Nummis Nova 2017 Baltimore Dinner
Regular readers know my Numismatic Diary includes accounts of the monthly dinner meetings of my Northern Virginia numismatic social group, Nummis Nova. Members take turns hosting a meeting atrestaurants throughout the region. E-Sylum readers join us on occasion, but syncing up trips with our regular second Tuesday meeting night doesn't always work out.

To remedy this, last year we thought of holding a dinner in conjunction with the Whitman Baltimore coin show. Q. David Bowers, a longtime E-Sylum reader and supporter, was our firstinvitee. Dave, our members and I invited other out-of-towners until we filled a room at one of Dave's favorite Baltimore restaurants, the one closest to the Convention center, Morton's.

Dave adds:

Anyway, our Morton's dinner was so much fun we decided to do it again this year, and it just may become a tradition. Member Eric Schena volunteered to make the arrangements with therestaurant, and we secured the room reservation months ahead.

Nummis Nova regulars were Roger Burdette, Joseph Esposito, Wayne Herndon, Wayne Homren, Tom Kays, Julian Leidman, Jon Radel, Eric Schena and David Schenkman.

Our out-of-town guests were: Len Augsburger, Dave Bowers, Mary Burleson (President of Whitman Publications), Charles Davis, Rob Gartenberg, ANA President Jeff Garrett and his son Ben, ErikGoldstein (Curator of Numismatics at Colonial Williamsburg), John Kraljevich, Neil Musante, Joel Orosz and Dr. Ben Swanson.

"Out-of-town" doesn't quite apply to Ben Swanson, who lives three blocks from the restaurant.

Joe Esposito writes:

Len Augsburger writes: writes:

I sat between Joe Esposito and Neil Musante. We talked of many things numismatic and not, including Neil's Medallic Washington book, business risk, my acquisition of the AmericanJournal of Numismatics publisher's overstock, and comedian Milton Berle.

It was a memorable evening. I'm quite lucky to have so many friends in our shared hobby, and it was great to take some time out just to spend some time together. Here are some final words fromTom Kays:

From head of table clockwise: Dave Bowers, Jeff Garrett, Mary Burleson, Tom Kays, Julian Leidman, Rob Gartenberg, Charlie Davis, John Kraljevich, Eric Schena, Jon Radel, Roger Burdette, LenAugsburger, Wayne Herndon, Dave Schenkman, Ben Swanson, Erik Goldstein, Neil Musante, Wayne Homren, Joe Esposito, Joel Orosz, Ben Garrett.

To read last year's Numismatic Diary, see:
WAYNE'S NUMISMATIC DIARY: MARCH 31, 2016: PART 3 (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v19n14a23.html)