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Financial history The magazine of the Museum of American Finance in association with the Smithsonian Institution Issue 126 • Summer 2018 (ISSN 1520-4723) Kristin Aguilera Editor EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Howard A. Baker, Esq. Howard Baker Associates Lawrence A. Cunningham The George Washington University Brian Grinder IN THIS ISSUE FEATURES 13 The Gold Rush of 1576 How England learned the perils of prospecting.   By John Butman and Simon Targett 17 Where Are They Now? The Museum’s series on 207 of the underwriters of the 1956 Ford IPO continues with the history of J.J.B. Hilliard & Son (founded in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1893).   By Susie J. Pak Eastern Washington University Bradley Jones Reserve Bank of Australia Gregory DL Morris Freelance Journalist Susie Pak St. John’s University Arthur W. Samansky 20 The Gambler How penniless dropout Kirk Kerkorian became the greatest deal maker in capitalist history.   By William C. Rempel The Samansky Group Myles Thompson Columbia Business School Publishing Robert E. Wright Augustana University Jason Zweig 26 My Father’s Business Bob Shabazian American Stock Exchange (ret.) The small-town origins of Dollar General.   By Cal Turner, Jr. The Wall Street Journal ART DIRECTION Alan Barnett Design MUSEUM STAFF 32 From Hobby to Investment The history and rise of trading cards as a tradable asset class.   By Brent Huigens David J. Cowen, President/CEO Kristin Aguilera, Deputy Director Tony Critelli, Accountant Maura Ferguson, Director of Exhibits Sarah Poole, Collections Manager Linda Rapacki, Managing Director of Visitor Services and Operations Mindy Ross, Director, External Relations Copyright © 2018 by the Museum of American Finance, publisher, 48 Wall Street, New York, NY 10005. Telephone: 212-908-4110. All rights reserved. Financial History is the official membership magazine of the Museum of American Finance. 2    FINANCIAL HISTORY  |  Summer 2018  | www.MoAF.org