Steve is one of the most versatile and prolific writers working in the collectibles field today. He’s able to leverage his writing across multiple social media platforms, so it can reach its widest possible audience.
Whether he’s dissecting the rare coin market each week for Coin World’s 100,000 readers, writing a feature to introduce someone to a new area of collecting, or breaking down complex legal topics in plain language, Steve can help you and your business get clients through accurate, informative and search engine optimized custom-created content.
Simplifying complex legal topics
One of Steve’s specialties is in writing about complex legal topics in easy-to-follow language. Some of the topics he’s specialized covered in depth in recent years have included:
- Coverage of the multi-year litigation between the American Numismatic Association and its former executive director. Coverage received 2010 Numismatic Literary Guild best news coverage award.
- More than 20 articles on cultural property issues related to antiquity import restrictions for Italy, Greece and Cyprus. Coverage received 2011 Numismatic Literary Guild best news coverage award.
- Multi-year coverage of the Langbord family’s battle with the government over ownership of 10 1933 gold $20 Saint-Gaudens double eagles including daily trial updates, feature articles, and full summaries of more than 200 separate documents. Daily trial coverage from the Philadelphia federal court.
- Coverage of legal issues involved with shipwrecks including the S.S. Central America, S.S. Republic and “Black Swan”
Rare coin, fine art and precious metal investment
Steve uses his background in collectibles and the law, with his skills as an appraiser, to write from a unique perspective about coins as investments. He co-authored a 2007 revision of The Collector’s Handbook, a book on tax planning, strategy and estate advice for collectors and their heirs. His work in describing how collectors can apply Section 1031 like-kind exchanges to rare coins won the 2009 Best Investment article award from the Numismatic Literary Guild. Steve has also contributed to the 2011 edition of the Coin World Almanac, the 2009 to 2012 editions of Coin World’s Annual Price Guide, the Advanced Journal of Appraisal Studies, and many other publications.
Each week Steve describes the rare coin market to beginner and advanced audiences alike in the coin market’s most widely read market analysis in Coin World, and he frequently writes on rare coin investment in the publication’s pages. He also tackles the complex world of bullion, and how collectors can profit from changes in gold and silver markets.
A diverse portfolio, leveraged by social media
Steve’s at his best when writing about objects, a skill honed by writing hundreds of catalogue descriptions for major auction houses. Whether it’s a feature on collecting for a general audience, a discussion of more complex issues involving collectible asset classes, and planning your rare coin estate.
Beyond writing, Steve’s skilled at leveraging content across multiple platforms, often placing a single article in five or more separate venues. This means a wider audience. His writing on legal topics related to collectibles was cited by Harvard Law School in its course materials and Steve and his work has been mentioned in many other publications.
His writing experience includes:
- • More than 400 articles on the rare coin market, coin investment, precious metals, legal issues involving coins, coin legislation and collecting
- • Feature article: “America’s Most Mysterious Gold Coins” in Texas Bar Journal, March, 2011 (2011 Numismatic Literary Guild Award, Best Article, Non-Numismatic Publication)
- • Weekly columnist: “Coin World Market Analysis” in Coin World, 2008 to present; Monthly columnist: “Market Analysis” in Coin Values, 2008-2009
- • Monthly columnist, “Inside Collecting” and “Making Moderns” in Coin World, 2006 to present• Book co-author: The Rare Coin Estate Handbook, 2007
- • Book chapter: Effectively Using Interest-Based Negotiation in the Cross Cultural Context, Cross Cultural Negotiation for U.S Negotiators, 2006
- • Law review article: Recent Developments Affecting Financial Privacy, 1 ISJLP 385, 2005.
Steve is a rare coin and fine art expert appraiser and consultant who writes the widest-read weekly report on the rare coin market for Coin World, the world's largest hobby publication. He has worked with ANACS (Columbus, OH), Christie's (New York, NY), Heritage Rare Coin Galleries and Heritage Auctions (Dallas, TX). Steve is an accredited member of the International Society of Appraisers.