Collector Pseudonyms

Zoins · December 30, 2021 5:10AM

I ran across the following very interesting list of collector pseudonyms while researching the California-Nevada Token Society, I came across Pete Smith's book:

Personal Tokens and Medals of American Numismatists

Anyone know of others?

I'm guessing the pseudonyms became a lot more popular with forum handles!

ricko · December 30, 2021 5:19AM

Interesting and creative... Longer than the now common forum handles.... Cheers, RickO

Zoins · December 30, 2021 5:20AM

@ricko said:
Interesting and creative... Longer than the now common forum handles.... Cheers, RickO

We used to have Kings, Queens, Dukes, Princes and Wizards.

With the Internet, I've seen quite a few Nuts

coinkat · December 30, 2021 5:44AM

A certain Warner Brothers Star observed that we have

The Duke of Ellington
The Earl of Hines
The Count of Basie

And for the less musically inclined... we have The Lord of Flatbush

Full circle back to numismatics- not sure whether Hoagy Carmichael had some sort of handle- possibly something to do with Stardust

gumby1234 · December 30, 2021 6:24AM

Pete Bishall was known as Da Nutt.

Zoins · December 30, 2021 6:31AM

There's also:

“Lonesome John” Devine

PerryHall · December 30, 2021 7:17AM

We have a forum member here who is called "Mister Blast White".

pcgscacgold · December 30, 2021 7:20AM

Looks like Pearl Buoker has multiple personalities.

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