David L. Ganz, Lawyer, NJ Politician and Prominent Coin Expert, Dies at 73

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David L. Ganz a practicing attorney in New York and New Jersey, who served four terms as ranking (majority) member of the Bergen County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders, has died at 73 after a long battle with Parkinson's. He died peacefully in his sleep the morning of May 20th, according to his wife, Kathy.

Ganz also served seven consecutive one-year terms as Mayor of Fair Lawn, a borough whose population of more than 32,000 is 18th highest among New Jersey's 573 municipalities.


David Ganz, pictured with President Barack Obama


Ganz is the author of many books including Planning Your Rare Coin Retirement (1998); The Official Guide to U.S. Commemorative Coins (1999); The Smithsonian Guide to Coin Collecting (2008); Profitable Coin Collecting (2008); The Official Guide to State Quarters (2000); America's State Quarters (2008) and Small Claims Court Defense (2012). He was named a Numismatic Ambassador by Krause Publications in 2006.

From 1993 to 1995, Ganz was president of the Congressionally-chartered American Numismatic Association (ANA). In 1995, U.S. president Bill Clinton appointed him to the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee, where along with Rep. Mike Castle (R-DE) he was credited with proposing the 50-State Quarters program, which earned $7 billion for American taxpayers over a 10-year period.

Ganz also served on the board of the Token and Medal Society, 1981 to 2006, and as its president, 2004 to 2006. He was a Life Fellow of the American Numismatic Society and had served on the board of directors for the Industry Council for Tangible Assets (ICTA). Ganz received the James U. Blanchard Lifetime Achievement Award from ICTA in 2009.

Throughout periods of his professional life, Ganz served in many legal-related capacities, including as an advisor to the ANA, ICTA, Professional Numismatists Guild and Numismatic Literary Guild.

Since 1965, he contributed more than 3,000 articles to various publications, with many of those articles focusing on numismatic-related topics and a number of them garnering prestigious literary awards.

He is survived by his wife, Kathy, daughters Pamela and Elyse and beloved cats Meow-More and Tickety-Boo.

Services 9:30 am on Friday, May 23^nd at Robert Schoem's Menorah Chapel, 150 W State Rt 4, Paramus, NJ.