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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;coinman0456, post: 757952, member: 18177&quot;]Here is a list of Ten &quot;Who am I &quot; questions. Submit your answers to me by private message ( only one submission allowed ) no sooner than Saturday 12/19/09 no later than 5 p.m. EST. PLEASE LET ME KNOW HERE IF YOU ARE GOING TO PARTICIPATE BY SATURDAY 12/12/09</p><p><br /></p><p>To be determined a winner, you must have answered a minimum of 4 questions correctly. In the event of a Tie , a second round of questions will be presented to those members. If at that time the &quot;tie&quot; is not broken, each member will receive a Prize.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here we go !</p><p><br /></p><p>1) I was born in 1687. I was a schoolmaster, surgeon and a metallurgical pioneer. I discovered and patented a process for making steel. One of my Mines, also served as a prison.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>2) My Alma Mata motto was &quot;In Deo Speranus&quot; . Some believe this was the basis for my decision making regarding United States Coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>3) PCGS has recognized me in their Top Ten &quot; Ultra&quot; rare coin list. They have listed five of my specimens.</p><p><br /></p><p>4) I was sent, to my place of business a mailing of twenty five catalogues, which was unsolicited. I promptly returned them with a request to the sender to reimburse me the fifty cents it cost me for the return postage. The sender neither did so and went on to publicly ridicule me.&nbsp; I am recognized as one of America&#039;s first Rare Coin Dealers.</p><p><br /></p><p>5) At the age of 13 years, I was employed as a school teacher. I later went on to become a historic figure in the field of Numismatics, as well as having a College named after me.</p><p><br /></p><p>6) I am the only Founding Member of The American Numismatic Society who actively participated until my death in 1905 .</p><p><br /></p><p>7) I was convicted and served a prison term for molestation.</p><p><br /></p><p>8) I was a watchmaker located at 83 Bleeker st, New York. I also published several highly important price catalogues in the 1860&#039;s . </p><p><br /></p><p>9) My likeness is engraved on the obverse of ( the name in question #8 ) store token.</p><p><br /></p><p>10) I lived at 39 Broadway, New York before relocating to Washington.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Have fun researching.</p><p><br /></p><p>Tom[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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