Last week contributor Paul Withers of Galata Coins wondered if numismatic author William D. Craig was still with us. Sadly, he passed away a few years ago at the age of 90. Ron Haller-Williamswrites:

William Donal "Bill" Craig was an American-born Australian numismatist, philatelist, and attorney. He is most notable for authoring the popular Coins of the World 1750-1850 andvarious philatelic publications.

At some point, Craig developed an interest in coins, particularly those of Germanic origin. His first work, Germanic coinages (Charlemagne through Wilhelm II), focused on this areaof study, and was privately published in 1954. It was followed in 1966 by the first edition of Coins of the World 1750-1850, which was split into two volumes: Coins of the Western World andCoins of Africa and Asia. In 1971 both of these volumes were consolidated into one large second edition, which was followed by a third edition in 1976. The Standard Catalog of World Coins,which has since largely replaced Coins of the World 1750-1850, currently includes some catalog numbers from Craig's work, denoted by a C# prefix. Having also acquired an interest inAustralian revenue stamps, Craig published nine catalogs on the subject from 1978 to 1999.

Before his death in 2014, Craig consigned his collection to the Australian auction company Downies. It was sold as part of Downies auction 317, which took place during July 2014.

To read the complete Wikia article, see:
William D. Craig (http://currencies.wikia.com/wiki/William_D._Craig)

Ron writes:

To read the complete article, see:
73 Cadets Receive Their Degrees At Marmion June 14 (http://obs.stparchive.com/Archive/OBS/
OBS06141942p04.php)

To read the complete article, see:
For the Oz family Craig- our U.S. history. (http://ozcraigshistory.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/welcome-to-u_32.html)

Ron adds:

David T. Alexander writes:

See also:
CRAIG, WILLIAM DONAL (http://obituaries.themercury.com.au/notice/29532001)
William Donal Craig grave monument in Public Cemetery, Gisborne, Victoria, Australia(http://www.gravestonephotos.com/public/gravedetails.php?grave=491617&scrwidth=1440)

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
DIRTY OLD BOOKS: CRAIG'S GERMANIC COINAGES (http://www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n50a05.html)
DOWNIES TO SELL WILLIAM D. CRAIG COLLECTION (http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v17n10a09.html)