Post a great picture of a famous numismatist...

ANACONDA · January 15, 2011 1:14PM

Isn't it funny....there's probably a whole slew of numis out there thinking "why would I want to go to a thread of pictures of a bunch of old coin guys????.....doesn't sound like any fun to me...."

Little do they know how much fun we're havin'!

ANACONDA · January 15, 2011 1:24PM

Jay Cline (Standing Liberty Quarters author and expert)

ANACONDA · January 15, 2011 1:29PM

Rick Snow: (Rick Snow Named 2010 ANA Numismatist of the Year)

ANACONDA · January 15, 2011 1:29PM

Bob Campbell:

ANACONDA · January 15, 2011 1:35PM

Andy Lustig:

ANACONDA · January 15, 2011 1:50PM

Here's a closer look at the goodies in Andy's table:

Justacommeman · January 15, 2011 2:40PM

ANACONDA · January 15, 2011 2:41PM

Good one. Collected my favorite kind of coinage.

ANACONDA · January 15, 2011 2:57PM

1794 Whist match in Cocoa Beach, Florida in 1979. Participants are, left to right: Tom Morley (red jacket)-Myles Gerson (cigarette)-Del Bland (center)-Denis Loring (examining coin) with George Ewing hidden behind him.

ANACONDA · January 15, 2011 2:59PM

Some "Boyz of 1794" at the Manassas [VA] battlefield-April 2010. l. to r. Chuck Heck, Nathan Markowitz, Mark Borckardt, Tory Denman (red) Jim Neiswinter, Bim Gander (tan jacket), Scott Barrett (yellow shirt), Dan Trollan (blackcap), Steve Ellsworth (center beige jacket), Al Boka, Terry Denman, Sam Foose, Walt Husak

ANACONDA · January 15, 2011 3:02PM

Dave Perkins and Alan Weinberg at the Boston Public Library viewing the gold Washington Before Boston medal

ANACONDA · January 15, 2011 3:04PM

U.S. Mint Director Jay Johnson and professional numismatist Q. David Bowers pictured at an A.N.A. function in 2001

ANACONDA · January 15, 2011 3:24PM

ANACONDA · January 15, 2011 3:31PM

Jeff Garrett:

ANACONDA · January 15, 2011 3:32PM

Chet Krause:

Moldnut · January 15, 2011 3:37PM

ANACONDA · January 15, 2011 3:41PM

Steve Deeds:

Raufus · January 15, 2011 5:16PM

Did I miss it or is there no pic of Q. David Bowers??

Raufus · January 15, 2011 5:19PM

Anyone have a pic of Izzy Swit (perhaps not a numismatist, but when all 1933 Saints go back to you, you should be on this post).

Nap · January 15, 2011 5:25PM

Harry Bass

Nap · January 15, 2011 5:27PM

Amon Carter

Nap · January 15, 2011 5:30PM

Byron Reed

Nap · January 15, 2011 5:51PM

William Woodin

Nap · January 15, 2011 5:55PM

Edward Newell

TavernTreasures · January 15, 2011 7:56PM

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<< This is a fun thread!

I don't have a copy of it, but maybe 20-ish years ago there was a series of auctions named 'Breen'. This was before TSHTF regarding him. I don't remember why he had his name associated with these auctions, but the picture they had of him was impressive. A head shot, just about profile, wild beard and long grey hair in a ponytail. He reaqlly looked like a genius wild man, and I guess he was. >>

The one where he is backlit so that it looks like his hair is like a halo, and his eyes look out past the horizon to maintain his contact with an ineffable wisdom, deeper than eternity, that most of us can only dream exists?

Used in perhaps more than one First Coinvestors auction catalogue or fixed price list circa 1971-73. >>

ambro51 · January 15, 2011 10:45PM

Heres a pretty lousy photo of a famous Numismatist.... (I guess we all know who it is. Very few people wear mustard colored checkered sport coats these days)

ColonelJessup · January 16, 2011 2:39AM

<< Dunno about famous, but I think this one is a coin doctor.

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Not true. He does no actual "work" himself (though some definition I read recently said to "enable" doctoring was to be a doctor.

But he has a lot of respect within the "club" for the job he's been doing as quality control compliance officer for the CCC (Coin Cosmetologists Collective)

ColonialCoinUnion · January 16, 2011 5:05AM

Harry Bass wearing his famous magnifying glasses that extend off his face exactly like the fore elevators on the Wright Flyer:

RWB · January 16, 2011 6:23AM

CCU: I think that's one of their gliders, not a "Wright Flyer."

bidask · January 16, 2011 6:30AM

ajaan · January 16, 2011 6:36AM

For collectors of Canadian Coins:

Jim Charlton, 99 years old now.

Staircoins · January 16, 2011 6:47AM

Former President and long-time Governor of the ANA, Grover Criswell ...

Raufus · January 16, 2011 6:53AM

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A fine looking numismatist indeed!! :-)

PerryHall · January 16, 2011 7:13AM

<< Former President and long-time Governor of the ANA, Grover Criswell ...

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At one time he was the richest man in the world..................in Confederate money.

coindeuce · January 16, 2011 11:56AM

This elusive character can often be found in the company of some of the hobby elite.
I'll award a prize to the first to correctly ID (in this thread) this person. Good Luck.
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MrEureka · January 16, 2011 11:58AM

This elusive character can often be found in the company of some of the hobby elite. I'll award a prize to the first to correctly ID (in this thread) this person. Good Luck.

No fair. You won your own prize!

coindeuce · January 16, 2011 12:04PM

<< This elusive character can often be found in the company of some of the hobby elite. I'll award a prize to the first to correctly ID (in this thread) this person. Good Luck.

No fair. You won your own prize! >>

Absolutely wrong MrEureka. Now go back and read my post for the obvious clue. But alas, since you are the OP of this thread you are DQ!

My my my...