Numismatic Quiz: Name this numismatist
denga
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Taken at the 1988 ANA convention. A researcher and cataloguer.
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Nice guy. Died way too early.
TD
<< <i>His obituary is included in here:
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Nice guy. Died way too early.
TD >>
Although there are probably no good ways to go, I can't image something more terrifying than a lifelong researcher succumbing to alzheimers, or complications there of.
What a horrible way to go.
Talk about a cool job!
Very interesting, never heard of this great numismatist before now, obviously the hobby lost a great mind way to early. Alzheimer's at age 49, sad, wonder if it had anything to do with his time in the Service, you hardly hear of getting the disease at such a young age. If he was diagnosed with the disease at 49 I wonder when he first started showing signs/having symptoms?
Although Carl worked at the NSA (codebreaking) he never talked much about this aspect of his
life. After Evergreen House he had worked for another auction firm and then to Stack's. It was at
the latter that there was a sudden onset of Alzheimer's, the direct cause of his leaving that firm.
Two or three years later his wife was forced to put him into a private institution as the disease had
progressed to the stage where he no longer recognized anyone or anything.
His photographic skills were extraordinary in the pre-digital age and his photographs could be
blown up to 16x20 or larger with very high resolution. His memory was exceptional and his working
knowledge of 19th century auction catalogues, of which he had a large collection, was outstanding.
Denga
In that particular volume, he wrote two interesting articles titled, "Garrett, Raymond, and the Ellsworth Collection" sold privately in 1923, and "Tracker: An Introduction to Pedigree Research in the Field of Rare American Coins".
<< <i>Realone August 26, 2010
Very interesting, never heard of this great numismatist before now, obviously the hobby lost a great mind way to early. Alzheimer's at age 49, sad, wonder if it had anything to do with his time in the Service, you hardly hear of getting the disease at such a young age. If he was diagnosed with the disease at 49 I wonder when he first started showing signs/having symptoms?
Although Carl worked at the NSA (codebreaking) he never talked much about this aspect of his
life. After Evergreen House he had worked for another auction firm and then to Stack's. It was at
the latter that there was a sudden onset of Alzheimer's, the direct cause of his leaving that firm.
Two or three years later his wife was forced to put him into a private institution as the disease had
progressed to the stage where he no longer recognized anyone or anything.
His photographic skills were extraordinary in the pre-digital age and his photographs could be
blown up to 16x20 or larger with very high resolution. His memory was exceptional and his working
knowledge of 19th century auction catalogues, of which he had a large collection, was outstanding.
Denga >>
IIRC, his photographic work also included a 1933 Double Eagle that is not one of the 13 pieces currently acknowledged.
TD
IIRC, his photographic work also included a 1933 Double Eagle that is not one of the 13 pieces currently acknowledged.
TD
Yes, he did photograph a 1933 double eagle. He told me that the piece had been
flown in from Europe, especially for him to photograph, and that it was to be returned
in 24 hours. If memory serves correctly, this happened in the late 70s or early 80s.
He did not give any indication of the names involved.
It is quite possible that he was told that the piece came from Europe to disguise the
location. It has always been my belief that the coin was in this country in a private
collection.
I think Capt. Henway is correct in that the piece Carl photographed is not one of those
currently known but there is a certain element of doubt on this point. The prints he made
are no doubt still in existence though I have never seen them and it is unlikely, given the
current litigation, that they will be made public in the near future.
Denga