The 20th century has a been a time of intense persecution of people of the Jewish faith. Much of this came from the Third Reich of Nazi Germany. Many items that attest to this prejudice can be found on coins, stamps, postcards and other collectible items. Sterling Rachootin is a teacher and historian who recounts the bigotry of this era by showing examples of various collectible items. Lecture with color slides. Speaker: Sterling Rachootin.
Veteran collector George Baude gives a factfilled and entertaining presentation of the different coins, tokens and paper money issued with political significance. Beginning with issues of William McKinley the stories continue up to the days of Eisenhower. Students of American history and the political scene will enjoy this tape. Lecture with slides. Speaker: George Baude.
Ed Trompeter assembled a collection of U.S. gold that included every proof gold coin in the "Red Book" except the 1858 Double Eagle. His collection included an Ultra High Relief, all the gold Stellas, the Amazonian gold pattern set, and many other incredible gold rarities. David Lisot interviewed Mr. Trompeter about his life and his collection only five months before he passed away in March 1992 He created a video called U.S. Proof Gold Coin Highlights. See this video and hear discussion about Ed Trompeter, the man and his coins.
George Mallis, long-respected writer and researcher of Morgan dollars, discusses the events leading to the design and production of the Morgan silver dollar and the reasons why so many die varieties were produced, particularly of the 1878 date. He explains the historic events that brought Morgan from England to the United States and the subsequent events that led to the use of Morgan's design rather than Barber's. Speaker: A. George Mallis.
"The Cent Book: 1816-1839" by John D. Wright, 1992. Covers U.S. large cents in the "middle" dates (1816-1839) bearing the Matron head design on the obverse. Wright illustrates all obverse and reverse dies, and provides commentary on each die marriage, including striking characteristics and rarity.
The Numismatist is available with full-view on Newman Portal for the years 1888 to 2002. Online access to The Numismatist is also provided by the American Numismatic Association at https://www.money.org/thenumismatist/digitalarchives.
