In the August 15 issue of The E-Sylum, we posed the question, There was no answer and we moved on to other subjects. This week we circle back with the answer. The numismatic paper hanger is Pat McBride. We sat down to interview Pat during the 2021 World's Fair of Money in Rosemont.

Patrick McBride was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, on November 9, 1952, and has been a long-time resident there. He attended Slippery Rock University during 1970 to 1973. In 1973 he began work as a professional wallpaper hanger. Pat married Dawn Rogers and they have two sons and a daughter.

McBride served as secretary for the Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists (PAN) and is involved with their two annual coin shows. He was also editor of the PAN eNews. He joined the ANA in 1984 and was honored by the ANA with their Presidential Award in 2014 and the Glenn Smedley Memorial Award in 2018. In 2019 he was host chair for the Pittsburgh ANA National Money Show and received the ANA Goodfellow Award.

If you attended the 2021 WFM, you probably noticed Pat McBride but may not have known his name. As he has done for many other shows, he appeared in character as Benjamin Franklin.

When numismatic literature dealer John Burns died unexpectedly in 2014, McBride stepped in as executor to manage the disposition of his estate. He was also largely responsible for setting up the John Burns Memorial Reference Library for coin shows.

Pat adds:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
LOUIS ELIASBERG, SR. AND JR.(https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n33a16.html)