SUBSCRIBER PROFILE: PAT MCBRIDE

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V26 2023 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 26, Number 14, April 2, 2023, Article 22

It's been a while since we've run a subscriber profile, and with the American Numismatic Association elections coming up, some candidates have been sharing their biographies. Here's one on my longtime friend Pat McBride of the Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists. In the photo he's off-duty in his Ben Franklin persona. -Editor

Patrick McBride is most recognized as Living American History interpreter, Dr. Benjamin Franklin. He has collected U.S. Coins since 1962. He joined the Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists (PAN) in 1984 and is currently the association Secretary, PAN Coin Show and Convention Coordinator, Social Media director, and PAN Website Administrator. He is keenly aware of all aspects involved in producing a major coin show.

Pat is a regular member of the American Numismatic Association (1203161). His Military Payment Certificates (WFOM 1989) and Byzantine Coins (NMS 2019) exhibits have received American Numismatic Association first place awards. He received the ANA Presidential Award (2015), Glenn Smedley Award (2019), Good Fellow Award as 2019 National Money Show Chairman and the Adna G. Wilde, Jr. Memorial Award for Exemplary Service on August 2022. He contributed the rare early issues of The Numismatist to help complete the ANA's Numismatist digital archive. Pat is a charter member #19 of the recently created George F. Heath Society. He currently chairs the ANA Fund Development Committee.

Patrick founded the John Burns Memorial Reference Library that has traveled to past ANA Conventions, Central States Convention and PAN Coin Conventions. He was the estate administrator for deceased (2014) numismatic literature dealer John Burns.

McBride is a member of the Western Pennsylvania Numismatic Society, one of the oldest numismatic societies in the country. He created a beautiful non-competitive exhibit of the society's history to commemorate the society's 100-year anniversary as an ANA club. Pat is a member of Roundtable Trading, Society of Paper Money Collectors, FUN, CSNS and the 1715 Fleet Society.

McBride was an avid supporter of the H.R.6192 1921 Silver Dollar Coin Anniversary Act and worked aggressively to see the Morgan and Peace dollar coins become a reality.

Patrick has been a small business owner for over 50 years, and has a comprehensive understanding of finance, scheduling, time management, employee concerns and customer satisfaction.

Between his business background, his numismatic knowledge, and his love of history, Mr. McBride brings a broad perspective to the ANA Board of Governors.

Pat and I go back a long way. He's like my big brother in the hobby. He's been an absolute workhorse for the Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists and helped build the PAN shows into one of the top regional shows in the country. Every show seems bigger, busier and more vibrant than the one before. Whenever someone asks me for advice on running coin clubs and shows, I tell them, "You need to talk to Pat McBride." -Editor