Another new addition to the Newman Numismatic Portal is Pete Smith's monograph on numismatic mirrors. Project Coordinator Len Augsburger provided the following report.
-Editor
 Numismatic mirrors were a popular marketing item in the 1970s and 1980s, with many examples originating particularly in the southern California area. They were issued by dealers,
collectors, and various organizations, featuring promotional art on one side and a flat mirror on the other. These were convenient, portable mirrors that one could carry in a purse or wallet. Pete
Smith has built a collection of about 100 examples and documented the set in The Pete Smith Collection of Numismatic Mirrors. Smith cites two articles on coin mirrors that can be found on the
Newman Portal, one from the Brasher Bulletin (2010) describing their origin, and another from the Calcoin News (1974), with biographical data on one of the manufacturers. Numismatic
mirrors are unknown to today’s generation, but those who were actively attending shows in the 1970s will likely recall this bit of numismatic history.
Link to the Pete Smith monograph on the Newman Portal:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/525351
Link to Brasher Bulletin article by Hall Dunn, “Good For Trade Mirrors” (Fall/Winter 2010,p. 26)
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/518864
Link to Calcoin News article by Doris McClung, “Ed McClung” (Fall 1974, p. 122):
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/516470
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