Robert B. Lecce
Biography
Born in Far Rockaway, Long Island. Served in the Army during the Vietnam War. Married with a son.
He opened Coinways in Lawrence, New York, in 1969. Later coin dealer in Boca Raton, Florida. PNG member. He specialized in rare date U. S. gold. He died at home in Boca Raton, Florida.
In his honor, a scholarship fund was established for the American Numismatic Association to support the ANA Summer Seminar Program.
obit: CW 8/1/2011 (photo)
Source credit: Pete Smith, American Numismatic Biographies