I was very sad to learn Gordon passed away. I first met him about ten years ago at an ANA Convention during the NBS meeting and we met at almost all of them since. After the first NBS meeting, he returned to my club booth with me and we talked for many hours. Gordon had nothing to hide and he was very up front with everyone. His passion for books was VERY real and he especially liked books about Treasure Finds.

When sitting at my club booth and someone came to it that also liked books, he would put a hammer lock on him (only kidding!). The person rarely departed before 30-60 minutes with Gordon. He always knew something about each person's specialty because he likely had many references about it in his library and had read every one of them!

I never found anything for him that he did not already have in his vast library but he did find several for me. Gordon will be greatly missed by me!!!

One of the great pleasures of serving as ANS Librarian was having the chance to meet a great number and variety of Library visitors. With the passing of F. Gordon Frost, one of my favorite visitors is gone but, as they say, the memories linger on. To borrow from my very limited Yiddish vocabulary, which all true New Yorkers possess to some degree, Gordon was a mensch. When he visited the library, his purpose was generally to give, as much as it was to receive.

When I was late in ordering a copy of Pete Smith's "American Numismatic Biographies," and mentioned to Gordon that I was having trouble finding a copy, he took it upon himself to find me one. If I lacked the current edition of a standard guide such as David and Frank Sedwick's, "The practical book of cobs," Gordon was there to remind me of it.

When Gordon, together with David Crooks, founded the Sunken Treasure Literature Club, he made sure that the Library was kept aware of new publications in this specialized area, such as "Bibliography of sunken treasure books with annotations ... ," by Crooks.

Gordon also had a special liking for chocolate, and so, his visits to the Library also meant that the Librarian would, invariably, be offered a piece. We were both born under the sign of Gemini. On March 6th, the day of Gordon's burial, as his family, I, and many other of his friends, stood in the rain at his graveside, I know that I and all those present, were seeing him off to a place where clouds don't gather and the sun always shines.

I was very saddened by the news of Gordon Frost I will still expect him when I go to the next New York City coin auction.