Bill’s Corner
William T. Gibbs
William was appointed the managing editor effective May 1, 2015. He joined the Coin World editorial staff in 1976 as an assistant editor for "Collectors' Clearinghouse" and later became a senior staff writer before being appointed news editor. As managing editor, he manages the day-to-day editorial operations for Coin World, both print and online, and leads the editorial staff. He also serves as chief copy editor for all Coin World publications, including for all books published by Coin World since 1985. He has been project editor of mulitple editions of the Coin World Almanac. Bill began collecting coins at the age of 10 and soon discovered Coin World. As a teen interested in numismatics and journalism, he identified a writing position on the staff of Coin World as a dream job, which was realized shortly after he graduated from Bowling Green State University with a major in journalism. He collects store cards and medals depicting Adm. George Dewey of Spanish-American War fame.
Visit one of our other blogs:The saga of the 1933 double eagles is our Jarndyce v. Jarndyce
The government has asked for a rehearing of the April 17 decision of a three-judge panel in the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit awarding 10 1933 double eagles to the Langbord family. Illustrated is one of the 10 coins in dispute. Images by Tom Mulvaney courtesy of U.S. Mint.
The ongoing legal tussle between the federal government and the
Langbord family is starting to feel like the celebrated Jarndyce v.
Jarndyce case that is the focal point of the novel Bleak
House.
Charles
Dickens’ fictional lawsuit involves a large inheritance, not unlike
the case involving the 1933 double eagles, though the case in the
novel lasted generations before its conclusion. In contrast, the
current case involving the 1933 double eagles is merely 12 years
old, starting in 2003 when the Langbords revealed the discovery of
10 of the coins and the Mint announced that it was keeping them.