Eric P. Newman

Eric P. Newman
Born(1911-05-25)May 25, 1911
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
DiedNovember 15, 2017(2017-11-15) (aged 106)
Clayton, Missouri, U.S.
Alma materMassachusetts Institute of Technology
Washington University in St. Louis
SpouseEvelyn (Edison) Newman (married 1939–2015; her death)
Children2
AwardsArcher M. Huntington Medal
Medal of the Royal Numismatic Society

Eric Pfeiffer Newman (May 25, 1911 – November 15, 2017) was an American numismatist.[1][2][3] He wrote several "works about early American coins and paper money considered the standards on their subjects", as well as hundreds of articles.[4] Newman sold his coins over auctions in 2013–2014 for over $70 million and used most of that money to fund the Newman Numismatic Education Society and its Newman Numismatic Portal to "make the literature and images of numismatics, particularly American numismatics, available to everyone on a free and forever basis."[5][6][7]

  1. ^ McFadden, Robert D. (November 16, 2017). "Eric Newman, Whose Coins Told of America's History, Dies at 106". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Liam Otten (December 10, 2003). "Background on Eric P. Newman". Washington University in St. Louis. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  3. ^ "Eric P. Newman Medal". American Numismatic Society. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  4. ^ Michele Orzano (June 13, 2011). "Eric P. Newman reflects on life, looks ahead". Coin World. Archived from the original on August 3, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2012.
  5. ^ Rose Miyatsu. Newman Tower Exhibit: The Eric Newman Money Collection Archived July 25, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, University Libraries, Washington University in St. Louis
  6. ^ Matthew Healy (May 18, 2014). "In Coins, Man Found a Century of Learning". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 3, 2017. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  7. ^ "Newman Collection Part V Realizes $10.4+ Million". CoinNews.net. November 25, 2014. Archived from the original on July 8, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2015.