NUMISMATISTS BORN OR DIED ON CHRISTMAS

In July of 2021, I submitted an article on Born on the Fourth of July. Following the overwhelming positive response to this, I am now offering a listing of people who were born or died on Christmas, based on dates in American Numismatic Biographies.

Chris Arbutine (1965) Owner of Belleair Coins and one of Coin World's 100 Most Influential People in Numismatics in 2022.

Gene Hynds (12/25/1931-2/16/2021) With his wife Pat, winner of ANA Farran Zerbe Memorial Award in 2004.

Dean Earl McMillan (1933) Designer of several commemorative coins.

Ira S. Reed (12/25/1892-10/20/1954) Coin dealer and auctioneer in Glenside, Pennsylvania.

Jacques Preston Schnier (12/25/1898-3/24/1988) Designer of the 1936 San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge half dollar.

George Mills Todd (12/25/1900-1/11/1990) He served as ANA vice president for 1941-42.

Evelyn T. Davidson (5/16/1921-12/25/2002) Superintendent of the San Francisco Mint in 1978 to 1981.

Fred Lake (4/22/1929-12/25/2016) Florida book dealer with mail bid sales.

Lawrence C. Wroth (1/14/1884-12/25/1870) Author of a biography of silversmith Abel Buell.

Farran Zerbe (4/16/1871-12/25/1949) ANA vice president 1904 to 1907 and president 1907 to 1909. He sold his collection to the Chase National Bank where it was exhibited 1929 to 1973 and later donated to the Smithsonian.

Is it significant that more people were born on Christmas than died on Christmas? Probably not considering that many people in ANB are currently living.

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