Emery May Holden Norweb (Mrs. R. Henry Norweb) was born on November 30, 1895 in Salt Lake City, Nevada. She was the granddaughter of Liberty Emery Holden who was the founder of the Cleveland Plain Dealer newspaper, still published today. She was the daughter of Albert Fairchild Holden who gave her an interest in numismatics. She was married to R. Henry Norweb, Sr. in Paris in 1917, where she was driving an ambulance and working in French hospitals. The couple’s first child, R. Henry Norweb, Jr. was born in August 1918 in a cellar during an air raid. Mrs. Norweb was president of the Cleveland Museum of Art from 1962 to 1971. She was a member of the American Numismatic Association for almost 70 years, joining in 1914. Much of their collection was sold in the late 1980s by Bowers and Merena, but they made several donations, including their Brasher Doubloon which was given to the ANS in 1969 and their 1913 Liberty Nickel that was donated to the Smithsonian in 1978.

Harold P. Newlin was an attorney in Pennsylvania who, numismatically, specialized in half dimes and dimes, authoring the first significant variety guide to early half dimes in 1883. John Haseltine sold his collection at auction on April 10, 1883. Newlin acquired the Col. Adams collection of gold coins, with many sold privately to T. Harrison Garrett.

Waldo C. Newcomer was born in Baltimore on September 14, 1867 and died on June 29, 1934. He was a graduate of the Johns Hopkins University in 1889. Newcomer and his wife Margaret had three children. He was employed as a clerk with the Baltimore Storage and Lighterage company and later with Atlantic Transport. Newcomer was president of the National Exchange Bank from 1906 until 1924, also serving important positions with other banks and also railroads. Part of his collection was stolen in 1913 by an electrician who had installed a burglar alarm in his home. Included in his collection were two Brasher Doubloons, a Lima Style Doubloon and a New York Style with punch on the wing.

John G. Mills was born in Albany, New York on July 19, 1865. His collection was sold by the Chapman Brothers on April 27-29, 1904.

Josiah K. Lilly was born in Indianapolis on September 25, 1893. He graduated from the University of Michigan in 1914 and served as a captain in the Medical Supply Service during World War I. He worked with the family business, Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical Company, holding the position of director from 1914 to 1923, vice president from 1923 to 1953, and chairman of the board from 1961 until his death on May 5, 1966. Lilly had an extensive library that he donated to the University of Indiana in 1959.

He also collected military miniatures, stamps, gems, guns, and paintings. The Lilly Collection of gold coins was donated to the Smithsonian by his estate in exchange for a tax credit in excess of $5 million. His gold collection was formed over a period of 12 years, much of the business being done exclusively through Stack’s. He acquired more than 6,000 pieces, including the unique Brasher half-Doubloon.

Joseph N.T. Levick was born circa 1828 and died in October 1908. He was a captain with the New York Volunteers in the Civil War. It was Levick who proposed that the American Numismatic Society have a published magazine and the American Journal of Numismatics was begun in 1866. He served as treasurer of the ANS from 1867 to 1874. Levick advertised himself as a banker and broker of government securities, foreign and domestic specie, stocks, bonds, and gold. He also dealt in rare coins. His name appeared in conjunction with several 19th century auctions sales including W. Elliott Woodard’s sale of October 1864

Allison W. Jackman was born in 1849, although his date of death is not known. His coin collection was sold by Henry Chapman in June 1918. The introduction in the catalog stated, “Mr. Allison W. Jackman was a highly cultured gentleman who devoted his life to study, having never engaged in business and being a most devoted son with an equally appreciative mother, his collecting was a pleasure to both of them.”