Anthony J. Terranova
Biography
(L2024)
Born in Brooklyn, New York.Married Mary Ann Fiore in 1985. They have a son.
Employed as a bookkeeper for a mutual fund 1966 to 1970; employed with a commodities exchange 1970 to 1975. Part time coin dealer 1972 to 1975. He worked as a dealer with Neil Berman 1975 to 1978. Terranova formed his own company in 1978. He is a dealer and wholesaler in rare and historic coinage. He received the Farran Zerbe Memorial Award from the ANA in 2011. In 2019 he was inducted into the PCGS CoinFacts Coin Dealer Hall of fame. In 2024 he was on the Coin World list of 100 Most Influential People in Numismatics.
He collects superb quality state coinage and other colonial coinage. He has collected American historical medals and high quality foreign coins.
bio by interview 5/11/91
Source credit: Pete Smith, American Numismatic Biographies
Bio Snapshot
Date of Birth: 1947 - Mar - 22Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York