Bill Fivaz has been a numismatist for over 50 years. He has served on the American Numismatic Association's (ANA) Board of Governors, received that organization's highest honor, the Farran Zebe Award, as well as the ANA Medal of Merit, the ANA Numismatist of the Year and was elected into the ANA Hall of Fame. He has taught at the ANA Summer Seminar in Colorado Springs for over 20 years as well as at various regional, state and local conventions. Mr. Fivaz is retired after having served for over 36 years in sales with the Nestle Company.