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Eric P. Newman (born May 25, 1911) is an American numismatist.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Eric P. Newman Medal )〕 He has written "works about early American coins and paper money considered the standards on their subjects" as well as hundreds of articles. He has amassed one of the finest private collections of American coins and currency,〔 and is the only living person to have owned all five 1913 Liberty Head nickels.〔 Newman sold his coins over five auctions in 2013–2014 for almost $55 million.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.coinnews.net/2014/11/25/newman-collection-part-v-realizes-10-4-million/ )〕 ==Life== Newman was born to Samuel Elijah and Rose (Pfeiffer) Newman in St. Louis, Missouri. His interest in coins began at the age of seven when his grandfather gave him an 1859 Indian Head cent. When he was ten years old, he would visit Burdette G. Johnson's coin store in downtown St. Louis every couple of weeks; Johnson became his friend and mentor.〔 Newman earned a bachelor of science degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1932 and a Juris Doctor from Washington University in St. Louis in 1935.〔 He then practiced law until 1943. The following year, he was hired by Edison Brothers Stores, rising to executive vice president in 1968, before retiring in 1987. While attending MIT, Newman became slightly acquainted with E. H. R. Green, himself a coin collector. Newman and other students were given the use of Green's private radio station at Round Hill, Massachusetts, to follow Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd's first Antarctic expedition (1928-1930).〔 After Green died in 1936, Newman raised $600 from his family and purchased some currency notes from the estate. After he told Burdette Johnson about it, Johnson put up the money to buy most of Green's collection, including the only five known 1913 Liberty Head nickels.〔 Newman's favorite coin, however, is a unique 1792 pattern in gold which he believes was owned by George Washington.〔〔 Newman married Evelyn in 1939. The couple celebrated their 75th anniversary in 2014. They have two children, Linda N. Schapiro and Andrew E. Newman. In 2003, the Newmans donated two million dollars to Washington University in St. Louis to establish the Newman Money Museum on its campus.〔 It opened in 2006 and displays part of Newman's collection on a rotating basis. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Eric P. Newman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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