VIDEO: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

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The E-Sylum: Volume 26, Number 35, August 27, 2023, Article 6

VIDEO: BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

The David Lisot Video Library on the Newman Numismatic Portal can be found at:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/multimediadetail/522852

We highlight one of his videos each week in The E-Sylum. Here's one from the 2007 Early American Coppers convention with Franklin Noel speaking about Benjamin Franklin's contributions to numismatics. -Editor

Franklin's Numismatic Contributions title card

One of the most interesting and influential men during the United States Colonial times was Benjamin Franklin. His contributions include the area of inventions, diplomacy, statesmanship and as well as numismatics. In this video you will see and learn the:

story of Benjamin Franklin's life and death
his role as a printer of Continental currency
the contributions to coinage design and the development of the images used
letters and documentation relating to the different issues including currency, the Fugio cent, the Continental dollar, and the Libertas Americana medal
use of Liberty on coinage and her evolution over the years

Speaker(s): Franklin Noel.

Great topic! -Editor

To watch the complete video, see:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/560157

Wayne Homren, Editor

The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org.

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