Scotsman Auction Co.

John "Jay" Woodside, owner/president of Scotsman Auction Co., began collecting coins at the age of seven and has actively traded in numismatics since 1977 when he started working with his father, Robert Woodside. Five years later, Robert passed away and Jay, at the young age of 26, purchased Scotsman from Robert's two partners.

Today, Jay is considered a leading authority in U.S. coins; specializing in authentication, grading, and evaluation. His extensive knowledge has earned him the respect of his peers, and many of today's top numismatists credit their own success to Jay's tutelage. Editors for all the major numismatic newspapers, magazines, and journals frequently assign their staff writers to interview him for his knowledge and opinions on important industry issues. He is a member of the ANA (American Numismatic Association), PNG (Professional Numismatic Guild), PCGS (Professional Coin Grading Service), NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Corporation), SLNA (Saint Louis Numismatic Society), MNS (Missouri Numismatic Society), CSNS (Central States Numismatic Society), FUN (Florida United Numismatists), and several other reputable organizations.

John Woodside is a graduate of the intensive, hands-on ANA Advanced Coin Grading course and is a life member of many National numismatic organizations. John possesses the knowledge and the integrity to evaluate and to purchase U.S. coin collections of any extent. Working full-time with his father Jay since graduating in 2001 with a degree in business from Missouri State University, he is the third generation of Woodside's affiliated with the coin buying tradition at Scotsman Auction Co.

John served as the Corresponding Secretary for the Missouri Numismatic Society; was an intern for the Missouri State House of Representatives, where he successfully lobbied to exempt coins and precious metals from sales tax; and was also the recipient of the Silver Dollar Roundtable President's Award for his leading role in resurrecting Missouri coin shows.