The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 38, September 19, 2004, Article 3

TYPO BRINGS BERGMAN TO LIFE

  John Burns, along with Charles Davis, were the two
  numismatic literature dealers set up at the recent
  American Numismatic Association convention in
  Pittsburgh.   Dave Bowers' article about the convention
  in the September 27th Coin World (p60) mistakenly
  states that "Charles Davis and John Bergman were
  the only two dealers in out-of-print books that set up
  at the show..."    John Bergman's table was a fixture at
  the Long Beach shows for years, and he was a regular
  attendee at ANA conventions as well.  Bergman died
  in October, 2000, and he is sorely missed.  "Big John"
  Burns is a regular dealer at many shows in the northeast
  these days.

  Despite the typo, Dave's article is excellent and makes
  the point that hauling cartons of books to coin shows
  is a hard way to make a living, and these dealers perform
  a great service for the hobby.  He repeated his suggestion
  that "the ANA would do well to encourage more book
  dealers to set up - perhaps by giving them free space.
  Selling out-of-print books helps us all and is every bit as
  "educational" and has all of the same lofty motives as do
  various seminars and exhibits at the show."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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