Newman Portal and Born-Digital Content

As the print v. digital question evolves, more and more content is being produced in digital form only and never reaches print. Although world print production is somewhat steady (declining in advanced economies, and increasing in growth economies such as India, China, Brazil), the creation of born-digital content continues to explode and shows no signs of abating. Newman Portal increasingly acquires numismatic content electronically as opposed to physically scanning each document. One such recent addition are the electronic  letters of Rich Uhrich Rare Coins.  A longtime executive with Hershey, Uhrich exited the corporate world and launched a rare coin dealership in the mid-2000s. Uhrich periodically issued an electronic newsletter from 2008 to 2018, typically commenting on his market specialties, in particular U.S. bust and seated silver coinage. In recent years his annual “Coin Year in Review” edition has offered a well-crafted, humorous view of the numismatic world. In December 2013 he noted “MOST UNUSUAL NEW COIN – ‘Bitcoins’ are virtual currency created by a computer.  No, I don’t understand them either.” Uhrich recently announced his retirement from the rare coin business and offered these newsletters to NNP, where they will serve as a permanent record of this slice of the numismatic market. Newman Portal also hosts newsletters of other dealers (such as Shanna Schmidt Numismatics, Sunshine Rare Coins, etc.) and invites wider participation. Typically all that is needed is permission to do so, as Newman Portal can acquire this content directly from the Internet with no personal interaction required. Link to Rich Uhrich newsletters on Newman Portal: https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/publisherdetail/524331Link to Shanna Schmidt Numismatics on Newman Portal: https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/publisherdetail/518823Link to Sunshine Rare Coins on Newman Portal: https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/publisherdetail/521883