Hall of Fame

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Inducted in: 2014	John Thomas Hickman Mr. Hickman was SPMC member #1590. He was the recipient of the Nathan Gold Memorial Award in 1983 and 1995. He was named a Numismatic Ambassador in 1983. He co-wrote the Standard Catalog of National Banknotes that was published in 1982. Was a partner with Dean Oakes in Hickman & Oakes auctions, presenting 44 auctions. He served as curator of the Higgins Museum for a time.
Inducted in: 2014	Gene Hessler Mr. Hessler holds SPMC member #3157, life member #100 and honorary life member #10. He served the society as governor from 1987-2001 and editor of Paper Money from 1984-1998. He also served as awards committee chair in 1996 and publications committee chair in 1992-1993.
Inducted in: 2014	Nathan Goldstein Mr. Goldstein was SPMC member #133. He served as governor from 1964-1973. He was a member of the member recruitment committee 1969-1970. He received an SPMC president's Award of Merit in 1967 and 1973 and the recuritment award in 1965, 1966 and 1970. The SPMC named their recruitment award the Nathan Goldstein award in honor of his efforts.
Inducted in: 2014	Nathan Gold A pioneer in the field of paper money research, the SPMC named its highest award for service in honor of Mr. Nathan Gold.
Inducted in: 2014	Robert Friedberg Mr. Friedberg has been called the "man who brought coin collecting to your local department store." Author of Paper Money of the United States which debuted in 1953 which is still published today with sons Arthur and Ira as co-editors. He was one of the founders of the Capital Coin Company and the Coin & Currency Institute.
Inducted in: 2014	William Donlon Mr. Donlon held SPMC membership #74 and honorary member #4. He served the society as vice-president from 1963-1969; governor 1964-1966 and 1967-1971 and chairman of the nominating committee in 1965. He received an Outstanding Service award in 1965, a president's award of merit in 1968 and the Nathan Gold Memorial award in 1966.
Inducted in: 2014	Amon Giles Carter, Jr. Mr. Carter, one of the "twin smokestacks" along with Tom Bain held SPMC membership #320. He served as a governor from 1962-1963. His collection of world paper money was purportedly the most complete ever.
Inducted in: 2014	William West Bradbeer Bradbeer was author of the groundbreaking Confederate and Southern States Currency; Historical and Financial Data, Biographical Sketches; Descriptions with Illustrations in 1915. In February 1914 he gave an “Interesting Lecture on Confederate Paper Money” at the New York Numismatic Club.
Inducted in: 2014	George Herbert Blake An early pioneer in paper money, at the 1914 ANA convention, he exhibited paper money including a dollar bill Series 1, plate 1, number 1, plate A. This was the first of many unusual serial number paper money exhibits he would place. One of his specialties was fractional currency.
Inducted in: 2014	Eric Pfeiffer Newman Mr. Newman held SPMC membership #290. He served as vice-president from 1975-1979 and governor in 1962 and 1973-1976. He was awarded the Nathan Gold Memorial award in 1968. Specializing in Colonlial Currency, he is the author of the definitive work of that series. He established the Eric Newman Educational Society and museum at St. Louis University.