Tag Archive for: R-Collector

Ricard, Charles J. (1930-2017)

Charles Ricard, a bank auditor for profession, collected US coins and was most known for his collection of Napoleonic medals.

Ramskold, Lars (born 1954)

One of the many passions of Lars Ramskold is numismatics. He built up an impressive and record-setting collection of coins from Constantine I the Great and also published articles on numerous coins.

Ripstra, J. Henri (1881-1961)

J. Henri Ripstra was a founding member and president of the Chicago Coin Club, president of the ANA, and a collector of Lincolniana. A tool and die maker by profession he produced himself dies for many medals and numismatic badges.

Rackus, Alexander Michaels (1893-1965)

Dr. Alexander Michaels Rackus was a specialist in Lithuanian numismatics. He built the world’s largest collection of Lithuanian numismatic and ethnographic material and served as Curator at the Museum of Culture in Kaunas.

Ryan, Valentine John Eustace (1882-1947)

Not the most usual combination: V.J.E. Ryan was an Irish mountaineer and first climber of a number of Swiss mountain peaks, while he was also a passionate coin collector, active in the Royal Numismatic Society as well as the British Numismatic Society.