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Anyone going to the ANS COAC tomorrow?

MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,333 ✭✭✭✭✭
I'll be there.

For those not going, here are the presentations that you'll be missing:

David T. Alexander. "Hessian 'Blood Money': the History and the
Myth." The paper will explore the legendary "bloodthalers," their
Hanoverian context, and the strange career of Rudolph Erich Raspe in
the era of the Revolution.

Brian J. Danforth. "New Interpretations on Irish Coppers in the
American Colonies: The St. Patrick, Wood's Hibernia and Voce Populi
Series."
Based on original research conducted in Ireland, England and America,
this paper presents a new perspective on selected Irish coppers that
contributed to the circulating medium of colonial America. The
highlights of the presentation shall include: the minter and
production sequence of St. Patrick coppers, the circulation of Wood's
Hibernia coinage in Ireland and the American colonies, and the events
surrounding the issuance of the Voce Populi series.
Mr. Danforth's talk was added to the program after the
announcment of the event went out.

Margi Hofer. "Recent Discoveries in the New York Historical Society."
As a result of cataloguing in preparation for opening a new study
center, displaying the vast majority of its permanent collections
long held in storage, significant numismatic discoveries have come to
light at the New York Historical Society. This presentation will
focus on two groups of exciting finds: five very early medals of the
Society of the
Cincinnati, and a pair of United States pattern quarters from 1792.

John Kraljevich. "Annapolis Silver: The Coinage of John Chalmers."
This will cover the currency context into which the Chalmers coins
were issued, including archaeological finds of coins in the
Chesapeake Bay region and contemporary paper money. It will examine
the place of Annapolis in the nation in 1783, when it was our first
peacetime capital, through a look at documents from Washington and
Jefferson among others. Finally, it will include John Chalmer's
biography and the specifics of the coins he issued.

Syd Martin. "The `Georgius Triumpho'/Danish West Indies Mule." The
paper will examine the two newly discovered Georgius Triumpho/DWI
mules in terms of (a) their physical characteristics and (b) where
and when they were produced. This examination will tie together a
number of loose ends with respect to an important addition to
American colonial issues.

Kent Ponterio. "The First Coinage of the New World: Coins of the
Mexico City Mint Struck during the Reign of Charles and Johanna." The
paper will analyze recent discoveries in the sequences of issues and
their assayers, based upon hoard study and original documentation.
Andy Lustig

Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.

Comments

  • boiler78boiler78 Posts: 3,070 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nope. My tux is at the cleaners.image

    I would love to see those pattern quarters though!
  • MarkMark Posts: 3,556 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I am a member of the ANS and I surely wish I could attend. However, at least I presume I'll be able to buy the COAC book with the presentations in it...in 4 or 5 years when they get around to finishing it....

    Andy, I would be interested in any feedback you have about the presentations.

    Mark
    Mark


  • boiler78boiler78 Posts: 3,070 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mark- I am also a member of the ANS. I was just funnin with Andy. New York is just a little too far off to attend without another numismatic event to justify the expense.image

    Mark
  • Conder101Conder101 Posts: 10,536
    I'd like to go but I'm not making it to NY. I'll buy the book of the proceedings whenever it shows up.
  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,333 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Andy, I would be interested in any feedback you have about the presentations.

    All of the presentations were quite interesting. If you have an interest in any of the subjects, do purchase the text version when it is released.

    The ANS has been doing a great job widening its appeal, especially with respect to US colonials and related issues. If you're not a member, JOIN!
    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • CoinosaurusCoinosaurus Posts: 9,632 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A loud second to that. Any academic legitimacy we get as US coin collectors is pretty much based on the work of the ANS.

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