How many have given a numismatic club presentation, written an article, or book?
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Many of the same author names pop up repeatedly in hobby publications. How many members here have published an article, book or given a club presentation? What were the subjects?
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I've given a number of presentations for my local club and currently run the YN Program for the Michigan State Numismatic Society. I have published some articles in a few of the major publications with the "highest profile" being a guest commentary Steve Roach asked me to do for Coin World. No books yet, but I'm only 20 so I like to think I have a few good years ahead of me.
Andrew Blinkiewicz-Heritage
I have written articles and given many presentations to groups, but never written the book. The only logical book that I could ever write would be a re-do of Sullivan - DeWitt on 19th century presidential campaign tokens. Two things stop me. I don't have access to all the pictures and rarity estimates are a bear. I how rare some things are but certainly not even the majority.
I have written a few articles and give presentations to my club regularly. I would love to write a book one day.
Never written a book but have been working on one since 1981. Now, anything that was once "new" in it is already known! Look for my rehash in another ten years if I live that long...LOL.
I've written a book on the abraded die varieties for Buffalo nickels, a copy of which you have. I also have co-authored a book on the doubled dies fr the same coin type.
I have done several presentations for coin club and at the Dahlonega Gold Museum on the history and coins of the Dahlonega Mint. I also have done coin club presentation on other subjects. In fact, I have one coming up on the Redfield Hoard. I guess I need to get to work cause I really don't know much about it.
I would write an article but I suck at writing.
Joseph J. Singleton - First Superintendent of the U.S. Branch Mint in Dahlonega Georgia
Findley Ridge Collection
About Findley Ridge
I wrote an introduction to a book about Three Cent Nickels awhile back...
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
Never written a book, but I've contributed a little to a few. I have done assorted VAM and photography presentations (ranging from 20 minutes to an hour in length, or 4 days if you include teaching Summer Seminar) and written articles for the SSDC Newsletter.
Keeper of the VAM Catalog • Professional Coin Imaging • Prime Number Set • World Coins in Early America • British Trade Dollars • Variety Attribution
I haven't done it in a while, but I used to give presentations to the Capital City Coin Club here in Austin about cherrypicking varieties and buying/selling online.
I also wrote a few articles for Errorscope magazine in the early 2000s.
I think collecting your posts and photos here could make a great book many of us would read. Thanks for all your posts.
I wrote an article in Coin World in 1966 (a looong time ago!) about my avatar, the 1960-D small over large date cent.
Several articles . . .and several presentations at the UNS (Utah). My strengths are old holders, toning and Commemoratives / Type.
Drunner
Thank you!
Couple presentations to a club, several articles.
http://www.shieldnickels.net
All of the above.
First BIG presentation was at COAC in NYC 1998. Was very intimidated and was told to expect probing questions from the audience but partner and I just received a nice hand after the job was done.
Book was a collaboration with 3 great guys. Edited other books and contributed in some small way to others.
I speak at my local club anytime we can't find someone else more interesting. Travel a couple times a year to other clubs to talk.
On local library presentation list and regularly speak to civic organizations and schools.
If someone wants to listen I'll speak. Hell, I'll speak even if they don't want to listen.
It's all fun and I always learn something from the audience, numismatic or not.
Don't be afraid to speak or write. I encouraged another board member to write his first article and now he is a prolific writer and has received a number of awards for his writing.
Have a blast and share your passion. Everyone will be better off for your efforts.
A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.
A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
No coin club presentations but I've done dozens of them for libraries, historical societies, Rotary Clubs, senior groups and grade schools
I have given quite a few presentations at coin clubs, usually (though not always) on varieties.
I have contributed to ErrorScope, and have helped others on a few books.
I have given talks at the local museum as well.
It's always cool and gratifying to see your name in print as a contributor to a book, or in the preface.
No books written or anything like that for me, but my name does appear in the Tomaska/Whitman book about Franklins and Kennedys, since I contributed a coin for the toned section in the back of the book.
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My registry sets
Presented a few times to the club, club youth events, local schools, and most recently Lions Club. Ive assisted in writing a number of news articles locally and have spoken on camera for local TV a few times.
I dont have the expertise or time at age 31 to write a book. Something I would love to do later in life, perhaps when kids are off doing their own stuff or in retirement, if there is such a thing.
Excellent! Great to see so many adding to the hobby and helping to educate and enlighten others! Especially good to see experienced people encouraging and mentoring novice speakers/authors.
Certainly Summer Seminar counts!
After having written 52 books on coins over the past 25 or more years,
two important points to consider
1. Coin collecting is a hobby for most, what we do to relax, enjoy, learn, and have fun.
2. A task can appear like a mountain until you start breaking it down.
Write when you have time, do in the background, when you feel you have enough, focus to complete the book or article.
Most people I have spoken to who have wanted to write a book, did not because it was to hard or they said they did not have time.
