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The National Silver Dollar Roundtable

The National Silver Dollar Round Table was created out of the National Silver Convention and was founded on November 12, 1982 at the Third National Silver Dollar Convention. The National Silver Dollar Round Table is Incorporated under Oklahoma law as a non-profit educational organization. It is dedicated to promoting United States Silver dollars. The National Silver Dollar Round Table is generally referred to as the NSDR. The objective of the NSDR is to advance the knowledge of numismatics, especially for U. S. silver dollars, along educational, historical and scientific lines. NSDR assists in bringing about cooperation among all persons interested in collecting, buying, selling, grading, exhibiting and preserving U. S. silver dollars, through educational forums, social meetings, written articles, newsletters, books and other publications of interest. Our educational programs have, through the years, featured the most respected names of all of numismatics. The NSDR publishes a free Journal with many articles of interest for silver dollars every year. The NSDR has it's own website hosted by it's webmaster Mr. Highfill. You may visit this site at: www.nationalsilverdollarroundtable.org. Here you will find a current list of dealers, officers, committees and Board members. There over five hundred (500) articles by some of the most influential authors in numismatics, listed on the web site, in the library section. There are also many educational videos. John W. Highfill (Author: The U. S. Silver Dollar Comprehensive Silver Dollar Encyclopedia ISBN #0-9629900-0-00), is the Founder of the National Silver dollar Round Table (NSDR). Mr. Highfill's selection of it's founding fathers and the initial Board of Governors consisted of: Himself, Al E. Johnbrier, Randy Campbell, Dean Tavenner, Kurt Kruger, Joe Buzanowski, Jr. and Leroy Van Allen Van Allen Mathis - VAM). The have been many Presidents through the years for the NSDR including; John W. Highfill, Joe Buzanowski, Al E. Johnbrier, Randy Campbell, Leon E. Hendrickson, Dean Tavenner, Mike Farone and Jeff G. Oxman. The first Treasurer was Al E. Johnbrier, followed by JoAnn Johnbrier, Sandy Gulde and Donald H. Ketterling. There have been only two Secretaries as of this date. They were Leroy Van Allen 1982-1990 and Marlene M. Highfill 1990-2014 (to date). Bylaws were written along with a Code of Ethics in 1982/83. A special NSDR logo was also designed and generated and used to date. There were "special" NDSR "Dollar Days" held at each of the (NSDC) National Silver Dollar Conventions. The first "Dollar Day" was held at the 7TH NSDC on November 12, 1986 in St, Louis, MO. These special show days were similar to the Professional Numismatic Guild (PNG) at other conventions like the American Numismatic Association (ANA). These shows were a special one day show for the members of the NSDR only. These shows were very successful. Not only was the convention a gathering place for Silver Dollar Experts, it was one of the largest coin shows in America. The 1988 NSDC was held in St. Louis. MO. The PCDA hosted by Kevin Foley was in conjunction with the NSDC. As of this date, the NSDC had 897 booths and the PCDA had 140 booths and combined to become the largest numismatic event in history! The ANA, FUN, TNA, CSNS, Long Beach Expos and Baltimore Expos are among the largest and finest coins shows to visit, find and buy Silver Dollars. There are, however, many other smaller coin shows that have NSDR dealers in attendance, also. Silver dollars are the most popular coin collected today. There are many dates, VAM's (Val Allen-Mathis), and other varieties to collect and enjoy. Collector's often need numismatic help when trying to accumulate a collection and/or portfolio. Collecting silver dollars may be very complicated and you may need to consult a professional dealer. There are thousands of coin dealers in the U.S. alone. When you see a doctor, he may send you to a "specialist". The same goes for silver dollars. That's where the National Silver Dollar Round Table comes in. When it comes to silver dollars, you really need to see a "specialist". The NSDR members have been carefully selected and approved by the NSDR board of governors. The NSDR is about to celebrate it's 32nd anniversary. Check the NSDR website to find the nearest "Silver Dollar Specialist" near you. The "Silver Dollar Specialist" is the official slogan of the NSDR for it's dealers. The U. S. silver dollar is by far the most popular American Coin. It's vast appeal is the best in all of numismatics. The National Silver Dollar Round Table's index of dealers are professionals in all types of Silver Dollars. These can and may include each and every Silver Dollar Minted. they are: Draped Bust, Liberty Seated, Trade, Morgan, Peace, Eisenhower, Susan B. Anthony, Sacagawea, Native American, Gold dollars, Gold