By Louis Golino, special to CoinWeek ….. Harry “Hernando” Bodine of Florida inherited from his late father both his coin collection and his love of numismatics, which began when Harry was a teenager. His father instilled in him the importance of completing a coin series and exposed him early on to what would become […]
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By Q. David Bowers – Co-Founder, Stack’s Bowers ….. Abraham Kosoff, born in New York City in 1912, gave his name in print as A. Kosoff, and was known to his friends as “Abe“. In September 1929 in New York City, he was hired as a clerk by A. Celender to trade in antique […]
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By Greg Shishmanian ….. Last year a friend who’s been a coin dealer since the late 1970s shared a story about a shop he visited many years ago named Louisville Numismatic Exchange. He purchased some coins from the owner Bryd Saylor and about a week later he received a nice thank you note. He remembered […]
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In Memoriam: Catherine Bullowa-Moore, 1919-2017 By James A. Simek – Secretary, Professional Numismatists Guild (PNG) …… Catherine Bullowa-Moore, a very highly respected Philadelphia coin dealer for six-and-a-half decades, passed away peacefully May 15, 2017. Born on July 21, 1919, she was 97 years of age and was originally from Larchmont, New York. She was likable, […]
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Harvey G. Stack – – What It Has Been Like in Numismatics. VIDEO: 2:42 Interviewer: David Lisot, CoinWeek.com ……. Mr. Harvey Stack graciously granted CoinWeek’s David Lisot an interview in the offices of Stack’s Bowers in New York City. In this Multi part series, Harvey talks about his days in the coin business, deals he […]
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