Name Barry Stuppler | ||
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Residence Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California Occupation Professional Coin Dealer Known for Serving as President of the American Numismatic Association and serving on the California State Quarter Commission Board member of American Numismatic Association, Industry Council for Tangible Assets, and Professional Numismatists Guild | ||
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Barry Stuppler is former President of the American Numismatic Association (ANA) and a professional coin dealer. He served on the California State Quarter Commission that created the California State Quarter.
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- Coin World Thought Leaders Series PNG
- Career
- Gold Silver Political Action Committee
- American Numismatic Association
- Awards
- References
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Career
Stuppler has been a coin dealer for over 50 years; he is the owner of Barry Stuppler and Co. Inc. and Mint State Gold. He has appeared on or in news programs and publications such as Fox Business Network and CNBC.
In 1989, Stuppler made a bid to purchase the Berlin Wall. He bid $50 million and stated that he had planned to sell the pieces. At the time, he was also the President of the Gold and Silver Financial Group.
Stuppler was a member of Governor Gray Davis' 20-person California State Quarter Commission in 2003. The commission created 5 concepts from which Arnold Schwarzenegger chose the final design.
He co-founded and serves on the board of the Industry Council for Tangible Assets. He also serves on the board of the Professional Numismatists Guild. He is President of the California Coin and Bullion Merchants Association.
Gold & Silver Political Action Committee
Stuppler serves as Chairman of the Gold & Silver Political Action Committee, a PAC founded in 2010 and designed to help elect public officials with a better understanding of the numismatic and precious metals community and pending legislation and regulatory issues that could positively impact or adversely affect the hobby and profession, according to Stuppler.
American Numismatic Association
Stuppler joined the American Numismatic Association in 1968. He served on its board from 2001–2005 and served as Vice-President from 2005–2007. In 2007, he became President of the ANA and served in that position until 2009.
Awards
In 2004, he received the Century Club Award from the American Numismatic Association (ANA) for recruiting new members and the Abe Kosoff Founder's Award. He received the Exemplary Service Award in 2011 for going "above and beyond" the call of his duties for the ANA.