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Excellent article about Eric Newman in New York Times.

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RWB

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Maybe this will help explain what I meant in the "Newman Way" post:

"In Coins, Man Found a Century of Learning."

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/19/us/in-coins-man-found-a-century-of-learning.html?action=click&contentCollection=U.S.&region=Footer&module=MoreInSection&pgtype=article

 

Especially notice the quote from Ute Wartenberg

 

 

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Explaining his attraction to coins, Mr. Newman said they offered a “wonderful window into history and other fields for me. Numismatics involves economics, politics, geography, metallurgy and art.”

 

 

Excellent article. (thumbs u

 

And yes I took note of what Wartenberg had said. Sounds similar to some other 'know it all' that I have seen around here. ;)

 

 

 

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