S&S LIBRARY PEDIGREE SERVICES

Over the past several years, the S&S Library and Newman Portal have collaborated to digitize out-of-copyright reference material for the collector community—a partnership we've valued deeply. The effort has yielded remarkable results: our own numismatic reference holdings now span over six thousand entries, encompassing everything from single publications to multi-volume sets, and the collection continues to grow.

As we've approached true virtual library status, we've recognized an opportunity to redirect our focus toward something increasingly vital to serious collecting: establishing original auction pedigrees. Services like Ex-Numis, CoinCabinet, and the newly launched L5 Provenance research have demonstrated the market appetite for this work. We occupy a singular advantage: the S&S Library houses the largest private catalog archive for ancient coin auctions, with ongoing expansion into U.S. and world coinage categories. Many of our catalogs are annotated—a feature that transforms provenance research from tedious to genuinely rewarding.

 

To leverage this collection effectively—and eventually deploy AI-assisted search capabilities—we're undertaking a comprehensive cataloging initiative. We've already completed John Spring's essential reference for major coins across categories, and we're partnering with Internet Archives to accelerate digitization of the remainder. With our librarian Jose managing the process, we anticipate rapid progress.

In the interim, we're offering a targeted service: for a modest fee, we'll provide a scanned catalog entry for your coin, including the front matter, your lot's textual description, and plate image. If you're interested, contact Tyler Rossi at tylerrossi@arsclassicacoins.com.

We're currently developing a full-service platform for pedigree discovery. Until that launches, the library remains available for individual research requests, and I'm offering complimentary pedigree scans to customers purchasing coins through my website.

Shanna's website:
https://www.shannaschmidt.com/

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
S&S LIBRARY UPDATE (https://www.coinbooks.org/v27/esylum_v27n09a08.html)

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