Ginger Rapsus-Bio

Ginger Rapsus, born in Chicago, has been writing professionally for more than twenty-five years. She has published more than 100 magazine articles, along with "United States Clad Coinage," the standard reference book on when and why silver was removed from United States coins

She won the Charles B. Fine Literary Award from Florida United Numismatists in 2005. She also won the Numismatic Literary Guild's Best Portfolio Award in 2005

Ginger began writing fiction a few years ago and found it to be quite different from writing research articles, but still a lot of fun. Her first novel, "Concord," takes place in Concord, Massachusetts. It's the story of Sarah Hastings, a young foster child who time-travels to 1862 and is adopted by the March family of "Little Women."

There is always more than meets the eye, a lot behind the scenes. This is a recurring theme throughout her work.

10 Things you didn't know about Ginger

  1. She has survived a drive-by shooting, a detached retina, a broken patella, and being hit by a car. (The broken patella was the worst.)
  2. Her first published article appeared in a football magazine in 1980.
  3. She has published over 100 articles since then, including a few with footnotes.
  4. She is a former member of Mensa, who graduated from high school at 16 and had nearly a year of college credits by age 17. Her class prediction: she'd be the first lady on Venus.
  5. She is an avid football fan who attended Super Bowl XVI. (She won a football trivia quiz.)
  6. Her first book, "United States Clad Coinage," was published by Bowers and Merena in 1992.
  7. Her last name has been misspelled at least 22 different ways.
  8. Her favorite foods are sushi and sashimi.
  9. She does not own a car, and never did.
  10. She once drew and wrote a baseball cartoon, "No-Hitters," and unsuccessfully tried to get it syndicated.