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{{Short description|American diver and swimmer}}
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'''Edgar Holmes Adams''' (April 7, 1868 – May 5, 1940) was an American competition [[Diving (sport)|diver]] and [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]], [[numismatics|numismatic]] scholar, author, coin collector and dealer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sites.google.com/site/numismaticmallcom/encyclopedic-dictionary-of-numismatic-biographies/adams-edgar-holmes-1 |title=Encyclopedic Dictionary of Numismatic Biographies:ADAMS, EDGAR HOLMES|publisher=NUMISMATIC MALL|accessdate=2013-11-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/51251 |title=Edgar Adams |work=Olympedia |access-date=February 8, 2021}}</ref>
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'''Edgar H. Adams''' was an [[United States of America|American]] [[Diving|diver]] and [[Swimming (sport)|swimmer]]. He represented the United States at the [[1904 Summer Olympics]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], where he won a silver medal in the men's [[plunge for distance]], finishing behind compatriot [[William Dickey (diver)|William Dickey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1904/SWI/mens-plunge-for-distance.html|title=Diving at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's plunge for distance|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=2011-06-01}}</ref> Competing in the swimming events at the 1904 Summer Olympics, he finished 4th in the 220-yard freestyle, 880-yard freestyle, and the 4×50-yard freestyle relay. He also competed in the one mile freestyle but did not finish the race.

==Swimming==
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He represented the United States at the [[1904 Summer Olympics]] in St. Louis, Missouri, where he won a silver medal in the men's [[plunge for distance]] event, finishing behind compatriot [[William Dickey (diver)|William Dickey]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1904/SWI/mens-plunge-for-distance.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417165810/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1904/SWI/mens-plunge-for-distance.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|title=Diving at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's plunge for distance|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|accessdate=2011-06-01}}</ref> Competing in the swimming events at the 1904 Summer Olympics, he finished fourth in the 220-yard freestyle, 880-yard freestyle, and the 4×50-yard freestyle relay. He also competed in the one-mile freestyle but did not finish the race.

==Numismatics==
Adams was a prolific numismatic author who coauthored, with William H. Woodin ''United States Pattern, Trial, and Experimental Pieces'', but is probably best known for the reference volume ''Private Gold Coinages of California, 1849-1855: Its History and Its Issues'', originally published serially (1911-1912) in the [https://web.archive.org/web/20121203231737/http://numismatics.org/Publications/AJN ''American Journal of Numismatics''].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stacks.vegadev.net/newscorner/thisandthat/?id=49&year=2004&month=2|title=Edgar H. Adams of the Numismatic Hall of Fame|publisher=Stack's, LLC|accessdate=2013-11-29|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203082021/http://stacks.vegadev.net/newscorner/thisandthat/?id=49&year=2004&month=2|archivedate=2013-12-03}}</ref>

He wrote a numismatics column for the [[The New York Sun|New York Sun]]. From 1912 to 1915 he served as editor of the [[American Numismatic Association]] journal [[Numismatist (magazine)|''The Numismatist'']].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nnp.wustl.edu/Library/PersonDetail/104|title=Newman Numismatic Portal at Washington University in St. Louis {{!}} Comprehensive Research & Reference for U.S. Coinage|last=Company|first=Collectibles Technology|website=nnp.wustl.edu|access-date=2016-08-26}}</ref>

He was inducted into the [[American Numismatic Association#Hall of Fame|Numismatic Hall of Fame]] in 1969.

==Publications by Adams==
*''Adams' Official Premium List of United States Private and Territorial Gold Coins Indicated by Prices Brought at Public Coin Sales''. New York: Willett Press, 1909.
*''The State Assay Office of California. 1850. (Private Gold Coinage I)''. New York: American Numismatic Society, 1911.
*''Private Gold Coinage of California, 1849-55, Its History and Its Issues''. New York, Edgar H. Adams, 1913.
*''United States Pattern, Trial and Experimental Pieces: Being a List of the Pattern, Trial and Experimental Pieces Which Have Been Issued By the United States Mint from 1792 Up to the Present Time''. New York, American Numismatic Society, 1913.
*''United States Store Cards''. New York: E.H. Adams and W. Raymond, 1920.


