The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 48, November 25, 2007, Article 9

SUBSCRIBER PROFILE: ERIK J. VAN LOON

One of our newest subscribers (thanks to Tom Michael of
Krause Publications) is Erik J. van Loon of Holland.
Curious, I asked Erik if he was in any way related to the
author of the book on Obsidional Coinage, Gerard van Loon
(1683-1758).

Erik writes: "I am not aware of any relationship with
Gerard van Loon.  The reason why I'm interested in coins
was that my father left a small box with 16 coins in 1944.
He was arrested and sent to a concentration camp in Germany.
After the war he remained missing and as a kid I played with
the coins and began to collect more to surprise my father
should he return. The Red Cross mailed us in 1950 that he
was killed...

"There was no money to buy coins or numismatic books my
first twenty years, so I started to collect more knowledge
about coins though I do have a small collection too.  Since
1975 I've been a contributor to the Standard Catalogue of
World Coins and since 1999 I have been working as a volunteer
at the Dutch Mint Museum."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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