Commemoratives, and the current ongoing current U. S. Presidential Golden Dollar series. Morgan Dollars have been and continue to be more popular than the Peace Dollars. However, both series continue to to be collected in every grade from good to MS67+. Collectors seem to acquire the lower grade coins, while investors go for the higher Mint State grades. Many of the later try to obtain the finest know examples available in the marketplace. The NSDR is the second largest numismatic organization in the world. Remember "Knowledge is King". The NSDR is also proud to be one one of the founding members of the "Industry of Tangible Assets" (I.C.T.A.). The NSDR continues to be on their board while promoting honesty and integrity. The NSDR Journal is an annual publication. It has published articles and has many advertisers. The NSDR is the only exclusive Silver Dollar organization in the world and growing each year! Any dealer that wishes to join and meets their criteria may go to the website to apply. Keep in mind the NSDR adheres to a very strict code of ethics that is also defined and listed on their website. As early as 1975, there was only the MS65 listed in the Coin Dealer Newsletter (CDN) for silver dollars. In August of that year, the CDN started posting both the MS60 and the MS 65 grades for silver dollars. At this time, the price differences could be nearly three times between the two grades. In September 1980, the CDN began listing the MS 64 grade. This solved a lot of the disparities in the price fluctuations. But the differences were still substantial between the MS 63 and the MS65 grades. The NSDR had it's own "Pricing Guide" with it's initial quarterly journal. NOTE: The NSDR was the first in implementing the MS 64 grade pricing within the entire Silver Dollar prices. This landmark Grade was board approved in November 1984. It was first published in the National Silver Dollar Round Table's Pricing Guide, Volume II, NO 1, dated November 1984. The MS 64 grade was later posted in March of 1985 in the Grey Sheet (CDN) and remains to date The NSDR is very proud of the insight and implementation of this grade for all coins and numismatics. The MS 64 is today the most pivitable grade for all grades today. This extra grade alone, finally puts most coins in direct dollar value proportion to their "condition rarity". The NSDR is constantly trying to improve their organization with the goal of numismatics through experience, knowledge and education. The NSDR Web Site listed earlier, you will find many categories including a list of approved "Sliver Dollar Specialist" dealers, addresses, email links, and telephone numbers. You may contact any dealer through his email or link. There are also advertisers. Many of the dealers have their online stores. Each Member is, as stated before, a Silver Dollar Specialist! Their online stores are similar to EBAY. Simply visit the store, select, and purchase directly any dealer you wish. In the Web Site, there are educational articles, seminar information, lists of current and past members, in memoriam members, archive photos and videos. There is also a membership application, in case you would like to join the NSDR. Many of the Videos have some of the finest guest speakers you could ever find. These seminars were and are exclusively for education regarding U. S. Silver Dollars. Many seminars are for collecting quality, rarity and VAMs. Most were held at one of the 20 annual National Silver Dollar Conventions. Those conventions were held at Columbus, Houston, St. Louis, Chicago, Las Vegas and Dallas. Other NSDR seminars can be found at the three Long Beach Coin Expos, ANA, FUN. Ontario, Las Vegas, and the three Baltimore Conventions. The NSDR also boast many authors. These expert writers are a virtual "Who's Who" in numismatics. Some have written encyclopedias, books, ANA essays, CDN articles, NSDR Journal articles, pamphlets and multiple other articles throughout the years. Many of the past and present authors are NSDR Lifetime Achievement Award recipients and seminar guest speakers. '''Leroy Van Allen was the prominent co-author along A. George Mallis in creating the VAM standard for Morgan Silver Dollars. This inaugural book on VAM Silver Dollars is by far the first word on Morgan Varieties.''' This reference book set the bar for VAM dollars. Since this book was first released, The Society of Silver Dollars Collector's (SSDC) has been formed for Morgan and Peace silver dollar variety collectors. This organization, spear headed by Jeff G. Oxman along with many others. The SSDC has through the years, has found multiples of new dollar varieties. The major VAM dollars and some of the most popular are: 1879-S Rev of "78, 1878-P Rev of '79, 1882-O/S, 1887-P Alligator Eye, 1888-O "Hot Lips", 1889-CC Spitting Eagle and the 1900-O/CC, to mention a few. The Carson City Morgan Dollars are among the most popular dollars in both circulated and bu grades. The most Common are