==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ad/edgar-adams-1.html Edgar Adams biography and Olympic results], from http://www.sports-reference.com/.
* {{Sports-reference|ad/edgar-adams-1|Edgar Adams biography and Olympic results}}
* [https://sites.google.com/site/numismaticmallcom/encyclopedic-dictionary-of-numismatic-biographies/adams-edgar-holmes-1 Biography of Edgar Adams] from Encyclopedic Dictionary of Numismatic Biographies
* [https://nnp.wustl.edu/Library/PersonDetail/104 Newman Numismatic Portal]

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Latest revision as of 12:21, 13 April 2024

For the member of the Michigan House of Representatives, see Edgar J. Adams.
Edgar Adams
Adams diving in the plunge for distance at the 1904 Olympics.
Personal information
Full nameEdgar Holmes Adams
National teamUnited States
Born(1868-04-07)April 7, 1868
Pennsylvania
DiedMay 5, 1940(1940-05-05) (aged 72)
Bayville, New York
Sport
SportSwimming
StrokesFreestyle, diving
ClubNew York Athletic Club
Medal record
Men's swimming
Representing the United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1904 St. Louis Plunge for distance

Edgar Holmes Adams (April 7, 1868 – May 5, 1940) was an American competition diver and swimmer, numismatic scholar, author, coin collector and dealer.[1][2]

Swimming[edit]

He represented the United States at the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis, Missouri, where he won a silver medal in the men's plunge for distance event, finishing behind compatriot William Dickey.[3] Competing in the swimming events at the 1904 Summer Olympics, he finished fourth in the 220-yard freestyle, 880-yard freestyle, and the 4×50-yard freestyle relay. He also competed in the one-mile freestyle but did not finish the race.

Numismatics[edit]

Adams was a prolific numismatic author who coauthored, with William H. Woodin United States Pattern, Trial, and Experimental Pieces, but is probably best known for the reference volume Private Gold Coinages of California, 1849-1855: Its History and Its Issues, originally published serially (1911-1912) in the American Journal of Numismatics.[4]

He wrote a numismatics column for the New York Sun. From 1912 to 1915 he served as editor of the American Numismatic Association journal The Numismatist.[5]

He was inducted into the Numismatic Hall of Fame in 1969.

Publications by Adams[edit]

  • Adams' Official Premium List of United States Private and Territorial Gold Coins Indicated by Prices Brought at Public Coin Sales. New York: Willett Press, 1909.
  • The State Assay Office of California. 1850. (Private Gold Coinage I). New York: American Numismatic Society, 1911.
  • Private Gold Coinage of California, 1849-55, Its History and Its Issues. New York, Edgar H. Adams, 1913.
  • United States Pattern, Trial and Experimental Pieces: Being a List of the Pattern, Trial and Experimental Pieces Which Have Been Issued By the United States Mint from 1792 Up to the Present Time. New York, American Numismatic Society, 1913.
  • United States Store Cards. New York: E.H. Adams and W. Raymond, 1920.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Encyclopedic Dictionary of Numismatic Biographies:ADAMS, EDGAR HOLMES". NUMISMATIC MALL. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  2. ^ "Edgar Adams". Olympedia. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
  3. ^ "Diving at the 1904 St. Louis Summer Games: Men's plunge for distance". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
  4. ^ "Edgar H. Adams of the Numismatic Hall of Fame". Stack's, LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
  5. ^ Company, Collectibles Technology. "Newman Numismatic Portal at Washington University in St. Louis | Comprehensive Research & Reference for U.S. Coinage". nnp.wustl.edu. Retrieved 2016-08-26.

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