Dr. Rita Laws

Dr. Laws, a former schoolteacher, is a freelance numismatic writer and researcher of Indian Peace Medals.  A member of the Oklahoma Choctaw tribe and the mother of 12 children, she is also a special needs adoption advocate and volunteers as her state's representative for the North American Council on Adoptable Children (NACAC).  She has just completed a book about collecting lucky coins, medals, currency and pocket pieces.