the 1882-CC, 1883-CC and the 1884-CC. The GSA Carson City dollars are also collected heavily with the original with box and papers. The 1889-cc GSA NGC graded 62 PL is the only 1889-CC released by the Government. It is to say the least very rare. Some say it could possibly sell close to the million dollar mark when sold. There are many finest know silver dollar collections. They are in order of time frame: Amon Carter, Wayne Miller, John W. Highfill, Jack R. Lee, Lloyd Gabbert. The listings can be found multiple reference areas. PCGS also has a world tour of the the finest PCGS Silver Dollar Set (August 22, 1990) Many readers are familiar with John W. Highfill's massive 1133 page "The Comprehensive U. S. Silver Dollar Encyclopedia". It is both an encyclopedia and an anthology of the entire numismatic community. It is often referred to as "THE BOOK". Mr. Highfill has been a silver dollar expert, collector, dealer and author for over forty years. His encyclopedia has 50 some guest authors listed, that in combination, cover virtually everything you could possibly know on all types of silver dollars. Many of the NSDR guest authors themselves have their own numismatic writings. In addition to Mr. Highfill, they are and not limited to: Walter H. Breen, Q. David Bowers, Wayne Miller, Leroy Van Allen, John W. Dannreuther, Jeff G. Oxman, Steve Ivy, Randy Campbell, C. Logan Mechnie, Dwight Manley, Al E. Johnbrier, Dean Tavenner, Anthony Swiatek, Donald H. Kagin, Bill Fiva, Selby Ungar, Adam Crum, Leon Hendrickson, Harlan White, Marlene M. Highfill, Chet Krause, Mike Farone, Mary Sauvain, David Sundman, Martin Paul, Robert Lehmann, Hannes Tulving, William E. Sears, Clark A. Samuelson, James L. Halperin, David Hall, John Albanese, Michael Fuljenz, David Lisot, Lawrence S. Goldberg, James U. Blanchard, Douglas Winter, Robert Brueggerman, Andrew P. Lustig, Kenneth E. Bressett, Donald Harrison Phillips, Maurice H. Rosen, Bruce Amspacher, Frank Duvall, David A. Ganz, and Scott Travers. The NSDR Lifetime Achievement Award recipients are: Leon Hendrickson 1989, John B. Love 1990, Harlan White 1991, Leroy Van Allen 1992, Wayne Miller 1993, John Wayne Highfill 1994, Al & Jo Ann Johnbrier 1995, Jack R. Lee 1996, Randy Campbell 1997, Don Kagin 1998, Bob Wilhite 1999, Bob Hendershott 2000, Jeff G. Oxman 2001, Chet Krause 2002, Selby Ungar 2003, Anthony Swiatek 2004, John & Nancy Wilson 2005, Mike Farone 2006, Bill Fiva 2008, Marlene M. Highfill 2009, Jack Copeland 2010, John W. Dannreuther 2011, Donald H. Kagin 2012. The NSDR Past & Present Board of Governors are listed as: PRESIDENTS: Joe Buzanowski 1982-1984, Dean Tavenner 1984-1986, John W, Highfill 1986-1990 (2 Terms), Leon Hendrickson 1992-1994, Al E. Johnbrier 1194-1996, Randy Campbell 1996-1998, Mike Farone 1998-2000, Al E. Johnbrier 2000-2006 (3 Terms), Jeff G. Oxman 2006-2010 (2 Terms), John W. Highfill 2010-2014 (2 Terms to present) SECRETARY: Leroy Van Allen 1982-1990 (4 terms), Marlene M. Highfill 1990-2012 (12 Terms to present) TREASURER: Al E. Johnbrier (1983-1993 (5 1/2 Terms), Jo Ann Johnbrier 1993-2006 (6 1/2 Terms), Sandy Gulde 2009-2013 (2 Terms), Donald H. Ketterling (2013 to Present). PAST BOARD MEMBERS: Roger P. Bryan, Grant Campbell, Randy Campbell, John W. Dannruether, Col. Steve Ellsworth, Steele Eunson, Mike Faraone, Edward J. Fritz, Jr., John Gulde, Sandy Gulde, Kent Gully, Ash Harrison, Leon Hendrickson, John W. Highfill, Marlene M. Highfill, Al E. Johnbrier, JoAnn Johnbrier, Jules J. Karp, Kurt R. Kruger, Paul E. Lambert, Jack R. Lee, Robert T. McIntire, C. Logan Mechnie, Mark L. Mendelson, Louie Moreno, Jr., Kris Oyster, Jeff G. Oxman, Allen Rowe, Mary Sauvain, Douglas Sharpe, Dean Tavenner, Selby Ungar, Leroy Van Allen, Fred Weinberg, Harlan White, and Brian D. Yutzy. The NSDR has held an annual banquet and awards ceremony every year since 1982 to date. The standing President hosts the banquet along with a master of ceremonies. It is always sold out and a long wait list for a seat. This annual gathering is for the honoring of new members, Life Members, the President's Award, Man of The Year, Woman of the Year, Lifetime Achievement Award. The first lifetime achievement award was presented in 1989. There are special committees within the NSDR. they are as follows: Finance, Advertising, Legal, Ethics, NSDR Annual Journal, NSDR Web Site, Video Specialist, Master of Ceremonies, Show Reporter, Membership, Counsel, and the ICTA Board seat. Every board member is on at least one committee. Each committee chairman is to present their findings at every board member. The NSDR board meets three times annually. In summary, not every coin dealer or professional numismatist is a Silver Dollar Expert. Therefore, buying, selling and/or collecting can be made easier by contacting and "Silver Dollar Specialists". Visit their website @ nationalsilverdollarroundtable.org. John W, Highfill, Current President, The National Silver Dollar Round Table