"Numismatists of the Century"

Dentuck

In July 1999, COINage Magazine, there was a poll by Ed Reiter naming the "Numismatists of the Century" or "Top Numismatists of the Century." Does anyone have the results of that poll?

Staircoins

Here is a Press Release from our host that names some of the distinguished recipients. They include HRH and QDB, of course.

Longacre

Is there a "Hundred Greatest" [Numismatists] book in the offing?

CaptHenway

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Are there a hundred "100 Greatest" books out yet??????

Dentuck

The 100 Greatest Books About the World's Greatest Numismatists

Aegis3

Dug out that issue. It is kind of a poll, but technically, they were not ranked in any true sense. Basically, there were those often ranked #1, and then others mentioned.

first group

Q David Bowers
B Max Mehl
R S Yeoman
Wayte Raymond
Faran Zerbe
Walter Breen
John Ford
Eric Newman

second group

Josiah K Lilly
Louis Eliasberg Sr
Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli
Elvira Clain-Stefanelli
Edward T Newell
Chester Krause
Abe Kosoff
R W Julian
Virgil Brand
William H Sheldon
Art Kagin
Margo Russell
Thomas Elder
Joseph B Stack
Morton Stack
Col. Edward Green
J Oliver Amos
John J Pittman
Emery May Norweb
Henry Chapman
Samuel Hudson Chapman
Edward Rochette
Cliff Mishler
Don Taxay
Carl Carlson
Arlie Slabaugh
Gene Hessler
David Akers
Harry Forman
George Fuld
Harry Bass
Kenneth Bressett
James L Miller
James Earl Fraser
Laura Gardin Fraser
Victor David Brenner
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
Adolph A Weinman
Frank Gasparro
Elizabeth Jones
Theodore Roosevelt
David Hall

Dentuck

Thank you!