Steve Roach

Steve Roach – Fine Art & Rare Coin Appraiser | Trusted Valuation, Charitable Donation Specialist, Expert Witness & Advisory Services

Steve Roach is a nationally respected fine art and rare coin appraiser with offices in Washington, D.C./Baltimore and New York City. A Certified Member of the International Society of Appraisers (ISA), a co-instructor of its fine art course, and an AQB-Certified USPAP Instructor, Steve brings over 20 years of experience and deep market expertise to each assignment.

Steve is a specialist in charitable contributions and served nearly a decade as a senior art appraiser for the Internal Revenue Service, where he evaluated more than 3,000 works of art and cultural property with an appraised value exceeding $1.2 billion for federal estate, gift, income, and charitable contribution tax matters. Steve has worked with Christie's, Heritage, has lectured at Sotheby's, the FBI, U.S. Department of State, was a coin grader at PCGS, ANACS and taught coin grading and authentication for the American Numismatic Association.

Steve is also a former editor-in-chief of Coin World , and a leading voice in the rare coin field. His market insights have been featured in The New York Times , Wall Street Journal , BBC , Smithsonian Magazine , BusinessWeek , and NPR . He has worked with many institutions including the Frick Collection, the British Museum, the U.S. Mint, and the Smithsonian Institution.

With a dual background in art history and law, Steve offers a unique blend of aesthetic insight and legal-academic rigor. He provides tailored services to private collectors, attorneys, institutions, and fiduciaries—offering appraisals, expert witness testimony, and strategic guidance on acquisitions, sales, and risk management.

Whether you're building a legacy collection, settling an estate, or need trusted valuation for litigation, tax, or insurance purposes, Steve delivers clear, defensible appraisals and market-driven advice rooted in integrity, scholarship, and discretion.

Email: [email protected] Phone:  (214) 536-4309 LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenroach/