My relationship with Ken dates back to 1974, the year I won a scholarship to attend the
ANA Summer Seminar. Ken sponsored my scholarship that year and I took his class on
United States Colonial coinage. I was only 16 at the time and had no idea that Ken would prove to be one of the most important numismatic mentors in my career. It would have been hard for me to imagine that I would later fill his shoes as Editor of the Red Book some 45 years later.
I began working on the Red Book around 15 years ago when my first numismatic book was published,
Submissions Accepted for ANA Young Numismatist Literary Awards
Article submissions will be evaluated by a panel of judges that includes
Bill Fivaz,
Eligibility
To compete in this year’s competition, participants must be ANA members. Submitted articles will focus on a numismatic topic of the competitor’s choice.
Bill Fivaz Young Numismatist Literary Award
Ages: 8-12
Article should display basic knowledge of a numismatic topic. Creativity and original conclusions are encouraged. Suggested length: 450-900 words.
Q. David Bowers Young Numismatist Literary Award
Ages: 13-17
Article should display advanced knowledge of a numismatic topic. Logically presented facts and original conclusions are encouraged. A bibliographic list of sources is recommended, but not required. Suggested length: 900-1,800 words.
FREEDOM â While the COVID-19 pandemic made town voting day a bit different for towns that kept to their traditional schedule, residents who went to the polls in Freedom, Eaton, Ossipee and Wolfeboro cast some interesting ballots.
In Freedom, incumbent selectman Alan Fall trailed the front-runner by five votes after tallies were announced on Tuesday night.
âWe did an instant recount immediately, while the counting crew was assembled,â said Town Clerk Libby Priebe. âMelissa Florio was declared the winner.
Three candidates vied for the three-year selectmanâs seat. Florio, a local business owner who vied unsuccessfully for a seat last year, took top honors with 223 votes, followed by Fall with 218, and Robert Rafferty, eight.
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Obsolete US Currency Highlights: Polar Air and Polar Bear Notes
Obsolete currency collectors are often drawn to notes with visually striking and dramatic vignettes. Notes from the
Continental Bank of Boston have provided collectors with green and black printed remainders that feature bold vignettes and have been popularly collected for years – Polar Bear Notes. The March
PMG.
As freezing arctic air has swept across much of the country, the image found on the
$3 Continental Bank note from this sheet seems particularly appropriate. Titled “The White Bear”, the vignette by
American Bank Note Company (ABNC) engraver
F.O.C. Darley displays four men in a small boat about to be overturned by an attacking polar bear. The scene is one of the most recognizable in all of obsolete currency, if not American currency as a whole. The type is listed as No. 24 in