SynopsisBruce McNall became obsessed with coin collecting at the age of 10. At 16, his collection was worth $60,000. During college, he traveled the world buying coins stolen from ancient sites and tombs. McNall's first major sale was to Sy Weintraub, the head of Panavision, who bought $500,000 worth of coins in one sitting. Soon, McNall branched out into horse racing, movie making ( The Fabulous Baker Boys ), and owning the L.A. Kings hockey team., Bruce McNall became obsessed with coin collecting at the age of 10. At 16, his collection was worth $60,000. During college, he traveled the world buying coins stolen from ancient sites and tombs. McNall's first major sale was to Sy Weintraub, the head of Panavision, who bought $500,000 worth of coins in one sitting. Soon, McNall branched out into horse racing, movie making (The Fabulous Baker Boys), and owning the L.A. Kings hockey team., Bruce McNall became obsessed with coin collecting,at the age of ten. at sixteen, his collection was,worth $60,000. During college, he travelled the,world buying coins stolen from ancient sites and,tombs. His first major sale was to Sy Weintraub,the head of Panavision, who bought $500,000 worth,of coins in one sitting. Soon, McNall branched out,into horse racing, moving making (The Fabulous,Baker Boys), and owning the L.A. Kings hockey,team. But in 1990, his house of cards collapsed,and McNall was sent to prison for defrauding,investors. Now here is his whirlwind life story.
LC Classification NumberHV6766.M5M36 2003