John Kraljevich

A lifelong devotee and serious student of history and numismatics, John Kraljevich has been one of America’s leading professional numismatists for two decades. His knowledge, experience, and integrity has made him one of America’s world’s most in-demand rare coin experts, consulted by institutions, private collectors, and professional colleagues alike. A popular longtime instructor at the American Numismatic Association’s annual Summer Seminar, the ANA named John an Honorary Doctor of Numismatics in 2015, awarded him the Numismatist of the Year honor in 2016, and recognized his dedication to the hobby with the Glenn Smedley Award in 2011. As the cataloguer of some of the most legendary cabinets ever sold at auction, John’s research and writing has received the highest honors from the Numismatic Literary Guild and other organizations. Several of John’s auction catalogues have become classic reference works, including the five-part sale of the D. Brent Pogue Collection (the most valuable coin collection ever sold), the LaRiviere Collection of Betts medals and Indian Peace medals, the Louis Eliasberg Collection of world gold coins, the Roehrs Collection of Regulated Gold, the Norweb Collection of Washington medals, the John W. Adams Collection of Comitia Americana medals, the colonial coin collections of Ted Craige, and more. John was the youngest person ever elected into the membership of the Rittenhouse Society, an honorary fraternity of numismatic researchers, and was similarly honored with election as a Fellow of the American Numismatic Society. John is an annual contributor to the world-famous "Red Book," also known as A Guide Book of United States Coins, and has contributed to dozens of numismatic reference books, including100 Greatest American Medals and Tokens and other works by Q. David Bowers, The Early Paper Money of America by Eric Newman, and more. His counsel has been sought by institutions such as the Smithsonian Institution, Colonial Williamsburg, the Massachusetts Historical Society, Monticello, and others, and he has been quoted on numismatic topics by mainstream media around the world, including CNN, the Associated Press, National Public Radio, and the BBC. 

A native of historic Chester County, Pennsylvania and a graduate of the University of Virginia, John lives with his wife Megan and their two boys outside of Charlotte, North Carolina in Fort Mill, South Carolina. When not engaged in numismatic research or the rare coin trade, John is active in his local community, follows UVa sports, and enjoys spending time with his three dogs and two cats, along with frequent guest foster animals from local rescues.

 

 

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