VIDEO: U.S. MINT DIRECTOR EVA ADAMS

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VIDEO: U.S. MINT DIRECTOR EVA ADAMS

The latest addition to the Newman Numismatic Portal is an interview with U.S. Mint Director Eva Adams. Project Coordinator Len Augsburger provided the following report. -Editor

Eva Adams (1908-1991) Video on Newman Portal

The David Lisot Video Library on Newman Portal, numbering about 2,000 videos, is a resource that will be mined for a long time. In 1988 Ed Rochette interviewed former U.S. Mint Director Eva Adams, who served from 1961 to 1969, and this video has recently been added to NNP. Adams speaks on a number of topics, including the Mint's relationship with coin collectors and concerns related to public acceptance of coinage changes.

Adams covers the introduction of the Kennedy half dollar as well as the 1960s coin shortages and subsequent introduction of clad coinage. The former Mint Director opposed legislation that would have removed presidents from U.S. coins and replaced them with figures emblematic of Liberty. Adams concludes with a few remarks on the construction of the (fourth) Mint in Philadelphia, which opened in 1969 during the final year of her administration.

Image: U.S. Mint Director Eva Adams, speaking in 1988.

Link to Eva Adams video on Newman Portal:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/578942

Wayne Homren, Editor

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