LOOSE CHANGE: OCTOBER 7, 2018

Review of the 2019 Blue Book and Red Book

When I compare my first Blue Book and Red Book with the current editions, I find that there’s no comparison. My first Blue Book was the 1956 13th edition. Its contents occupied 126 pages. There are 304 pages in the 2019 edition. The page count of my 1958 Red Book, the 11th edition, was 254. The current Red Book boasts 463 pages.

In the 1950s, all the coin pictures were in black and white. Today, they’re all in color in the Red Book (black and white in the Blue Book). I could go on with these comparisons, none of which favor the earlier editions, but you get the picture: the popular Whitman-published books have come a long way in the 60+ years I’ve been collecting.

To read the complete article, see:
Review of the 2019 Blue Book and Red Book (http://www.numismaticnews.net/article/review-of-the-2019-blue-book-and-red-book)

In the fall of 1966, local Seattle coin dealer Sylvester O’Donnell and I started Loose Change, a television show to educate people about what valuable coins they could find in their change. The show would air on Channel 11, KTNT-TV in Seattle-Tacoma.

Luckily for me, I had just returned from the ANA convention, where I met R.S. (Dick) Yeoman. At the show I presented him with my idea of a TV program on coins. Dick Yeoman was our first guest on the first episode of the show. He even sent me 500 new 1967 edition Red Books, which I signed and gave out to viewers who sent in coin questions.

That was over 40 years ago, and I have been a contributor to the Red Book ever since.

Editor’s note: Loose Change, which aired in 1966 and 1967, was the first television program ever aired about collecting coins. Henry has commented that he still believes it would have been a success had it not been scheduled against ABC’s Wide World of Sports!

To read the complete article, see:
Red Book recollections: Gene L. Henry (http://news.coinupdate.com/red-book-recollections-gene-l-henry/)

CDN Interviews Dealer Michael Rullo

To read the complete article, see:
New Jersey Coin Dealer Michael Rullo Discusses Marketplace For Budget Coins (http://blog.greysheet.com/michael-rullo-new-jersey-coin-dealer-insight-on-marketplace/)

The Great Denver Mint Robbery of 1922

Columbine Genealogical and Historical Society announces October programs. Guests and new members welcome. The group meets at Lutheran Church of the Holy Spirit, 6400 S. University Blvd., Centennial. Free. From 1 to 3 p.m. on Oct. 9 will be “The Great Denver Mint Robbery of 1922” by society members Carol and Steve Johnson. (The case resulted in a decades-long manhunt.)

To read the complete article, see:
New painting shares beauty of waterfall (http://littletonindependent.net/stories/new-painting-shares-beauty-of-waterfall,270749)

When Money Fell From the Sky

Joe Esposito writes:

Diners at Irish Eyes Pub and Restaurant in Lewes, Delaware, were just enjoying a sunny day, munching on their chicken wings, when money starting falling from the sky.

Real, honest-to-goodness tens and twenties fluttered onto the gravel parking lot from a helicopter hovering above. It was a sight so bizarre, some people didn't believe it was happening at first.

"Nobody really knew what was happening until it happened," Kara Miele, an Irish Eyes employee, told HLN affiliate WBOC. "You could see that they were yelling that it was money and then everyone knew it was money. And then the customers ran over and we ran over."

There was a mad dash for the cash as it landed in the gravel and the canal, and floated around into nearby streets and trees. It seemed like a recipe for chaos, but Miele said people seemed far too excited to argue over the bills.

"Nobody was like fighting with each other for it but everyone was just scrambling, trying to grab everything they could."

To read the complete article, see:
Look, up in the sky! It's... money!?

Wayne Homren, Editor

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