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Eric Newman at his home in Clayton, Mo., in 2013. He had the instincts of a detective and the sharp eye of a trader in antiquarian treasures.
Brandon Wade
Eric Newman
Died on November 15, 2017 at age 106
Mr. Newman, a preeminent numismatist, was the author of books and scholarly articles and a consummate intellectual with an encyclopedic memory, a passion for history, the instincts of a relentless detective and the sharp eye of a trader in antiquarian treasures.
Notable Deaths 2017
Remembering Mary Tyler Moore, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lewis, David Rockefeller, Trisha Brown, Glen Campbell, Dick Gregory, Edith Windsor, Sam Shepard, Tom Petty and many others who died this year.