Editor: The ANA show was a great
one for me. Lots of people to see, lots
to do, and plenty of coins! I'm still
catching up from the show, travel, and a bit of work mixed in. I hope we will receive some reports from ANA
attendees.
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Bill Nyberg wrote:
I would like to announce to fellow JRCS members the
publication release of my book Robert Scot - Engraving
Liberty, which is the culmination of many years of archival
research.
The biography of Robert Scot contains much information that
has not been previously published or is not widely known, including Scot's
engraving during the Revolutionary period for American officers, his work with
Scottish immigrant publishers that enabled the expansion of illustrated
scientific books within America, and his engraving of federal revenue stamps to
support President John Adam's buildup of the American Navy during the Quasi-War
with France. Images of actual surviving dies of eagle designs for federal
revenue stamps are included, which are similar to coinage dies and were
engraved at the US Mint. Also, new information of Scot's activities while at
the Mint, along with Scot's wife and family are included.
The book is published by American History Press, with color
illustrations and a complete listing of Scot's known engravings. The price is
$24.95 plus shipping. A press release, purchase information, and endorsements
by Len Augsburger, R.W. Julian, and Steve Tompkins is at http://americanhistorypress.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=37
I will also have some signed books at the same price
parrnyberg(at)frontier.com
Thank you,
Bill Nyberg
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David Perkins wrote with a fun story from the ANA:
What are the odds? A Story From the
2015 ANA
Convention
This
is a true story.
A
collector purchased from me at the 2015 ANA
Convention a lovely 1797 Draped Bust, Small Eagle 10X6 Stars Dollar in PCGS
AU50 early Tuesday morning. Later Tuesday morning a dealer representing a
collector who had seen the coin at a previous coin show came to my table
wanting to buy this same 1797 Dollar. I had to tell him that it was
sold. One half hour later, another collector came back to my table,
wanting to buy the 1797 Dollar.
Wednesday,
still another collector came to my table to buy the 1797 Dollar, and was
disappointed to learn I’d sold it the day before. He had seen the coin at
the March Baltimore show. And believe it or not, 30 minutes later yet
another collector came by wanting to purchase this same coin!
I had the
coin in my inventory for between 6 and 9 months, and within 48 hours could have
sold this 1797 Draped Bust Dollar five times!
I really
enjoyed the 2015 ANA Convention in Chicago.
It was a great show this year. The John Reich Collectors Society (JRCS)
meeting was probably one of the two largest meetings in attendance ever.
Perhaps this was somewhat due to the announcement that Garrett Ziss sharing his
research and making a presentation on Bust Coin images on paper money.
There had to be well over 60 members and guests in attendance. This
was a fascinating topic and Garrett did a great job.
Garrett
ended his presentation to a standing ovation!
W.
David Perkins
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Dale Williams wrote:
