Numismatist noted numismatist who was not an avid collector, and King Farouk I of Egypt was an avid collector who had very little interest in numismatics. Harry Bass by comparison was a noted collector who was also a numismatist. The second group are the coin dealers. Often called professional numismatists, they authenticate or grade coins for commercial purposes. The buying and selling of coin collections by numismatists who are professional dealers advances the study of money, and expert numismatists are consulted by historians, museum curators, and archaeologists. See, for example, the International Association of Professional Numismatists (IAPN) and the British Numismatic
Jonathan Edwards (numismatist) Roman fever, and his general health quite shattered. The rest of his life was passed in increasing weakness in New Haven, where he died June 19, 1886, in the 45th year of his age. Jonathan Edwards (numismatist) Jonathan Edwards (October 5, 1841-June 19, 1886) was an American physician and numismatist. Edwards, the only son of Jonathan Edwards and Maria (Champion) Edwards, and a great-great-grandson of the famous theologian Jonathan Edwards, was born in Troy, N. Y., October 5, 1841. He was prepared for College in New Haven and graduated from Yale College in 1863. In January, 1864, he began the