Expertise
Market Experience
Hello!
I am Mike Garofalo and I have been a Professional Numismatist for over 45 years. I have managed my own wholesale numismatic dealership as well as directed the numismatic team for the largest online bullion and numismatic dealer in the country today. I have bought and sold hundreds of millions of dollars of coins and bullion over that span. I am well-versed in all aspects of the marketplace - US Numismatics, World Numismatics, Currency, Ancient Coins and Exonumia. My knowledge of the numismatic marketplace has been quoted in Coin World, Numismatic News, CoinWeek, The Numismatist, the PCGS Rare Coin Market Report, and in the Coin Dealer Newsletter.
Numismatic Writing & Research
I have been a numismatic writer since my earliest involvement in numismatics. In the 1980s and 1990s I was the newsletter editor of The Commemorative Trail, the quarterly journal of the Society for United States Commemorative Coins, Under my leadership the journal published over 100 pages quarterly.
My original research was published in the Journal and selected segments were published in Dave Bowers' Commemorative Coins of the United States: A Complete Encyclopedia. I have published original research in the American Numismatic Association's The Numismatist, on numerous occasions.
I retired from APMEX as their Director of Numismatics on May 31, 2019. In the last 18 months of "retirement" I have written more than 800 pages of content for the APMEX website (and more than 200,000 words of content)! I have been a Life Member of the American Numismatic Association since 1980, and a member of the Numismatic Literary Guild.
I am very proud that I write feature articles for PCGS' Rare Coin Market Report and for the Certified Coin Dealer Newsletter (the Greysheet).
Creative Marketing
In addition to writing, I have created many highly effective marketing collateral pieces about coins and currency for the web and for print media - blog pieces, eBlasts, educational emails, and whitepapers.
We can highlight your inventory or company, with a strong call to action that will excite and engage your customers. Let us put our marketing and industry knowledge and and creative talents to work for you.
Portfolio
Please view our Portfolio Page to see samples of the kind of work and research that we can do for you. We are pleased to send you PDF samples of our successful marketing campaigns. We can create great business content for you.
Questions?
Call 603-553-6006, text, or email me (mike@numismaticauthor.com) at anytime with your questions or comments
About Me
My Experiences
Numismatic Community
Numismatic Community
- Feature Writer for PCGS' Rare Coin Market Report.
- Feature Writer for the Coin Dealer Newsletter (the Greysheet).
- Contributor to The Numismatist, the publication of the American Numismatic Association.
- Quoted in numerous numismatic market periodicals.
- Primary numismatic and bullion content creator for the APMEX website - www.APMEX.com
Numismatic Community
Numismatic Community
Numismatic Community
- I have been a member of the numismatic community for more than 40 years (since 1979).
- I am well-known and respected throughout the numismatic industry.
- I am a recognized expert in US coinage and a specialist of all areas of United States Classical Commemorative Coinage
Creative Marketing
Numismatic Community
Creative Marketing
- I have created hundreds of marketing pieces that showcase and highlight numismatic and bullion items.
- I have written many thousands of words for direct mail Marketing.
- Strong experience in web content and SEO content.
- Let me create a wonderful marketing email or article that will excite and engage your customers.