Jerome Remick

Who was Jerome Remick?

Jerome “Jerry” Hosmer Remick III was a Canadian numismatist, geologist and columnist for Canadian Coin News.

He had written more than 500 consecutive articles published in Canadian Coin News, dating back to 1978. These articles were related to municipal trade tokens, world paper money, and numerous book reviews. The same week that Remick died, two other Canadian luminaries died – Somer James and Earl Salterio, former President of the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association. In 2001, Remick was awarded the J. Douglas Ferguson medal at the Royal Canadian Numismatic Association convention in Quebec City.

Remick was born in Detroit, Michigan, on September 11, 1928. He died in his home in Québec City on March 1, 2005. His family has a long and proud history in the United States. His forebear Christian Remich had arrived in Maine by 1651 at about age 20, his country of origin unknown. This fact is proudly depicted on the reverse side of Jerry’s personal medal, showing a concept of a Remick family coat of arms and the inscription "Remich, Luxem-bourg to County York, Maine – 1651".

Successive generations of the Remick family made major contributions to the growth of their adopted country.