Founding Fathers” of U.S. Numismatics - Turned "Monomaniac" Collectors Into "Respectable" Hobbyists

JCH22

Below article from 1857 provides an interesting survey of early American Numismatics. Some of these founding names appear to be forgotten. Others, like Mickley certainly live on.

Mr_Spud

I do get like that when I become focused on something. I always thought it was a good thing though, as in instead of being a random accumulator of coins and related exonumia I like to get hyper focused in one area and turn hordes into highly organized sets.

oldabeintx

Interesting post, thanks for sharing.