Remembering Kay Edgerton Lenker

Catharine Edgerton Lenker (Kay) was born on November 29, 1922 inPhiladelphia and joined the Navy as a meteorologist in 1945 serving in activeduty from 1944 to 1954. She retired from the Naval Reserves with the rankof Captain and used that in her e-mail address. She became interested incoins in 1955. Kay was a remarkable woman who contributed over 250service years (Joe Boling figured that out!) to numismatics.

I met Kay andhusband Stuart in Oceanside, California at a joint meeting of the San DiegoCounty Inter-Club Numismatic Council where they were selling some of theircoins. An avid exhibitor, Kay always had at least 2 or 3 exhibits whenevershe could bring an exhibit and more often than not, took a best-of-show orfirst place ribbon. I will never forget when she exhibited an 1895 proof setat the Del Mar Fair in San Diego County with its limited security.

She wasalways working on behalf of the hobby and volunteered to serve as an officerin too many organizations to count. She served 2 terms as Governor for theANA. She edited the SDCICNC bulletin for over 50 years which was mailedto every member of every Council club. She turned 100 in November andwas staying in an assisted living facility where she caught a cold that turnedinto pneumonia which she succumbed to in February, 2023. She hadpreviously been given the 2022 ANA Elvira-Clain Stefanelli Memorial Awardof which she proudly showed off to all her visitors.

She had so many friends in the world and was a member of the group oftravelers who circumnavigated the world. We in San Diego were so blessed whenKay and Stuart decided to live in San Diego, California. Ken Spindler hassponsored the plate dedicated to Kay and is going on hissecond plate.

RIP our friend and mentor; you leave us heartbroken but very glad that youwere always there for us.

To read earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
HAPPY 100TH BIRTHDAY, KAY LENKER!(https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n49a20.html)
KAY EDGERTON LENKER (1922-2023)(https://www.coinbooks.org/v26/esylum_v26n08a03.html)

Making a Chainmail Dress from Pennies

To watch the videos, see:
Making a chainmail dress out of pennies- part 1!(https://www.facebook.com/crescentshaycos/videos/742952853716584)sewing 2000+ pennies into a chainmail dress- part 2!(https://www.facebook.com/crescentshaycos/videos/622465952980550)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
THE DRESS MADE FROM PENNIES(https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n06a30.html)

W. S. Baker's Book on William Sharp

To read the book on NNP, see:
William Sharp, engraver : with a descriptive catalogue of his works(https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/623934)

More on Allen Nystrom
Eric Holcomb writes:

For more information, see:
https://www.pnna.org/wp/info/pnna-history/memorial/
https://www.pnna.org/wp/awards/nystrom-award/nystrom-winners/

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
ALLEN NYSTROM (1909-2009)(https://www.coinbooks.org/v26/esylum_v26n09a19.html)

Another Cut Down Large Cent
David Luftig writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
WAYNE'S NUMISMATIC DIARY: FEBRUARY 26, 2023, PART 1 : Cut Down Large Cents(https://www.coinbooks.org/v26/esylum_v26n09a28.html)

Crushing Snowfall in Crestline
NBS co-founder George Kolbe of Crestline writes:

To read the complete article, see:
Snow collapses roof of Goodwin and Sons, Crestline's only grocery store(https://www.sbsun.com/2023/03/02/snow-collapses-roof-of-goodwin-and-sons-crestlines-only-grocery/)

Tonight, George adds:

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
KOLBES EVACUATED FROM CRESTLINE FIRE ZONE(https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v06n44a01.html)
KOLBE UPDATE(https://www.coinbooks.org/club_nbs_esylum_v06n45.html)
KOLBE UPDATE: GOOD NEWS!!(https://www.coinbooks.org/club_nbs_esylum_v06n46.html)
KOLBE UPDATE: STILL NO POWER, BUT PROPERTY SAFE(https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v06n47a02.html)