GARRETT ZISS TO ASSIST E-SYLUM EDITOR

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V27 2024 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 27, Number 20, May 19, 2024, Article 2

The number one question readers have for me as editor is "How the heck do you manage to publish so much information every week?" Sometimes I wonder myself. I've gotten pretty efficient over the years, but it's still a lot of effort. While Bruce Perdue handles all the website work and sends out the email, the editing and formatting of articles are done by yours truly. Or were until two weeks ago, when our sponsor the Numismatic Bibliomania Society brought on Garrett Ziss to assist for two or three hours per issue. He's been doing a great job pulling together and formatting articles. It's great to have a helper and backup. Time to make it official - welcome aboard, Garrett! -Editor

Garrett Ziss, American Numismatic Association Young Numismatist of the Year for 2020, is now assisting E-Sylum Editor Wayne Homren. Ziss is well-known in numismatic circles and has contributed original research to the John Reich Journal and other publications. Garrett has conducted oral history interviews for the John Reich Collectors Society and Liberty Seated Collectors Club, and has delivered presentations at many events including the Newman Numismatic Portal Symposium. He also served as a summer intern for the Portal in 2021.

Garrett is a numismatic collector and researcher and has been a member of the NBS for nine years. His numismatic library has been assembled over the years to support his collecting and research interests and focuses on American paper money as well as early U.S. silver and copper coins. It contains several items with a meaningful numismatic pedigree, including literature previously owned by esteemed numismatists Eric Newman, Jules Reiver, Henry Hilgard, Kirk Gorman and Lester Merkin (bookplate shown below).

Garrett is a Senior Honors student at the University of Pittsburgh pursuing dual Bachelor of Science degrees in Business Administration (Business Information Systems, Analytics) and Economics. His interest in economics was sparked by his research on American obsolete paper money and the prominent role these notes played in keeping the country's commerce moving during times of economic hardship.

He will be involved in editing and formatting a number of articles and images each week, while learning the ropes and being on call should additional assistance be needed.

Garrett adds,"The E-Sylum has become an important part of the numismatic community and I'm excited to have the opportunity to contribute to it!

NBS President Len Augsburger stated, "We're very happy to have Garrett on board to help carry the editing load - since beginning as a small text-only email in 1997, The E-Sylum has grown to become a substantial award-winning publication with a worldwide numismatic audience, and a productive source of new NBS members."

Link to Garrett Ziss presentation, "From the War of 1812 to the Civil War: A Chronology of a Numismatic Marriage, from the March 2021 Newman Numismatic Portal Symposium:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/598038