WPNS PAPERS ON THE NEWMAN PORTAL

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The E-Sylum: Volume 25, Number 46, November 13, 2022, Article 5

WPNS PAPERS ON THE NEWMAN PORTAL

The latest addition to the Newman Numismatic Portal is a group of papers published by the Western Pennsylvania Numismatic Society. Project Coordinator Len Augsburger provided the following report. -Editor

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Western Pennsylvania Numismatic Society Papers on Newman Portal

Newman Portal has scanned the presented papers of the Western Pennsylvania Numismatic Society (WPNS), beginning with the year 1937. Many of these were published nowhere else, and a large number of topics are covered. Sample subjects from the first volume include European cathedral medals, Bryan money, Continental currency, and Washington medals. The accumulation of member papers was unusual for coin clubs during this period and speaks to the level of numismatic practice operative within the WPNS. This group represents part of a larger effort to digitize the WPNS archives.

Link to Western Pennsylvania Numismatic Society papers on Newman Portal:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/archivedetail/547894

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WPNS is my home club - I'm a Life Member and Past President, and also served for a time as the club's curator. Founded in 1878, the club's extensive archives document many decades of activity. The presentations are often top-notch, and as Len noted, they cover a very wide range of topics. Whatever your own numismatic specialty, it's a good bet one of the WPNS members gave a talk on it.

Illustrated here are sample pages from papers discussing Austrian coins, Sommer Islands coinage, the Swastika on coins, the Feminine Influence on Anglo-Saxon Coins, United State Rarities, and the Chemistry and Mechanics of Coin Housing. Take some time and browse the archive. -Editor

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Wayne Homren, Editor

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