Financial History Issue 114 (Summer 2015)

THE TICKER MUSEUM NEWS A Worthwhile Investment: MoAF Membership Membership in the Museum of American Finance continues to be the best deal in town, particularly for those members in the New York City area who are able to attend our day-time and evening programs. Since my last column, speakers have included Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz, BlackRock Vice Chairman Barbara Novick, Greenwich Associates founder exhibit featuring the collection of Mark Shenkman now open, visitors will be able to see an historic bank note and then visit a dealer booth to inquire about the possibility of purchasing it. Our “Worth Its Weight: Gold from the Ground Up” exhibit will open on November 19. The curatorial team — led by Maura Ferguson, Sarah Buonacore and Kristin Aguilera — has been busy borrowing incredible objects from other museums, institutions and private collections around the David J. Cowen | President and CEO country. Object highlights include a Gemini space helCharles Ellis, noted historian and author met with a gold visor; gold from hisThomas Fleming, former CFA Institute toric rushes including California, Alaska, President/CEO John Rogers and RBC Georgia and North Carolina; examples Wealth Management CEO John Taft, to of medical uses of gold; and more than name a few. This fall, we are planning a dozen unique gold and jewel encrusted events with Nobel Laureate Robert Shiller, versions of everyday objects created by NYSE President Tom Farley, best-selling artist and jeweler Sidney Mobell. Among author Bethany McLean and many others. these objects will be a solid gold cell In addition to free access to most of our phone, domino set and mousetrap, which events, Museum members receive unlimare part of the collection of the Smithsonited free admission to the exhibits, a subian National Museum of Natural History, scription to Financial History magazine as well as several objects from Sidney’s and discounts in the Museum Shop. And personal collection. our members can feel good that they are Sidney has been a friend of mine since supporting the Museum’s mission to prehis solid gold and jewel encrusted Monopserve, exhibit and teach about American oly set first came to our Museum in finance and financial history. 2010. He followed closely as the vision for Also this fall, the Museum will host the this exhibit developed, and I am happy fifth annual Wall Street Collectors Bourse to acknowledge his generosity as a lead and Auction, which will be held from exhibit sponsor, along with his close October 22–24. The Museum will be open friend and Apple Inc. co-founder, Steve free to the public throughout the event, Wozniak. and for the first time the show will take We continue to honor the legacy of place on the Grand Mezzanine exhibit Alexander Hamilton, and on July 10 we floor. With the “America in Circulation” joined with the Alexander Hamilton Message to Members JUL 2 1890 The Sherman Anti-Trust Act becomes law and authorizes the US Department of Justice to break up giant monopolies. 4 FINANCIAL HISTORY | Summer 2015 | www.MoAF.org Awareness Society (AHA) in the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Hamilton’s gravesite to commemorate the anniversary of his death (July 12, 1804). The following Monday, July 13, was a day of celebration, as the new Hamilton play opened on Broadway. I attended the opening night performance, along with our chairman, Richard Sylla, and founder and chairman emeritus, John Herzog. When Lin-Manuel Miranda came on stage and announced his name as Alexander Hamilton, the crowd cheered for nearly a minute. It was a truly memorable evening to commence what promises to be a long run on the Broadway stage. JUL 27 1694 David Cowen with renowned jeweler and artist Sidney Mobell. The Bank of England opens for business in London to print currency and manage the national debt.

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