Eva Adams (1908-1991) Video on Newman Portal

The David Lisot Video Library on Newman Portal, numbering about 2,000 videos, is a resource that will be mined for a long time. In 1988 Ed Rochette interviewed former U.S. Mint Director EvaAdams, who served from 1961 to 1969, and this video has recently been added to NNP. Adams speaks on a number of topics, including the Mint's relationship with coin collectors and concerns related topublic acceptance of coinage changes.

Adams covers the introduction of the Kennedy half dollar as well as the 1960s coin shortages and subsequent introduction of clad coinage. The former Mint Director opposed legislation that wouldhave removed presidents from U.S. coins and replaced them with figures emblematic of Liberty. Adams concludes with a few remarks on the construction of the (fourth) Mint in Philadelphia, which openedin 1969 during the final year of her administration.

Image: U.S. Mint Director Eva Adams, speaking in 1988.

Link to Eva Adams video on Newman Portal:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/578942