WHO'S WHO: VICTOR ENGLAND JR.

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CoinsWeekly has been running a Numismatic Who's Who article series with profiles of numismatic scholars and dealers worldwide. The April 28, 2016 issue highlighted Victor England of Classical Numismatic Group. With permission, here's a reprint of the article. -Editor

Victor England graduated from the University of Denver / Colorado with a B.A. in Economics and, in 1975, became a full-time freelance coin dealer, first with the Denver-based company Victor England Ltd., focusing on the trade in ancient and medieval coins and medals. In 1986, Victor England changed the company's name to Classical Numismatic Auctions, Ltd. Together with Eric McFadden, he founded Classical Numismatic Group, Ltd. in 1990, with offices in Quarryville / PA and Beverly Hills / CA. In 1991, CNG took over the venerable coin company Seaby Ltd. in London. The Beverly Hills office was closed.

Since that time, Victor England is responsible for the U.S. American branch of CNG. Under his direction, the company evolved into one of the world's leading auction houses for ancient coins. His decision to enrich the printed CNG catalogs by coin descriptions that are based on latest scientific findings has made these publications a benchmark.

Victor England realized very soon how important the internet was. On his initiative, CNG was among the first coin companies that began online sales and online auctions. On its website, therefore, the company is able to make an extensive archive of the objects sold since 2000 accessible to the general public.

Victor England is the editor and co-initiator of a catalog project that is of major importance to collectors: the ‘Handbook of Greek Coinage'. He considers the promotion of literature collectors can make use of so vital that CNG has become an important publisher of numismatic works written in English.

In Great Britain, CNG established a fund for studies in Roman and Byzantine numismatics. CNG also sponsors an annual numismatic lecture held in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.

In 2010, Victor England was honored with the ANS Trustees' Award. In 2015, he was elected Dealer of the Year, together with Harry J. Forman. He is a member of the trade organization International Association of Professional Numismatists (IAPN) and, as a member of the International Bureau for the Suppression of Counterfeit Coins (IBSCC), is engaged in the fight against counterfeiting.

CoinsWeekly is compiling a Who's Who of contemporary people who are involved in numismatics. It covers scholars, curators, coin dealers, collectors, artists, authors and much more. If you think somebody is appropriate to be mentioned in the CoinsWeekly Who's Who, please ask them to send in their information as well as a picture. There will be one new entry every week. This service for the numismatic community is sponsored by IAPN. -Editor

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Victor England Jr. (www.coinsweekly.com/en/Numismatic-Whos-Who/Victor-England-Jr/42)