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The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 38, September 16, 2001, Article 3 AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY EFFECTS At 1:25 PM Tuesday, September 11, Michael Bates of the American Numismatic Society (located far uptown at Broadway and 125th) sent this note : "The ANS is closed now, but with several others I'm stuck here because there's no way to get home. The chaos downtown has not had much effect this far north. Before noon, I walked 20 blocks north to the bus station for New Jersey commuters, only to find both the bus station and the George Washington Bridge closed, so I walked back. Traffic is being diverted at different points along Broadway, but there is no gridlock that we can see here. Some Manhattan subways are running. Buses are running on Broadway. On my walk I encountered many mothers taking their children home from school. I can't say if the ANS will be open tomorrow. All staff members are safe, although some may be stuck somewhere in the city trying to get to Brooklyn or Queens--or New Jersey." On Friday, September 14th, ANS Executive Director Ute Wartenburg sent this note: "Many of you will be curious about the state of the new ANS building, which is within a few blocks of Ground Zero. Right now, we have not been able to get to William Street. Just before the attack on downtown Manhattan, subcontractors were working on the final stages of demolition on all floors in the new building. At this point we are uncertain when this work can resume. We are also waiting to hear whether the exhibition "Drachms, Doubloons and Dollars. A History of Money" will open on October 17th as planned. Designers, mountmakers, printers, and ANS staff are on schedule, but the final decision will be taken jointly with the Federal Reserve Bank. Although the future about our major projects, which are all located in the downtown area, is uncertain, we feel fortunate as our members have been so supportive. Many of you have sent emails or called to express their support at this difficult time. We at the ANS are very grateful for these kind words and the help that we were offered. We are presently unable to make outgoing long-distance calls but we will stay in touch with everyone via email.... The best news from the ANS is that Sebastian Heath, our Director of Information and Technology, and his wife Sarah had a healthy son on September 11th. We are all very happy for them." [Congratulations! -Editor]

Wayne Homren, Editor

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