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The E-Sylum: Volume 21, Number 33, August 19, 2018, Article 27

WAYNE'S NUMISMATIC DIARY: AUGUST 19, 2018: PART 3

Friday, August 17, 2018

Friday morning I reported for duty as Money Talks speaker introducer. The 9 o'clock talk was on foreign coins struck at U.S. Mints by sixteen-year-old Kenny Sammut. I arrived about 8:30 and Kenny was there with his father Ken assisting with video production. While waiting for the appointed time I met Sam Gelberd of the ANA Education department and Abigail Zechman of Florida, recently named the ANA's Young Numismatist of the Year. Here are some photos from my morning shift.

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Kenny's Sammut's talk

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Steve Roach and audience

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Bob Evans and audience

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Bob Evans slide

NBS General Meeting

I had to miss half of Bob Evans' talk so I could go to the NBS General Meeting. It was very well attended and because of bidder schedules it was decided to hold the fundraising auction first. Bidding was quite active. Look for results in the next Asylum. Here are some photos.

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Some Auction lots

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Dan Hamelberg displaying a lot

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Tom Harrison and Len Augsburger recording bids; David Fanning at podium calling sale

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Crowd shot

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Overflow table, including Chuck Heck and Garrett Ziss

After the sale we began the meeting proper. See the next Asylum for all the details and more photos. The clock was ticking and I had to run to the Money Talks room to introduce Len Augsburger for his talk on the Newman Portal. But before leaving I gave out NBS Appreciation Awards to John Nebel and Bruce Perdue for their tireless efforts supporting The E-Sylum and the NBS web site.

I had to miss David Fanning's talk on the state of the numismatic literature market, but I'll look forward to a report in the next Asylum.

Newman Numismatic Portal Money Talks

I made it to the Money Talks room with a few minutes to spare. I introduced Len by noting how proud and privledged I feel to have been with the Newman Numismatic Portal project from the beginning with a meeting in St. Louis with Eric, Evelyn and Andy Newman and others.

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Wayne at podium (Image courtesy Deborah Kurtz)

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Latest Eric P. Newman Collection Sale

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Latest Newman Numismatic Portal Acquisition

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Left: Len at podium
Right: Wayne and Len afterwards (Image courtesy Deborah Kurtz)

The PAN Eagle

Later I stopped back at the bourse area visiting dealers and other friends. I walked through the exhibit area but I'll save those photos for another report.

One of the tables I visited was the PAN table where I spoke with my old friend Pat McBride and met his friend Peter the Eagle (photos courtesy Pat McBride).

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Dinner With Kellen

The evening was a very pleasant one spent having dinner at the Bistrot La Minette with young numismatist Kellen Hoard and his mom, Joel Orosz and Len Augsburger and his wife Deborah Kurtz. Conversation topics were all over the map, including the Carnegie Library book thefts, the NBS fundraising auction, our Jefferson Walk, Walter Breen, the ANA's Numismatics correspondence course, numismatic ephemera, visiting numismatic libraries, and the general markets for rare coins and numismatic literature.

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Wayne Homren, Editor

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