The latest addition to the Newman Numismatic Portal is a video about collector Gene Gardner. Project Coordinator Len Augsburger provided the following report. -Editor
Legendary Coin Collector Gene Gardner Remembered
At the August 2019 World's Fair of Money in Rosemont, IL, Greg Rohan of Heritage Auctions spoke to the Liberty Seated Collectors Club about the life and collecting
career of Gene Gardner (1936-2016). The summer ANA convention is a busy event with attendees deciding on the fly which meetings to attend amidst a flurry of commercial activity.
Jewels are often missed, and Rohan's presentation, while well attended, will be of interest to a wider audience.
Rohan recounted Gene's early days in the hobby, which culminated with a significant consignment to Stack's in 1965. Thereafter Gardner concentrated on family and business, and
was reintroduced to the hobby many years later, upon attending one of the Eliasberg sales. Gardner resumed collecting full throttle and eventually sold his collection in a group
of four sales conducted by Heritage Auctions in 2014-2015. Rohan talks about the dispersal of the collection and shares many personal recollections about Gardner – this is a truly
moving presentation that poignantly reminds us about the human side of the coin business. Newman Portal acknowledges David Lisot for making this video available on NNP.
Link to Greg Rohan's presentation, Legendary Coin Collector Gene Gardner Remembered on Newman Portal:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/573122
Link to Stack's February 1965 sale of the Gardner collection:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/auctionlots?AucCoId=3&AuctionId=516419
Wayne Homren, Editor
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