Sam Gelberd Joins Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee As Member Specially Qualified In Numismatics

US Mint - The United States Mint announced today that the Deputy Secretary of the Treasury has appointed Sam Gelberd to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) as the member specially qualified by virtue of their experience in numismatics, effective April 23, 2024. He replaces Dennis Tucker, who served on the CCAC from 2016 to 2024. Sam will serve a statutory four-year term.

Sam Gelberd is an independent numismatist and former middle school teacher, holding a B.A. degree from Florida Atlantic University. A collector since age 9, he has delivered presentations and instructed classes on various numismatic topics to people of all ages.

Since 2007, he's been a Florida United Numismatists (FUN) member and volunteers at its conventions. He won FUN's Best of Show exhibit award (2017), earned its Polly Abbott Service Award (2021), and was honored as a Numismatic Ambassador (2023).

Sam is a Life Member of the American Numismatic Association ( ANA) and worked in the ANA's Education Department for over 10 years. He primarily managed several programs for younger collectors and wrote Treasures in Your Pocket articles in "The Numismatist." He is a member of the Combined Organization of Numismatic Error Collectors of America (CONECA) and two other collector organizations in Colorado Springs, CO, where he currently resides.