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" About Professional Numismatist George Humphreys
George is committed to providing exceptional customer service to those individuals or estates wishing to liquidate a single coin or a complete collection. He also has extensive experience working with banks and attorneys. To learn more about George, click here. Please call to schedule an appointment. Here is what some of George's clients have to say about him: "As a fellow coin dealer I have bought and sold coins to George Humphreys over the past twenty years. He has always been fair and reliable in his transactions. His knowledge and experience in the coin world is remarkable." Jay McBride "We have known and done business with George Humphreys for the past fifteen years. He is reliable and very knowledgeable in his field. We look forward to continued business transactions with him." Bruce and Cindy Pitts "Over the past years I have worked with and observed George Humphreys as he has invested valuable time and energy in supporting community service organizations. He has assisted many families with his numismatic skills and helped them with appraisals of their estates. He has a reputation for honesty and reliability plus he has been patient and kind with families in distress." Reverend David Martin More About George Humphreys George was born in 1932 in the front bedroom of the East Coast family home in Daytona Beach. His grandfather, Isaac Fine Humphreys, was the first Chief of Police for the small Florida town. His early school years were filled with war support efforts …. gathering scrap metal and selling papers to soldiers on the trains that passed through Daytona on their way to the North African Invasion. He was first recognized by the professional numismatic community in 1943 at the age of eleven, when he noticed that some of the steel pennies of that year had a missing three. He wrote to the Numismatic Scrapbook about his find and they published a short article about this young collector and his insights. Twenty days after graduation from high school, North Korea attacked South Korea and President Truman declared a state of war. George, like many classmates, elected not to go to college at that time and joined the Marine Reserves. He was subsequently called to active duty, serving as a Marine Corps supply sergeant in Korea. He was discharged at Treasure Island in San Francisco in 1955 and for the first time appreciated the beauty of the San Francisco Bay Area. Little did he know that he would return to the Bay Area forty years later to take up residence. While in the Reserves, he married and returned to Daytona Beach, where he lived for forty years and helped to raise four children. He coached Little League and was active in his church and in the community, serving on several city planning boards and advisory commissions. He established a local surfing and apparel shop and was a joint owner of a large local nursing home. Over those years he also developed a business on Main Street specializing in jewelry and rare coins. He was invited to join the American Numismatic Association, the Professional Numismatic Guild, and is a lifetime member of the Florida Numismatic Association. In 1994, he moved to the West Coast and re-established his numismatic business in Northern California. George now divides his time between his coin business and serving as the volunteer head of a community ministry serving patients with life-threatening illness. He’s also an active deacon in a local Presbyterian Church. On many weekends he can be found accompanying his wife, Reverend Rebecca Herrero, as she performs weddings all over the Bay Area and the nearby Wine Country. When he is asked about what life has taught him, he says that kindness, honesty, and generosity are their own reward. |
George
Humphreys has been a professional rare coin dealer for over
48 years. His experience is extensive, and his dealings
with his clients are based on the foundations of Integrity,
Honesty, and Reliablitiy.|
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