Richter, Jürg
Jürg Richter is a numismatist and a specialist in all Swiss coins, banknotes and shooting medals. He founded SINCONA AG in Zurich in 2011 and has been managing it ever since.
Vondrovec, Klaus
Klaus Vondrovec is numismatist and director of the Vienna Coin Cabinet. In addition to his research on ancient coins and museum tasks, he is particularly interested in attracting a wide audience to numismatics.
Zhou, Shouyuan
Shouyuan Zhou is the founder and CEO of Shouxi.com, China’s arguably most important numismatic website. He is Executive Consignment Director of China at Stack’s Bowers and a co-founder of the Hong Kong Coin Show.
Brand, Virgil Michael (1861/62-1926)
Virgil Brand gathered the largest private coin collection of all times. When he died in 1926 he left 368,000 items, a collection estimated at a staggering five million US$. The son of a German father made his fortune with the family’s brewery business in Chicago.
Lertchitvikul, Nirat
Nirat Lertchitvikul is Director of Asian Operations at Stack’s Bowers & Ponterio, Ltd. He became a full-time numismatist in 1979 and is an expert in Asian coins and medals. Since 2016 Nirat Lertchitvikul has been one of the four organizers of the Hong Kong Coin Show.
Ehrnsten, Frida
Frida Ehrnsten is a Finnish archaeologist and numismatist. She is curator at the National museum of Finland in Helsinki, where she mainly deals with new coin finds and with creating a digital collection.
Willis, Alastair
Alastair Willis is archaeologist and Senior Curator of Numismatics and the Welsh Economy at the National Museum of Wales. In his research he focuses on the monetary history of Wales, and he assists Welsh Finds Liaison Officers with numismatic enquiries.
Casoli, Andrea
Andrea Casoli is a Swiss numismatist and has been working as a curator at the coin cabinet of the Basel Historical Museum since 2020. He mainly works on ancient coinage and the monetary history of Switzerland.
Schenk-Behrens, Karla W.
Karla W. Schenk-Behrens was one of the first German women who entered the numismatic auctioneer business after the Second World War. In the 70s and 80s, she made her mark in the coin trade and influenced an entire generation of coin dealers.
Wacks, Mel
Mel Wacks is an expert in Jewish coins and co-founder of several American numismatic associations. He founded what probably is the longest-running private medal series.
