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Kenneth Bressett was born on 5 October, 1928 in Keene, New Hampshire, U.S., is an American numismatist. Discover Kenneth Bressett's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 95 years old?

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Occupation Numismatist, author
Age 95 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 5 October 1928
Birthday 5 October
Birthplace Keene, New Hampshire, U.S.
Nationality New Hampshire

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1928

Kenneth Edward Bressett (born October 5, 1928) is an American numismatist.

He has actively promoted the study and hobby of numismatics for over 50 years.

His published works on the subject cover a wide range of topics and extend from short articles to standard reference books on such diverse areas as ancient Coins, paper money, British Coins and United States Coins.

Throughout his career he has worked as an author, editor and publisher of books and products for coin collectors.

1937

Bressett first became interested in Coins in 1937 when his neighbor gave him a coin each from China and Belgium.

1943

He began collecting Coins in earnest while he was a clerk in a grocery store in 1943 and through high school.

1947

Bressett attended Dresser Business School in 1947 and later studied graphic arts at the University of Wisconsin.

He joined the American Numismatic Association in 1947 and attended their convention in Boston the following year.

1948

Between 1948-51 he served in the New Hampshire National Guard.

1949

From 1949 until 1959 Bressett worked as a printer and compositor for Sentinel Publishing Company.

1950

In 1950, he organized the first coin club in New Hampshire.

In the 1950s, he began photographing Coins, including the 1804 dollar, several Coins from the collection of Louis E. Eliasberg, and many large cents used by William Herbert Sheldon in Penny Whimsy.

During that time, he discovered 12 new varieties of colonial Coins.

1955

Bressett coined the term "double die" to refer to the 1955 doubled die cent.

1956

Bressett began free-lance editorial work on Red Book in 1956.

1959

He went to work for Richard S. Yeoman at Whitman Publishing in Racine in 1959.

1962

He wrote several books while at the publishing house and in 1962 became the editor of the Whitman Red Book and Blue Book.

1964

From 1964 to 1968 Bressett was the Editor and Publisher of the Whitman Numismatic Journal.

1966

In 1966, he was appointed to the U.S. Assay Commission by President Lyndon B. Johnson, and in 1996 was made a member of the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee.

1971

In 1971, following Yeoman’s retirement, he became editor of the Red Book.

1975

He first taught at the ANA Summer Seminar in 1975, where he has also taught the subject to hundreds of students through courses at Colorado College and other places.

1980

In 1980, Bressett left Whitman to work for A. M. Kagin in Des Moines, Iowa.

1982

From 1982 to 1988 he worked at ANA as Director of ANACS.

1983

From 1983 to 1988 he also served as Director of Coin Authentication and Educational Programs for the American Numismatic Association.

He received a Clemy Award from the Numismatic Literary Guild in 1983, the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001, was named Numismatist of the Year in 2004, received the American Numismatic Society’s Distinguished Service Award in 2016, and the Burnett Anderson Memorial Award for Numismatic Writing in 2018.

1986

From 1986-2002, he wrote the column “Consumer Alert” for the ANA’s magazine The Numismatist.

In 1986, he dove with Mel Fisher in Florida for the treasure of the sunken Nuestra Señora de Atocha.

1989

Bressett was on the American Numismatic Association Board of Governors from 1989 to 1994, serving as Vice President and then served as President from 1995 to 1997.

1996

He served on the commission from 1996 to 2003, and promoted the 50 State Quarters program.

Bressett has received numerous awards in recognition of his service and dedication to numismatics, including election to the National Numismatic Hall of Fame in 1996 the American Numismatic Association Medal of Merit, and the 1998 Chester L. Krause Memorial Distinguished Service Award (jointly awarded to both him and his wife Bert).

2000

For several years, he promoted the Peace 2000 project around the world.

2006

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Red Book, Whitman Publishing created a silver dollar-sized medal featuring Bressett and R.S. Yeoman that was included with a commemorative edition of the 2006 Red Book.

The medal was limited to 500 pieces in nickel-silver, included in a Red Book-style envelope.

Bressett received a unique .900 fine gold example at the 2006 World’s Fair of Money in Denver.

2010

In 2010, the American Numismatic Association named one of their Young Numismatist Literary Awards after Bressett, where articles submitted by people ages 18-22 can win awards and numismatic books.

2018

Bressett retired from full-time editing in 2018 and is now listed as “editor emeritus”.

In 2021, he released A Penny Saved: R.S. Yeoman and His Remarkable Red Book, an in-depth look at the history behind A Guide Book of United States Coins.

In March 2022, Bressett released a new book, Bible Lore and the Eternal Flame.

At the National Money Show in Colorado Springs that same month, his collection of ancient and British Coins was auctioned off.

Bressett worked as a consultant for the F. Newell Childs collection that later sold at auction for over $8 million.