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Michael Ray Fuljenz
COINage Magazine
|February - March 2021
AMERICA’S GOLD EXPERT
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At seven-years-old, Michael Ray Fuljenz received his first shiny silver dollar after making straight A’s on his report card. It was a simple gift from his grandfather, Jules “Red” Lievens, but a gift that would not only prove how hard work pays off but one that set the young man on a path that would see countless silver and gold coins pass through his hands.
Mike began saving his coins and would go to the local coin shop to see what new specimens he could find. As time went by, he learned more and more about the numismatic industry, and he learned a more proper term for the shininess of that first coin was lustrous. Today, that young love of coins has grown to make him a renowned industry leader in numismatics.
How did you become America’s Gold Expert?
I filed for a trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and provided documentation of my work, which included my interviews on CNBC, CBS, FOX Business, USA Today, Forbes, as well as my consulting work for the U.S. Mint, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, the Royal Canadian Mint and Texas Office of Attorney General. Once that information was reviewed and verified by the USPTO, I was granted the trademark as “America’s Gold Expert.”

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This story is from the February - March 2021 edition of COINage Magazine.
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