Ron Howard has been a collector/hobbyist since 1959. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Mississippi in 1970 and became a professional numismatist in 1972. Up until 1986 when he joined PCGS as the first grader hired he was a coin buyer and cataloguer for several major numismatic firms examining purchasing or cataloging virtually all major U.S. collections during that period. He has attended over 300 numismatic conventions. Ron has authored a book on silver dollars and many articles and has contributed to numerous auction catalogues including at least four American Numismatic Association auction catalogues. |