John Saunders

John Saunders was appointed as a member of the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) in 2022 based on the recommendation of the House Minority Leader.

John Saunders has been a professional numismatist and coin collector in London, England and Orange County, California for over 50 years. In that time, he has attended over a thousand coin shows, bought and sold over 500,000 ancient coins and has taught college classes on the history of coinage.

Saunders is a co-author of The Gold Coinage of Belgium from Ancient to Modern Times, the publisher of an English translation of Van Loon’s iconic 4-volume Medallic History of the Low Countries 1555 – 1710, and a member of numerous numismatic organizations.

Since 1976, John has owned London Coin Galleries, Inc., with 3 locations and annual sales of over $12 million. Since 2004, Saunders has built the largest private collection (outside of museums) of the coins and medals of the Low Countries. Since 2008, he has been a partner in Schulman BV of Amsterdam, one of the oldest coin auction houses in Europe.

The father of seven children, Saunders lives in Orange County. He earned a B.S. degree in Mathematics from Eckerd College in 1971 and an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of Business in 1973.

From 1973 to 1976, Saunders was Assistant Treasurer of American Express International Bank, New York, Manila and London. In that capacity, he was an early participant in the Euro-dollar lending market for sovereign debt. Since the early 1980’s, John has accumulated a large portfolio of real estate, primarily industrial and residential.