Steve addresses the International Society of Appraisers 2011 Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee.
Steve Roach speaks about and with passion – for not settling for what’s comfortable and instead, striving for a career that blends your rich interests with your experiences.
You can make a career out of doing what you love, but sometimes you have to take risks.
Steve uses his experiences in grading, auctioning and pricing more than 50,000 rare coins in his career valued at more than $100,000,000, to working with million dollar paintings, providing practical insights that can help anyone who works with – or loves and appreciates – fine art and collectibles.
Upcoming presentations in 2012:
- Covering history: Lessons learned from the 1933 Langbord Double Eagle trial (Florida United Numismatists, Orlando, Florida, Jan. 2012)
- Adventures in collecting and valuing art (Grace Art Museum, Abilene, Tex., Feb. 2012)
- Five ways that appraisers can protect themselves from legal problems (International Society of Appraisers, Tempe, Ariz., April 2012)
- Intermediate coin grading (co-instructor for 5-day class, American Numismatic Association, Colorado Springs, Colo., June 2012)
Steve combines that with his varied real-life work experiences working with many of the largest brands in the fine art and collectibles arena, all while paying for his undergraduate and graduate education by working with what he loves – rare coins. He provides a realistic perspective on following your dreams, foregoing the status quo, taking risks and working to build a career that fits your interests.
Some recent clients and topics:
Addressing student questions after speaking at the University of Michigan about interesting career opportunities with an art history degree.
Steve energizes and educates audiences talking about various topics involving fine art, rare coins, and collectibles and the law. A few of his presentations over the past few years include:
- Building a rewarding career with a history of art degree (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., 2011)
- Adventures and solutions in appraising high-value paintings (International Society of Appraisers, Nashville, Tenn., 2011)
- Appraising rare coins: a primer for the generalist (North Texas International Society of Appraisers, Dallas, Texas, 2010)
- The threat of counterfeit coins from China and how to protect yourself (American Numismatic Association, Los Angeles, Calif., 2009)
- Planning your rare coin estate (American Numismatic Association, Milwaukee, Wis., 2007).
Educational background
Steve received his B.A. from the University of Michigan with a dual major in history of art (high honors) and organizational studies. He received his J.D. from The Ohio State University Moritz College of law and maintains his law license in Texas.
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.