On Eponymous Numismatic Classifications
Len Augsburger of the Newman Numismatic Portal writes:

Newman 36. Foreword to America's Foreign Coins: An Illustrated Standard Catalogue with Valuation of Foreign Coins with Legal Tender Status in the United States, 1793-1857, by Oscar D. Schilke and Raphael E. Solomon, IX-X. New York: The Coin and Currency Institute, Inc., 1964.

Newman opens by remarking on how inconceivable it is that it took the United States Mint 67 years - from 1793 until 1857 - to replace foreign coinage in circulation with United States coinage. He underscores that, prior to the American Revolution, what little gold and silver that circulated in the American colonies consisted of foreign, not British, coinage. The adoption of the Spanish silver dollar as the U.S. coinage unit after the Revolution was hoped to be a temporary expedient, with the switch over to a decimal system of American coinage hoped to be accomplished soon, but unforeseen problems and unexpected developments kept foreign coinage in circulation for three generations. Newman closes by reminding the reader that this book does not cover the minor coinage that never attained legal tender status: everything ranging from English halfpence (genuine and counterfeit) to American state coinages to Nova Constellatio coppers and Fugio cents.

Newman accepted Schilke and Solomon's offer to write a preface in correspondence dated May 10, 1962. In a follow up letter on May 23, Newman weighed in on eponymous numismatic classifications: Newman practiced what he preached. He did not introduce nomenclature in his work on Fugios (1949), Continental dollars (1952) American Plantations tokens (1955), or Virginia coppers (1956). However, numismatists today commonly use the term when referring to die varieties within these series. Schilke and Solomon took Newman's advice, and the final version included only numbered (and not named) varieties.

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OSCAR GOTTLIEB SCHILKE (1903-1965)(https://www.coinbooks.org/v27/esylum_v27n16a13.html)

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To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
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Jim Haas writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
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Kerry Wetterstrom writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: APRIL 21, 2024 : Query: 1536 IORG WINCKLER Medallic Item(https://www.coinbooks.org/v27/esylum_v27n16a10.html)

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Judy Blackman writes:

For more information on the Nashua Coin Club, see:
https://nashuacoins.com/nashua-coin-club/

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Nick Graver writes:

For more on the Rochester Numismatic Association, see:
Rochester Numismatic Association(http://www.rochesternumismaticassociation.org/)

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