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JERRY FRANCIS SCHIMMEL (1933-2021)John Ostendorf passed along word of the recent passing of author Jerry Schimmel. Sorry to hear this news. This obituary appeared in the September-October 2021 issue of The TAMS Journal, the official publication of the Token and Medal Society. Editor Greg Burns kindly provided the text and John obtained the image for publication here. Thank you. I added some images of his books. -Editor
Jerry passed away in his sleep after being hospitalized with septicemia following surgeries for which his sister had been caring for him. Jerry was a broadly recognized authority on tokens relating to his city of residence, San Francisco, and wrote a number of award-winning articles on such, some published in the Pacific Coast Numismatic Society's Author of U.S. State Issued Sales Tax Tokens in 1973. Author with Michael Pfefferkorn of Chits, Chislers, and Funny Money: A History and Catalogue of United States Sales Tax Tokens, Receipts and Punch-Cards (1977). Author of Chinese American Tokens From the Pacific States (2004) and Chinese American Tokens From the Pacific Coast (2009). 
Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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