DAVID LAWRENCE FEIGENBAUM (1941-2002)

David was born in New York City on August 4, 1941, the son of Philip Feigenbaum and Madeline Goodfriend. He graduated from Cornell University with a degree in mechanical engineering. He received an M.S. and Ph.D. in oceanography from the University of Miami. In 1963, he was married to Lynn Friedhoff. They had a son, John, and a daughter.

He was a high school teacher prior to 1980. Then he was on the faculty at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, after 1980.

Feignbaum established David Lawrence Rare Coins (DLRC) in 1979 with a specialty in Barber coinage. In 1989 he was one of the co-founders of the Barber Coin Collectors Society.

He died of ALS on May 25, 2002.

David Lawrence Rare Coins was established by David Feigenbaum in 1979. Initially he worked at it part time while teaching at Old Dominion.

John Feigenbaum became president and owner of David Lawrence Rare Coins in 1991. In 2015, Feigenbaum sold DLRC to John Brush and Dell Loy Hansen.

 

DLRC Press began book publication in 1989 with The Complete Guide series.

• Comprehensive Catalogue & Encyclopedia of Morgan & Peace Dollars by Leroy Van Allen
• The Complete Guide to Barber Dimes by David Lawrence (1991)
• The Complete Guide to Barber Halves by David Lawrence (1991)
• The Complete Guide to Barber Quarters by David Lawrence (1989)
• The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels by David W. Lange (1992)
• The Complete Guide to Certified Barber Coinage by David and John Feigenbaum (1999)
• The Complete Guide to Franklin Half Dollars by Rick Tomaska (2002)
• The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Dimes by Brian Greer (1992)
• The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dimes by Al Blythe (1992)
• The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dollars by Bill Bugert and Randy Wiley (1993)
• The Complete Guide to Mercury Dimes by David W. Lange (1993)
• The Complete Guide to Shield and Liberty Head Nickels by Gloria Peters and Cynthia Mohan (1995)
• The Complete Guide to Walking Liberty Half Dollars by Bruce Fox (1993)
• The Complete Guide to Washington Quarters by John Feigenbaum (1994)
• Tales from the Bourse by David Lawrence Feigenbaum (2001)

 

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