Word: coiner
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...that show Nails and Coffins. We were afraid the rating would be low, but we never dreamed it would be that low. The whole idea of spectaculars just isn't going to go-it's the most unfortunate name ever coined." NBC President Pat Weaver, creator and coiner of TV spectaculars, blamed the failure on timing: "It's hard to get word to the public about a one-shot show, particularly before the season really gets going. The great, lethargic American masses have lots of other things on their minds." Weaver was not disturbed by the poor...
...coinmaker is one of mankind's oldest. To the coiner and his fellow craftsman, the medalist, has gone the job of commemorating history's great events and famous men. The result, when an artist like Benvenuto Cellini went to work, was often a miniature masterpiece. In Madrid last week the Spanish government staged a sweeping show of 2,000 years of coin and medal-making and, with exhibits from 42 countries, took stock of the modern medalist...