Dr. Richard Doty passed away last night.
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Dr. Richard G. Doty, Curator of the National Numismatic Collection at the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution, passed away at 7:50pm last night.
An official announcement and appreciation will be forthcoming from the Smithsonian.
Dr. Richard G. Doty, Curator of the National Numismatic Collection at the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution, passed away at 7:50pm last night.
An official announcement and appreciation will be forthcoming from the Smithsonian.
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--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.knowledgable numismatist and helpful to others when asked.
My sincere condolences to his family.
R.I.P. Bear
Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.
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He was a great scholar and a great person. I will miss him greatly.
Condolences to his family and colleagues.
My condolences to his family.
RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'
CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
Best Regards,
George
When I was trying to obtain images of some of the donated J.K. Lilly material in the National Numismatic Collection for a book I was working on, Dick would unselfishly make the time and take some clear images of some really rare items. He readily helped everyone who asked.
He would attend coin shows, write books and articles to help educate, and interact with any and all; so Rest In Peace, Richard.
An E-Mail to Dr. Richard Doty: A Cyber Visit to the Smithsonian Institution
Since Mr. Stack did not seem 100% certain that the number 1 set of the Col. Green half eagles (the set that was photographed) went to King Farouk, I wanted to make sure. I e-mailed Dr. Richard Doty, the numismatic curator at the Smithsonian, whom I had talked to in March 2000, at the special striking of the original toggle-joint steam powered coining press at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. I sent him the composite description of the Col. Green 1858-D half eagle obtained from Messrs. Kolbe and Stack, and asked him to give me his opinion as to whether or not the 1858-D half eagle in the Lilly Collection was the same coin. I knew that if it was, it would have meant that the number 1 set of Col. Green half eagles went to Mr. Weihman, and then to Mr. Lilly, instead of King Farouk. Dr. Doty was very quick in his response, saying that only the reverse of the coin was visible in the display case, but that he would later gain access to the piece and give me a full assessment. I soon got another e-mail from Dr. Doty, saying that he had "eye-balled" the Lilly coin's obverse and reverse and that it had none of the characteristics of the piece that was described in my e-mail. Thus, this trail was a dead end and the signs were now pointing to Cairo.
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