Numismatics Archives List

Born in South Norwalk, Connecticut. Married to Olga Eleanor Louise Osterholm April 25, 1917. (She died on July 29, 1976.) They had no children. He was employed as a bank teller 1901 to 1912 with the City National Bank of South Norwalk. He was a member of the Sons of the Revolution based on five ancestors who served during the Revolutionary War. He was also a member of the Masons. 

Raymond joined the ANA in 1902 at age 16. He failed in an attempt to form a partnership with B. Max Mehl. He issued a few fixed price lists 1908 to 1911. Raymond was a partner with Elmer Sears in the United States Coin Company. They conducted 43 auction sales from 1912 to 1918. With James G. Macallister as cataloguer in the company of J. C. Morgenthau, conducted over 50 auction sales from 1932 to 1945. He conducted 69 auction sales under his own name from 1908 to 1950. Raymond was a dealer with the Scott Stamp and Coin Company between 1934 and 1946. He handled many important clients such as Colonel Green. The firm was turned over to New Netherlands when Wormser returned from the Navy. From 1946 to 1956 he had offices on Madison Avenue. Raymond employed such important numismatists as John J. Ford, Walter Breen, Stuart Mosher and Richard Kenney. 

Raymond was not content just to supply coins on demand. He was a leader in the concept of creating the demand for his coins. In 1930 he bought the patents for the Beistle coin holders and began to produce his line of National Coin Albums and pages to hold collections. His publications occasionally followed his acquisition of significant holdings in those areas. In 1957 Alan W. Faxon became sole distributor of the National Coin Albums. After his death in 1960, distribution was handled by Mrs. Faxon. 

Raymond published the Coin and Medal Bulletin from 1924 to 1933. He published the Coin Collector's Journal from April 1934 to 1954. He published Coin Topics 1936 to 1940. 

Raymond published the Coin Collector's Series (CCS) of monographs. The last issues of the Coin Collector's Journal (CCJ) were monographs in a similar format. [Pete Smith, American Numismatic Biographies]