CHARLES BROWNE (1950-2018)

Charles "Charlie" Browne, 69, of East Derry, New Hampshire, died on May 19, 2018. Browne was born in Elmira, New York, on March 2, 1950.

Browne graduated from a Medfield, Massachusetts, high school in 1968. He attended Western New England University in Springfield, but left and started working at a coin shop in Wellesley in 1974. As his numismatic knowledge grew, Browne's career did as well. He was employed by New England Rare Coin Galleries and then partnered with Bruce Dubin in 1980, forming Dubin-Browne Rarities.

Browne was said to have one of the sharpest eyes in the business. In 1986 he became a grader at Professional Coin Grading Service at its inception and worked there occasionally over the next 25 years. He also was employed by the National Gold Exchange and Rare Coins of New Hampshire. In 2003 he was hired by Certified Assets Management, where he handled many of the greatest American rarities. For the past 10 years, he operated Charles O. Browne Rare Coins in East Derry, where he dealt in both raw and slabbed U.S. and world coins.

In 1976 Browne became an ANA member. Since 2005 he delighted in teaching at the Association's Summer Seminar. In the April 2014 issue of The Numismatist (p. 91), he stated, "It is hard to explain what a joy it has been to volunteer in this capacity and to see the students' anxiety disappear as their confidence grows. Numismatics has helped me enjoy every aspect of life."

Browne is survived by his daughter, Meg; his son, Ryan; his brother, David; and his sister, Hilarie.

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