My father gave so much to me, and I want to link his generosity to a University that gave me so much. Edward M. Mazze, dean of the College of Business Administration, said the collection is a very special gift. We are receiving a gift from one of our most distinguished graduates who wants to honor his father and leave a legacy for our students. The Kullberg Collection includes coins dating to 1857. The coins,mostly in high end grades of uncirculated condition, include examples of all U.S. series from cents through silver dollars.
Most series are complete as todate and mint mark, and are contained in display albums.
Beyond speculating on where an individual coin from the 1800s has been and what it has seen, coins teach us about the political, social, economic and art history of the particular period. And, in the late 1980s, their rapidly growing economic value nearly led Wall Street to publish their values on a weekly basis. An examination of the coins reveals the entrepreneurial spirit and mores of the country during each era, Kullberg said. In 1916, the Liberty Quarter outraged the public because one of Miss Liberty,s breast,s was showing. Kullberg, who now splits his time between New York and Narragansett , R.I., is the chief executive officer of a marketing and marketing communications consultancy consisting of more than 50 companies.