David W. Lange was a numismatist, author, and researcher who made significant contributions to the field of coin collecting and numismatics. He was born in 1958 and passed away in 2023 due to a long battle with cancer.
There have been many famous numismatists, or coin collectors, throughout history. From kings to businessmen, coin collecting has a rich history...these coin collectors include Francesco Petrarch, King Louis XIV of France, King Farouk of Egypt, King Emmanuel of Italy, John Quincy Adams, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John J. Ford, Wayne Gretzky, Eric Newman, and many others.