James E. Charlton is a Canadian coin

Coin

A coin is a piece of hard material that is standardized in weight, is produced in large quantities in order to facilitate trade, and primarily can be used as a legal tender token for commerce in the designated country, region, or territory....

 dealer and numismatic publisher. After working as a stationary engineer, he opened a coin store in Toronto

Toronto

Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...

. He published his first guidebook, Catalogue of Canadian Coins, Tokens & Fractional Currency, in 1952. Other titles from Charlton Press

Charlton Press

Charlton Press is a Canadian book publishing company founded by Toronto coin dealer Jim Charlton which produces price guides and other books on collectibles, including coins, banknotes, medals, sports cards, clocks, dolls and porcelain figures. The company's first title was Catalogue of Canadian...

 followed.

Subsequently he sold his store to concentrate on his publications, and later sold his publishing company, Charlton Press

Charlton Press

Charlton Press is a Canadian book publishing company founded by Toronto coin dealer Jim Charlton which produces price guides and other books on collectibles, including coins, banknotes, medals, sports cards, clocks, dolls and porcelain figures. The company's first title was Catalogue of Canadian...

, which continues to publish price guides for coins, banknote

Banknote

A banknote is a kind of negotiable instrument, a promissory note made by a bank payable to the bearer on demand, used as money, and in many jurisdictions is legal tender. In addition to coins, banknotes make up the cash or bearer forms of all modern fiat money...

s and other collectibles.