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The E-Sylum: Volume 20, Number 39, September 24, 2017, Article 6

NEWMAN PORTAL ADDS WEINBERG COLLECTION PHOTOS

The latest addition to the Newman Numismatic Portal is a set of images of coins and medals from the collection of longtime E-Sylum contributor Alan Weinberg. Project Coordinator Len Augsburger provided the following report. -Editor

Newman Portal (NNP) Presents Alan V. Weinberg Collections, Formerly on NeoCollect.com

Weinberg image collections

NeoCollect.com, created by John Sallay, served as a virtual platform for exhibition of numismatic collections. Closed earlier this year, Sallay graciously made available to NNP a portion of the site content. With the permission of John Sallay and Alan Weinberg, NNP adopted this content and now exhibits a number of Weinberg collections. These focus on early American coinage (Massachusetts silver, 1792 patterns, early large cents) and American medals in a number of specialized areas including Agricultural and Mechanical societies, lifesaving medals, Civil War, and others.

1871 Robinson medal in silver obverse 1871 Robinson medal in silver reverse
George F. Robinson medal in silver, 1871, from the Weinberg collection

All of these pieces tell a story. The 1871 George F. Robinson medal was awarded by Congress to Robinson for his heroism in saving the life of William Seward, Secretary of State, on the night of April 14, 1865. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the same evening, was actually a conspiracy – the President, the Vice President Andrew Johnson, and Seward were all targeted. John Wilkes Booth alone achieved the aim of the conspirators. Today, Robinson's gold medal is in the Smithsonian. Weinberg knows of only two in silver, while the copper examples are more plentiful. Still, the Newman Portal identifies only 30 auction appearances in total since the 1850s – indicating an "availability" of once every 5-6 years. A single collection held two pieces, the identity of which is no surprise – John J. Ford had both a silver and copper example.

Images are a new and growing part of the Newman Portal. Check out the upgraded home page which features a random selection of images from the site alongside new blog entries and other useful information: https://nnp.wustl.edu/ . -Editor

Link to Weinberg collections on Newman Portal:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/imagecollections

Link to George F. Robinson medal:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/imagedetail/510892?col=510054



Wayne Homren, Editor

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