SCOTT A. TRAVERS ranks as one of the most powerful and influential coin dealers in the world.  He is former vice president (1997-1999) of the American Numismatic Association, and his name is familiar to readers everywhere as the author of  six bestselling books on coins: The Coin Collector’s Survival Manual®, One-Minute Coin Expert®, How to Make Money in Coins Right Now, Travers' Rare Coin Investment Strategy, The Investor’s Guide to Coin Trading and The Insider's Guide to U.S. Coin Values.  All of them have won awards from the prestigious Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG).  In 2002, NLG awarded him its highest honor, the lifetime achievement Clemy. His investment guide, Scott Travers’ Top 88 Coins to Buy & Sell, has been called “the most important list of coin recommendations ever written” by COINage magazine. He is a contributing editor to COINage and a contributor to other numismatic periodicals. His opinions as an expert are often sought by publications such as Barron's, Business Week, and The Wall Street Journal.  A frequent guest on television and radio talk shows and the host of how-to coin videos, Mr. Travers has gained an impressive reputation not only as a coin expert but also as a forceful consumer advocate for the coin buying public. He is president of Scott Travers Rare Coin Galleries, LLC in New York City.