Numismatic Work Experience

• 1994-2010  Numismatic Consultant, Author & Consumer Protection Advocate
• 1992-1994  Vice President — U. S. Coins
• 1983-1992  Director; Vice President — Blanchard Company
• 1982-1983  Authenticator and Grader — American Numismatic Association
• 1978-1982  Blue Chip Coins
• 1968-1978  Part-time Coin Show Dealer

Media, Publishing & Industry Service Awards

• 2009  NLG Best Television Report Fox 4 "King of the Road Show with Jim King"
• 2009  NLG Best Website Article "2009 Ultra-High Relief Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle"
• 2009,'08,'04  NLG Best Dealer Publication Award
• 2008  Money Show of the Southwest Service Award
• 2006-2008 NLG Extraordinary Merit Award for Newsletter
• 2002  NLG Best Website Article Award: “Why All Your Gold Coins Should Be Certified”
• 1997-2002 NLG Extraordinary Merit Award for Newsletter
• 1997-2000 NLG Television Reporter of the Year — CNBC-TV’s Money Talk
• 1996  American Numismatic Association's Presidential Service Award
• 1995-1998  NLG Radio Reporter of the Year — WOR Radio’s Smart Money
• 1994  NLG Television Reporter of the Year — CNBC’s Smart Money
• 1993  NLG Television Reporter of the Year — KWHY, Los Angeles
• 1992  NLG Television Reporter of the Year — CNBC’s Smart Money
• 1986  Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG) Magazine Columnist of the Year — The Numismatist

Numismatic Book Awards

• 2002  NLG Investment Book of the Year Award: Type II Double Eagles: 1866-1876
• 2001  NLG Investment Book of the Year Extraordinary Merit Award: Collector’s Guide to Indian Head Quarter Eagles
• 2000  NLG Investment Book of the Year Award: Type III Double Eagles 1877-1907

Offices Held

• 1995-2010  Board Member - Industry Counsel for Tangible Assets (ICTA)
• 1987-1989  Chairman American Numismatic Association Certification Service
• 1983  Vice President U.S. Commemorative Society
• 1974  Chairman Louisiana Numismatic Association State Convention
• 1972-1975  President Southwest Louisiana Coin Club

Public Service & Philanthropy

• 2007-2010   Diocese of Beaumont Catholic School Board
• 2009-2010   Eddie Eagle GunSafe TM Education Program
• 2007-2010   National Rifle Association
• 2007  St. Thomas Aquinas Award for Outstanding Support of Catholic Schools
• 2007  Lamar University Three T Man Award
• 1999-2000  President, Beaumont Little Dribblers
• 1997-2000  Board West End Little League and Coach
• 1996-2002  Board Little Dribblers and Coach
• 1996-2004  Soccer Coach
• 1996  Board West End YMCA of Beaumont

Professional Instructor & Key Speaker Presentations

• Instructor:  From 1982-1998 taught 5-day seminars on gold and silver coinage for the American Numismatic Association in Colorado Springs
• Speaker: 1999-2009 Greater Houston Money Show
• Speaker: Middle Atlantic Numismatic Association in Philadelphia (1984)
• Speaker: Garden State Numismatic Convention in New Jersey (1984)
• Speaker: Greater New York Numismatic Convention Author's Symposium (1985)

Notable Consulting

• 1991-2000  Smart Money with Ken and Daria Dolan on WOR Radio & Premier Network
• 1995  U.S. Mint (Alexandria, Virginia Eagle Distribution Symposium)
• 1994  Phillips Publications  (Ken and Daria Dolan's “Straight Talk”)
• 1992-1997  Weiss Research (Silver & Gold Report)
• 1990  U.S. Post Office (Consumer's Guide)

Major Media Appearances

• Bloomberg TV
• Brian Sussman Show KFSO
• NRA News
• CNBC's Smart Money
• KWHY Channel 22 in Los Angeles
• New York Times
• Smart Money with Ken and Daria Dolan (Cable TV)
• WWL Radio New Orleans
• WOR Radio's Smart Money
• USA Today
• Monthly Show on KLVI Radio in Beaumont, Texas (1995-2010)

Recognition In Numismatic Industry

• Silver & Gold Report
• Taipan Financial
• Straight Talk on Your Money (Ken and Daria Dolan)
• American Survival Guide
• Robert Leuver — Former Director Bureau of Engraving & Printing
  Former Executive Director, American Numismatic Association (ANA)
• Franklin Sanders — Editor, The Moneychanger

Contributor

• A Consumer Guide to U.S. Coin Investment
• CoinAge Magazine
• Coin Dealer Newsletter
• Houston Post
• Insider's Guide to U.S. Coin Values (Gold Coin Price Coordinator)
• The Red Book for Coins
• The Blue Book for Coins
• Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. Coins
• U.S. Commemoratives by Q. David Bowers
• Silver Dollar Encyclopedia
• The Numismatist (Magazine of the American Numismatic Association '1982-1990)

Consumer Protection Assistance

• CNBC's Steals and Deals
• Silver & Gold Report
• Attorney General Illinois
• Dateline
• U.S. Postal Service
• Federal Trade Commission
• Better Business Bureau

Education

• 1977  Graduate University Southwestern Louisiana Cum Laude (Chemistry/Biology)
• 1968  Graduate Louisiana Governor's Program for Gifted Children