A History Of The Collection Of The American Numismatic Society

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numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 10975 Posts	Posted 11/18/2023 7:27 pm I thought this film was very well done and informative. _yRhyMVdjyw * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS My coin e-commerce website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Edited by numismatic student 11/19/2023 3:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff

numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 10975 Posts	Posted 11/18/2023 7:39 pm One of the shocking things revealed in this video was that William Sheldon and Ted Naftzger stole large cents from the Clapp collection donated to the ANS and replaced the thefts with lower graded examples to cover their tracks. They doctored and made up pedigrees to conceal their theft and it took investigators years to discover the crimes. This certainly knocks down by a few pegs, the high regard I have held for Sheldon for his numismatic contributions. It must have been kept very quiet because I hadn't heard of this incident which I find very troubling. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS My coin e-commerce website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Edited by numismatic student 11/18/2023 7:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 11/18/2023 7:43 pm Good link, thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 33116 Posts	Posted 11/18/2023 8:20 pm Yes good video. You may also be interested in the video by Kleeberg in 2018 linked here: http://goccf.com/t/339235 "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 17495 Posts	Posted 11/18/2023 8:54 pm Yes, excellent content. Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 11/19/2023 12:46 pm Sheldon was more famous as a psychologist for his theory of somatotype, which originated in eugenics, popular at the time. His work was later called a "dangerous piece of fascistic pseudoscience" and he was accused of falsifying data for his work Atlas of Men. His thefts from the ANS collection seem to fit in with this. Quite the character, to put it mildly. Report this Post to the Staff
BStrauss3 Pillar of the Community United States 4380 Posts	Posted 11/19/2023 2:33 pm One MAJOR thing... Your title text says the American Numismatic Association. The ANA, headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO is a TOTALLY different organization than the American Numismatic Society (ANS), headquartered in New York, NY. If you are a numismatist (vs a collector), you should be a member of both. ANA: https://money.org/ - "a congressionally chartered nonprofit dedicated to the study, collection, and appreciation of coins, paper currency, and other forms of numismatic items." ANS: https://numismatics.org/ - "Founded in 1858 for the appreciation of numismatics." -----Burton 50 year / Life / Emeritus ANA member (joined 12/1/1973) Life member: Numismatics International, CONECA Member: TNA, FtWCC, NETCC, OnLine Coin Club Owned by four cats and a wife of 40 years (joined 1983) Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 10975 Posts	Posted 11/19/2023 3:20 pm Thanks for pointing out the error. Fixed now. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS My coin e-commerce website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 164048 Posts	Posted 11/20/2023 4:39 pm Very interesting! Thank your for sharing. Coin Collector Since 1978 My Avatar My Old Avatar My 7070 My Eisenhower Dollars CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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