you grow to enjoy the collecting of coins as much as I do. If you think that we might be able to serve you, please email us with your requirements.