Tony Merson
Robert Anthony "Tony" Merson was a British numismatist and philatelist, with a particular interest in the coins of medieval France.Life
Robert Anthony Merson F.C.A. was born on 22 May 1950. He attended Farnham Grammar School, 1961-1968. He was an accountant by profession, but is better known for his contribution to numismatics and philately. He was an active member of numismatic and philatelic communities, and a member of several specialist learned societies, including the British Numismatic Society, the Royal Numismatic Society, the Société française de numismatique, and was Chairman and Honorary Treasurer of the Surrey Postal History Group. He was particularly knowledgeable about medieval French coins, and made a significant contribution to the study of the gros tournois. He died on 24 December 2016.
