The Coindoc

Meet Robert Koppelman, aka “The Coindoc”, a coin collector since 1959, a professional numismatist since 1973, and the expert author of Coinsite.com. From 1977 thru 1985, he was a principal in Numismatic Investments of Florida and participated in all of the major auctions of the era, including the celebrated Garrett, Kaufman, Carter, Eliasberg and Norweb Collection sales and the “Apostrophe Auctions” of the 1980s.

He’s purchased and placed with collectors many U.S. rarities, including two 1794 dollars, an 1804 dollar, two 1827 quarters, an MS68 1838 No Drapery quarter, an MS69 1894-S Half Eagle as well as several thousand other conditionally-rare 19th-century U.S. silver and gold coins. In 1994, he embarked on a project in collaboration with the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation to oversee the creation and editing of the Photo Proof series of articles on the History of United States coins.

A member of the American Numismatic Association, he’s also a long-term member of the Numismatic Literary Guild, Florida United Numismatists and the Central States Numismatic Society. Professional affiliations include the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, the Professional Coin Grading Service and the Certified Coin Exchange.