Who is this Numismatist? ~We have a WINNER~

[WoodenJefferson]

 

Test your skill, this is a real person and a noted Numismatist.

 

Correct answer will get a bunch of transportation tokens. If I can find them.

[michael]

 

if i had to take a wild guess

 

 

J. Sanford Saltus

[WoodenJefferson]

if i had to take a wild guess

 

 

J. Sanford Saltus

 

Sorry, not him.

 

[Jim Beam]

Albert Einstein

[WoodenJefferson]

Albert Einstein

 

Although this individual resembles Albert, did Einstein collect coins/tokens?

 

No, good guess.

 

Hint: For time frame consideration, this odd looking fellow served as an officer of the Union Army during the Civil War.

 

 

[PerryHall]

Whoever he is, he looks like he went insane and was committed to an asylum.

[WoodenJefferson]

Indeed, but he was at the pinnacle of a very large organization.

[tejas1836]

Henry Chapman

[WoodenJefferson]

Henry Chapman

 

An excellent guess, and I do believe Henry had a mustache, but alas, the gentleman pictured is not the well known auction house owner.

 

Hint: In 1884 this gentleman sold his 20,000+ collection of tokens

[johnny9434]

ill try william seward ( im not sure if thats spelled right or not, no offence to anyone )

[WoodenJefferson]

ill try william seward ( im not sure if thats spelled right or not, no offence to anyone )

 

Same era, but no, this is not the same guy who bought Alaska from the Russians for 7.2 million.

 

Another good guess

[MorganMan]

Joseph N.T. Levick. There, done deal !

 

Start huntin' those tokens....

 

 

MM

[WoodenJefferson]

~Ding...ding...ding~ we have a winner!

 

Link-a-fied

 

Link to photo

 

Congrats MorganMan

 

I found them!

 

 

PM me your address.

 

 

[MorganMan]

That was a tough one for sure!

 

Looking forward to the tokens. Never really got into those. Will be interesting for sure.

 

Thanks WJ

 

MM

[PerryHall]

Can someone explain that strange outfit? Looks like his head is wraped in a scarf and he's wearing a straight jacket.

[WoodenJefferson]

Can someone explain that strange outfit? Looks like his head is wraped in a scarf and he's wearing a straight jacket.

 

I don't have a clue, either this fellow has a sense of humor (photos were asked of members to be put in a catalog) or he's off his rocker.

 

Since he was a Civil War Veteran, maybe he's suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. it has only been recognized as a formal diagnosis since 1980, however, it was called by different names as early as the American Civil War, when combat veterans were referred to as suffering from "soldier's heart."

 

Also no one seems to know what the initials N.T. stand for either.

[PerryHall]

Can someone explain that strange outfit? Looks like his head is wraped in a scarf and he's wearing a straight jacket.

 

I don't have a clue, either this fellow has a sense of humor (photos were asked of members to be put in a catalog) or he's off his rocker.

 

Since he was a Civil War Veteran, maybe he's suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. it has only been recognized as a formal diagnosis since 1980, however, it was called by different names as early as the American Civil War, when combat veterans were referred to as suffering from "soldier's heart."

 

Also no one seems to know what the initials N.T. stand for either.

 

Wasn't it called "shell shock" at one time or is that something different?

[physics-fan3.14]

 

Also no one seems to know what the initials N.T. stand for either.

 

Nevick was a pioneer in the toning niche, where he acquired the nickname NT for his appreciation of beautiful original rainbow toning.

[WoodenJefferson]

 

Also no one seems to know what the initials N.T. stand for either.

 

Nevick was a pioneer in the toning niche, where he acquired the nickname NT for his appreciation of beautiful original rainbow toning.

 

 

 

Shell shock is PTDS

[DWLange]

This same contest was run in The E-Sylum a couple years ago. I'm attaching a link to the original article:

 

http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v11n37a06.html

[MorganMan]

Got the tokens today WJ! Now to find time to research them.

 

MM

[WoodenJefferson]

Wow...mailed Wed afternoon and rec. Friday!!! That's some good service by the PO and it was not mailed across town, but across the country.

 

Have fun.

[johnny9434]

wtg morganman. congrats