VIDEO: NATIONAL NUMISMATIC COLLECTION
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VIDEO: NATIONAL NUMISMATIC COLLECTION
These are selections from the David Lisot Video Library that feature news and personalities from the world of coin collecting. David has been attending coin conventions since 1972 and began videotaping in 1985. The Newman Numismatic Portal now lists all David's videos on their website at:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/multimediadetail/522852
Here's a talk by Elvira Clain-Stefanelli on highlights of the National Numismatic Collection.-Editor
Star Coins of History from the Smithsonian
Speaker: Elvira Clain-Stefanelli.
Elvira Clain-Stefanelli, Executive Director of the National Numismatic Collection (NNC), presents a brief history of the Smithsonian Institute and its founder, James Smithson, followed by the history of the NNC since its inception in the 1840's. Using a series of slides, Dr. Clain-Stefanelli shows some of the treasures of the NNC collected over a century and a half. Among them will be familiar pieces from the U.S. Mint and Chase Manhattan collections, from Josiah K. Lily, the Norwebs and many other generous donors. Lecture with slides.
An excerpt of the video is available for viewing on NNP at:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/557359
