Edwin Joseph Reiter

At the time of his death, Ed was a powerful force in journalism for the coin hobby and trade, serving as senior editor of COINage magazine for his 32nd year and executive director of the prestigious non-profit Numismatic Literary Guild in his 27th year. He was also still serving as an active consultant to a number of other numismatic firms.

Prior to relocating to Pennsylvania, he was a resident of Glen Rock, NJ for 19 years, where he served as an editor for the Bergen Record. Between 1998 and 2002, he won four first-place awards from the New Jersey Press Association for Best Headline Writing, reflecting his penchant for wordplay and puns.

In 2002, he authored the New York Times Guide to Coin Collecting, which was published by St. Martin’s Press.

Reiter graduated from Aquinas Institute, Rochester, NY, in 1955 and received his B.A. from St. Bonaventure University in 1959.

He leaves his wife, Patricia, and her mother, Stella Domski; three daughters: Allison (Amodio), Carrie (Estabrooks), and Jennifer (Merrill); two sons: Christopher and Timothy; two grandchildren: Gavin Estabrooks and Cullen Estabrooks; three-sons-in-law: Michael Amodio, Jason Estabrooks, and Lee Merrill; and a brother, Paul. He was predeceased by a sister, Patricia Bongiovanni.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Friday, September 1, 2017 at 9:30am in St. Catharine Catholic Church, 905 Maple Ave., Glen Rock, NJ. Interment will follow in Christ the King Cemetery, Franklin Lakes, NJ. Calling Hours will be held from 6:00 until 8:00pm on Thursday, August 31, 2017 in Becker Funeral Home, 219 Kinderkamack Rd., Westwood, NJ.