As you progress in your learning of the subject you are writing on, the mountain, will be reduced to a mohill over time
there is less pressure, we do when we can. Some books I went from start to finish in 6 months as I loved the research
and kept learning. Other books have taken 25 years, it was a background task, when I was close, I focused on that book.
IMO, the essence of our hobby is the sharing of knowledge, as we learn and discover new things on coins, and share
them with others, others can build upon and perhaps find more information that shed light and help teach the
hobby in general. Part of the evolution of collecting.
Kevin
I have ha d several articles published.
Couple of presentations for local club.
Favorite? 12 slabbed buffalo nickels for a grading contest.
Does ghostwriting count? If so, count me in for numerous articles and one book. I have given a couple presentations to my local club on numismatic research and helpful online resources.
Dealing in Canadian and American coins and historical medals.
Sure. All ghosts are welcome, along with poltergeists, apparitions and wraithwriters.
Writers, program presenters, seminar leaders and others who share and expand knowledge are due much more recognition than we give them. This little thread is an attempt to let them "crow" a bit abut their accomplishments - and maybe inspire others to jump in and give it a try!
I have never written a book or article but have done a couple of presentations for my coin club on counterfeit detection.
I also prepared a couple of guess the grade and guess the coin presentations for my club.
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Yes to all three.
See http://www.doubledimes.com for a free online reference for US twenty-cent pieces
I've given many different presentations to local coin clubs over the last few years on all sorts of different subjects:
My 1909 Mint Set
US-Philippines Coinage
So-Called Dollars
Medals & Tokens of Dan Carr/Moonlight Mint
How to Grade Morgan Dollars
How to Grade Indian Cents
Liberty Nickels
1894 CA Midwinter Expo Medals
First Spouse Gold Coins
Estate Planning & Tax Issues Related to Coins
Show Reports about non-local shows I've been to
Also done coin grading competitions at clubs too preceded by a quick overview of basic ANA grading standards. Most usually have fun with those.
Never did any articles about any of the presentation topics though as I usually just get the info for my presentations from other articles & books. I try to credit the source material of course
Michael Kittle Rare Coins --- 1908-S Indian Head Cent Grading Set --- No. 1 1909 Mint Set --- Kittlecoins on Facebook --- Long Beach Table 448
Researched and written a few short articles for the currency board here. Unfortunately they're now gone as part of the recent purge of all the pre 11/15 threads. Very discouraging to see the archives vanish. Hopefully they'll reappear when/if the content is resurrected at the new site.
All three options, in duplicate, and I have several more in the works! Research and presentation are lots of fun and add an extra level of appreciation and interest to this academic hobby.
I have a half dozen presentations on coins and currency I have presented to local coin clubs. I also wrote articles for the Carson City Coin Collectors journal and website when that was active. It's a lot of fun and people appreciate the information.
I wrote that essay on trade dollars and posted it here. On mobile now so I don't have the link to attach it.
Very unfortunate loss of information.
To all the authors -- If you send a copy of your final draft of presentation, article, etc. to the Newman Numismatic Portal (NNP) - or refer to the publication - NNP can add it to their permanent database, thus preserving the article even if the original is lost. Member "Coinasaurus" can help you.
Wrote the Auction Results column for The Numismatist 2010-2012.
I've written a number of articles and given a few presentations, would like to present more.
One area that I had difficultly getting accurate information in my early articles was with the first appointed chief engraver for the US Mint, Robert Scot, with very little background information and widely different opinions that were seldom referenced to archival data. I found this odd, considering Scot engraved the designs for some of the most valuable coins.
Thus, I began researching Scot, initially to find out answers for myself. After researching many government and private archives, his story unfolded, with much of it unpublished, and a book was in order.
Robert Scot was a very prolific and sought after engraver in early America for many of the Founding Fathers, with engravings of historically important events, such as a magnificent engraving illustrating the Siege of Yorktown, the decisive battle of the American Revolution which secured freedom and independence for the United States. His early engravings were also indicative of later coinage and seal designs.
One of the best comments for the book was an unsolicited review in the publication "Eighteenth-Century Scotland," which is a yearly publication for university professors worldwide. An excerpt: "The book includes a well-organized and well-arranged set of appendices that effectively demonstrate the areas in which Scot operated, his importance to the history of the Early Republic, and the ways in which he stimulated resistance to the British, support for the Republic, and interest in Scottish philosophy, history, and literature."
A few years back, I did several club presentations on the various ways of buying and selling coins, and the benefits and drawbacks of each.
..Tom
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In addition to my books I also wrote a two part article for the "Greysheet" a few years ago.
Well, Im gonna be on the news again. I think I was on tonight actually. I dont watch the channel I was on....
It was on how to detect counterfeit bills. Its has become a problem locally again. I did the same news segment 2 or 3 years ago.