"In addition to the Dick Johnson video produced by David Lisot, the Medal Collectors of America conducted a series of oral history recordings in 2008-2009, two of which feature Johnson. John Sallay interviewed Johnson, August 30, 2009, in two segments, while Johnson in turn interviewed Princeton curator Alan Stahl on November 19, 2008. The Stahl interview is presented in four sessions."

"Dicks dispute over compensation was with J. Oliver Amos, not John Amos. J. Oliver Amos was president of Sidney Publishing Co. and the founding publisher of Coin World. He hired Dick and the disagreement was between the two of them. John Amos, J. Oliver's son, was not in Sidney when Coin World was founded. He was living and working in California. When J. Oliver retired in the mid 1970s, John became publisher of both the Sidney Daily News and Coin World.

"Margo Russell was not related to the Amos family. Margo, while still in high school, wrote a number of articles that were published in the Sidney Daily News. Upon graduation she was hired as a reporter for the daily newspaper and would meet Marion Russell, also a staff member of the Sidney Daily News. After the Pearl Harbor bombing, most of the men on the SDN staff either volunteered or were drafted into the military, including Marion. Margo and several other women kept the SDN in business during the war. Margo once told me she did everything from writing and editing to delivering the SDN during the war years.

"When Marion returned from military service at the end of the war, he and Margo were married and Margo "retired" home to begin a family. When J. Oliver started Coin World in 1960, he contacted Margo to see if she would work from home as a researcher/writer for the new publication. (Marion was still on the SDN staff.) She began writing for Coin World and learning about coins. When Johnson left CW, Margo became a full-time staff member at Coin World and worked alongside J. Oliver for two years before being named editor.

"I did an interview with J. Oliver in 1985 (for a special insert celebrating CW's 25th anniversary) and he related that after Johnson left, he spent two years interviewing people from across the country to find a new editor. He said he finally realized the person he was looking for was Margo and he offered her the job. He said hiring Margo as editor of CW was one of the best decisions he ever made."

"I was sorry to hear of Dick Johnson's passing. As a young collector I sat through many of his auctions, and fondly recall one of the great draws being coffee and donuts served during the break, necessary to get us through the marathon sales."