David Ganz And Alan Herbert/Numismatic News

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jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2200 Posts	Posted 03/20/2018 9:34 pm I subscribed to Numismatic News back in the early to mid-1970s, and remember these two columnists. Herbert wrote a column about mint errors and Ganz had a more general column. Herbert was older and Ganz looked like he was 10. Just wanted to see if anybody else remembers these two guys? Report this Post to the Staff

paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 03/20/2018 10:08 pm Alan the Answerman! His section was called Coin Clinic. My dad had lots of old coin collecting books and magazines that I used to read. He passed away like 5 years ago. Wayne Homren wrote him a nice obituary which is how I learned that he had passed on. I don't remember Ganz as much except for him being elected ANA president a number of years ago. I know he wrote some books on investing in coins but not sure what else he got around to. A quick Google search says he was a lawyer and also a politician! Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2200 Posts	Posted 03/20/2018 10:12 pm Ah yes, Coin Clinic. I wrote to Alan about my XF 1864-L IHC, which appears to have some doubling. He wrote back and explained that from the sound of it, it was a "close double-strike." I still have that letter somewhere. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 03/20/2018 11:55 pm I used to buy a few backdate issues of Numismatic News decades ago, when I was about knee height to a grasshopper. I certainly remember these two columnists as well. Report this Post to the Staff
Atlas642 Pillar of the Community United States 562 Posts	Posted 03/21/2018 09:56 am I enjoyed reading Alan Herbert's column as well. He was very insightful and knowledgeable. You can easily find inexpensive copies of Coin Clinic and Coin Clinic 2 online. They contain his columns, sorted by topic. Report this Post to the Staff
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