Dwight N. Manley (born February 23, 1966) is an American businessman, Managing Partner of California Gold Marketing Group LLC, numismatist, professional sports agent, and real estate developer from Brea, California.[1]
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| Born | February 23, 1966 |
| Occupation(s) | Managing Partner of California Gold Marketing Group LLC, numismatist, professional sports agent, and real estate developer |
| Employer | California Gold Marketing Group LLC |
Early life and interest in numismatics
editManley's interest in numismatics began at the age of six when he received a 1909 Lincoln cent. His passion for coin collecting was further nurtured through the American Numismatic Association's (ANA) popular Summer Seminar which he attended in 1981 thanks to a scholarship he won, which was encouraged by the ANA and its governor.[2]
Contributions to numismatics
editIn 2001, Manley funded a multi-million-dollar renovation of the American Numismatic Association's (ANA) museum and library. The library more than doubled its shelf space and expanded its climate-controlled rare book room.[2]
In 2007, Manley donated a copy of Illustrium Imagines, the world's first illustrated numismatic book printed in 1517, to the ANA.[3] As Managing Partner of California Gold Marketing Group LLC,[4][5] Manley undertook negotiations to buy the ship's cargo of historic California Gold Rush-era coins and gold assayers' bars[6][7][8]
Manley funded for "A California Gold Rush History",[9] a 1,000-page book, by selling treasures recovered from the Central America, contributing over $500,000 to research and preparation costs.[2] This donation also included other significant Washington-related medals Manley had acquired separately totalling over 1,000 coins and medals.[10]
In 2022, Manley donated more than 60 books, auction catalogs, and photographs that he acquired at auction from the Sydney F. Martin Numismatic Library Collection.[3] All items were previously owned or annotated by the noted numismatic researcher and author Walter Breen (1928-1993), with many containing Breen's handwritten notes.[11]
Sports management and television production
editBeyond numismatics, Manley is the president of United Sports Agency.[12][2] In June 2006, he was appointed as the national manager of the Jockeys' Guild,[13][14][15] a position he voluntarily served without compensation for a period of one year.[16][2]
As a sports agent, Manley also represented all-star Karl Malone of the Utah Jazz[1] and negotiated a $66.5 million contract for the player.[17] Manley was also known in the sports world for his role as the agent of NBA player Dennis Rodman during the 1990s.[18][19]
In addition to his roles in sports management, Manley is a television producer.[2][20]
References
edit- ^ a b "DWIGHT MANLEY". December 30, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Dwight N. Manley | American Numismatic Association Library". www.money.org.
- ^ a b "ANA Library Receives Important Donation From Dwight N. Manley | CoinNews". May 13, 2022.
- ^ "Ship of Gold II ready to leave port on new voyage". CoinWorld.
- ^ https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ca/199901910024
- ^ Harper, Dave (February 2, 2018). "More treasure goes to Long Beach". Numismatic News.
- ^ "Gold Rush treasures from 1857 shipwreck up for Reno auction". December 2, 2022.
- ^ Staff, Numismatic News (July 13, 2018). "Territorial gold part of ship treasure". Numismatic News.
- ^ Bowers, Q. David (June 8, 2002). A California Gold Rush History: Featuring the Treasure from the S.S. Central America : a Source Book for the Gold Rush Historian and Numismatist. California Gold Marketing Group. ISBN 9780943161877 – via Google Books.
- ^ "ANA museum gets donation of Washington medals". CoinWorld.
- ^ "Dwight Manley donates Breen books to ANA". CoinWorld.
- ^ "Gold Digger". Forbes.
- ^ "Dwight Manley, Jesse Jackson Tapped To Help Jockeys' Guild". www.sportsbusinessjournal.com. June 29, 2006.
- ^ "Jockeys finally seeing some gains from ex-NBA agent leader - Jun. 8, 2007". money.cnn.com.
- ^ "Guild reaches contract agreement with Manley". www.drf.com.
- ^ "Meyocks to Head Guild". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 13, 2007 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Jazz Give Malone $66.5M Deal". www.cbsnews.com. August 1, 1999.
- ^ Hood, Bryan (May 11, 2020). "Meet the World-Renowned Coin Collector Who Happened to Be Dennis Rodman's Agent in the '90s".
- ^ Staff, S. I. "THE MAN WHO TURNED THE WORM AGENT DWIGHT MANLEY HAS SHOWN CLIENT DENNIS RODMAN THE MONEY". Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com.
- ^ Richmond, Ray (December 6, 1996). "The Rodman World Tour".