Wayte Raymond (November 9, 1886–September 23, 1956) was a numismatist from the United States. He authored several numismatic books and catalogs[1] and his Standard Catalog was considered the premier coin guide of its time.[2] He was inducted into the Numismatic Hall of Fame in 1969. He is perhaps best known for his "boards" or albums designed to hold sets of coin series; for example, collectors could store the complete run of Flying Eagle and Indian Cent regular issues in a single 7.5-by-14-inch (190 mm × 360 mm) cardboard page with sliding plastic windows containing 70 slots for each date 1857–1909 and a couple notable varieties, such as the 1858 large- and small-letter varieties. These are the inception of millions of albums produced today for collectors.[3]
Publications by Raymond
edit- Coins of the World: 19th Century. New York.
- Coins of the World: 20th Century 1901–1950. Published by Raymond Wayte Incorporated, New York.
- The Silver Dollars of North and South America.
References and notes
editReferences
edit- Reiter, Ed (1999-12-27). "The Numismatist of the Century". Professional Coin Grading Service website. Retrieved 2007-09-03. This article reviews significant contributors to numismatics in the United States.
Notes
edit- ^ California State Numismatic Association. "U.S.A.: Book titles on this subject in the CSNA Library", California State Numismatic Association website. Retrieved on September 3, 2007.
- ^ Berkman, Michael. "The History of American Numismatic Literature", Heritage Auction Galleries website. Retrieved on September 3, 2007.
- ^ Wikipedia. American Numismatic Association. Retrieved on September 3, 2007.