Herb Kreindler (1935-2026)
May 7, 2026
There are people who are true institutions. The American coin dealer Herb Kreindler was one of them. If he’d wanted to, he could have run a huge auction house. But he didn’t want to. He preferred to be independent.
Herbert Kreindler was born in Manhattan in 1935. He grew up in Liberty, New York State. Herb didn’t talk much about himself, but when he did, and if the conversation happened to touch on his childhood, he would wax lyrical. He still took great pleasure in the fact that, as the son of the hotel manager at the legendary Grossinger’s, he grew up where others went on holiday. The atmosphere that prevailed at this kosher holiday resort in the Catskills can still be experienced today: Grossinger’s inspired the film “Dirty Dancing”.
From Coin Weekly