Cole Nevan Danehower (1954-2015)


Cole Danehower was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on 28 September 1954, where his father was working on the installation of one of the first mainframe computers. Shortly thereafter, his parents, George and Jacqueline, moved the family to Naperville, Illinois, where he spent much of his childhood in the countryside riding horses in what was then a rural area. His fondest childhood memories were of fishing at the family’s cabin in Ely, Minnesota. He spent a year living in Mexico City where his father, a partner at Arthur Anderson, was on assignment. Subsequently the family moved to the San Francisco Bay area where Cole graduated from Menlo Atherton High School. He went on to study at Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, California, earning a B.A. degree in History and International Relations, Cum Laude.


Cole put his interest in history to work at the numismatic firm of Bowers and Ruddy in Los Angeles, while doing graduate coursework in history at San Jose State University. The pursuit of history, especially the studies of World War I and Winston Churchill, was Cole’s passion. He was expert at spotting and identifying vintage aircraft. Living near Moffett Field in Mountain View, California, and later near the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, Oregon, gave him ample opportunity to do so.


He became fascinated by the historical value of 17th century tokens in researching what was to him the most interesting period of London’s past. The tokens were uniquely able to bring to life the look and feel of Greater London of the mid-1600s. Through study of the tokens, as well as maps and other artifacts, Cole brought together the historical details to illustrate the life and economy of the period. He was able to travel to London often and began his collection in the late 1980s.


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