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<li><a href="http://www.lakebooks.com">July 28, 2009 LAKE</a>
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Volume 12, Number 28, July 12, 2009
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WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM JULY 12, 2009
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KOLBE TO AUCTION THE STACK FAMILY NUMISMATIC LIBRARY
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KOLBE NUMISMATIC BOOKSELLER FIXED PRICE LIST #49 AVAILABLE
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NEW E-BOOKS IN KRAUSE PUBLICATIONS' COINS OF THE WORLD SERIES
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BOOK REVIEW: WHITMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COLONIAL AND EARLY AMERICAN COINS
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MAIL BID SALE OF PHILIPPINE NUMISMATIC LITERATURE
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WHITMAN PUBLISHING AUTHORS AT THE 2009 ANA CONVENTION
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MORE ON THE 100 GREATEST ITEMS OF AMERICAN NUMISMATIC LITERATURE
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TAMS JOURNAL JUNE 2009 ISSUE PUBLISHED
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QUERY: MEDAL SIZE CONVERSION CHART SOUGHT
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DICK JOHNSON ON THE CONTAMIN REDUCING MACHINE
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MORE ON ANS LIBRARIAN JAMES D. FOSKETT
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QUICK QUIZ: WHO STARRED THE S-48 IN A FILM?
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MORE ON EARTHQUAKE TOKENS AND MEDALS
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ON THE AUSTRIAN SILVER PHILHARMONIC COIN
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ON LOW-VALUE DEBIT CARDS
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BANKRUPT CALIFORNIA ISSUES PAYMENT WARRANTS
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G8 SUMMIT LEADERS GIVEN IMAGINARY FUTURE WORLD CURRENCY
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UNITED FUTURE WORLD CURRENCY COINS
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ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT MOUNTS NEW COIN EXHIBIT
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1889 RHODE ISLAND LIFESAVING MEDAL TO BE DISPLAYED
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THE CRAZE FOR THE ROYAL MINT'S DATELESS 2009 TWENTY PENCE
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VIRTUAL CURRENCY IN CHINA: THE QQ COIN
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THE STANDARD GRILL'S FLOOR OF PENNIES
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FEATURED WEB SITE: EARLY MEDIEVAL CORPUS OF COIN FINDS
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<h3 id = "article1"><a name="article1"> WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM JULY 12, 2009 </h3></a> <img src=" http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3144/2405448807_8d77ee9ab4_t.jpg " width="67" height="100" alt="Wayne Homren" align="left" hspace="5" vspace="5"> Among our recent subscribers are Steve Frank and Michael Hudson. Welcome aboard! We now have 1,236 subscribers. <br><br>Roger Siboni writes: <div class="quote"> Thanks for your incredible work on keeping <i>The E-Sylum</i> a numismatic highlight for me week after week after week. </div><br><br>Thanks! It's always fun to put together and I enjoy hearing from readers. <br><br>Phil Iverson writes: <div class="quote"> There was a minor glitch in the system this week with articles starting with The Colonial Newsletter article to just before The Baroon Dollar article all had right-sided justification instead of the normal left-sided margin justification. </div><br><br>I noticed that in my copy, too, as did Pe
te Smith. Sorry! I'm not sure how this happens, but it did occur once before. The issue looks good on our web site, though, so readers can always check there if there is a problem with formatting. See: <a href="http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v12n27toc.html "> www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v12n27toc.html </a>.<br><br>Ken Berger writes: <div class="quote"> For the first time ever, <i>The E-Sylum</i> ended up in my junk mail box. Did you send it differently? </div><br><br>No - nothing's changed in recent weeks. Just mark the sender as "not Junk" and it should come thru fine hereafter.<br><br>This week we open with another surprise from the Stack's firm of New York, but it's good news for numismatic bibliophiles (and George Kolbe, who has a new fixed price list out this week). Next is word from Krause Publications on new e-books from their Coins of the World digital price guide series, and a review of the Whitman Colonial coin encyclopedia by John and Nancy Wilson.<br><
br>But that's not all for numismatic literature - Charlie Davis chimes in on the <i>100 Greatest</i> list and I discuss the latest issue of the <i>TAMS Journal</i>.<br><br>Other topics include the Contamin reducing machine, more earthquake tokens and medals, the California treasury warrants, a rare Rhode Island lifesaving medal and the "Eurodollar" coin, a proposed unified world currency.<br><br>To learn about the bar whose floor is literally paved with money, read on. Have a great week, everyone! <br><br>Wayne Homren <br/> Numismatic Bibliomania Society<br><br>
<div class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article2"><a name="article2"> KOLBE TO AUCTION THE STACK FAMILY NUMISMATIC LIBRARY </h3></a> <div class="box"> George Kolbe forwarded this announcement, the latest in a series of events affecting the Stack's firm. -Editor </div> On January 9th, 2010, George Frederick Kolbe/Fine Numismatic Books will offer for sale at
public auction the remarkable numismatic library carefully assembled over seven decades by the New York numismatic firm founded by brothers Morton and Joseph and ably carried on by Norman, Benjamin, Harvey, Susan, and Lawrence Stack. <br><br><center> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coinbooks/3708201141/" title="Stacks by Numismatic Bibliomania Society, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2640/3708201141_c3bb5e873f.jpg" width="500" height="194" alt="Stacks" /></a> </center><br><br>For over fifty years, the fabled American portion of the library has resided in antique bookcases lining one wall of Harvey Stack’s office, and along the opposite wall as well. Other portions of the library were, for many years, located throughout the main floor of the firm’s New York City retail location at 123 West 57th Street and many of the great classic works on ancient and foreign coins and medals were carefully arranged on the second floor in the Coin Galleries office
s. <br><br>Covering virtually all aspects of numismatics and replete with rarities, it is the finest comprehensive working library on numismatics ever formed in the United States.<br><br>Key works from this magnificent library will be sold at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City in conjunction with the New York International Numismatic Convention this coming January. The profusely illustrated catalogue will be arranged in two parts: rare and classic works on American coins, medals, and tokens, and key works on ancient, medieval, and modern numismatics. <br><br>Copies of the catalogue may be reserved by sending $35.00 to George Frederick Kolbe, P. O. Drawer 3100, Crestline, CA 92325. Telephone: (909) 338-6527; Fax: (909) 338-6980; Email: GFK@numislit.com. The catalogue will also be accessible free of charge several weeks before the sale at the firm's web site: www.numislit.com.<br><br>Some of the American highlights include: the firm’s own complete bound set of their
auction sale catalogues, comprising an unparalleled source of data on rare American coins, medals, tokens, and paper money; a photographic record of the fabled collection of $2.50, $5.00, and $10.00 United States gold coins from the collection of Colonel E. H. R. Green, housed in three handsome leather-bound volumes; inventories of the incomparable Louis Eliasberg collection; nearly all of the Chapman brothers auction sale catalogues issued with original photographic plates; classic works on large cents from the library of legendary collector Henry Hines, often filled with letters and research notes assembled by the “Big Three of the Big Cents”: Hines, Howard Newcomb, and George Clapp. <br><br>Also featured are long runs of classic nineteenth and early twentieth century coin auction sales, including many great rarities; the 1915 United States Coin Co. sale of the Granberg collection, with 7 photographic plates; complete sets of The Numismatist (including the first six volume
s), the American Journal of Numismatics, Frossard’s Numisma, and both series of The Coin Collector’s Journal; deluxe leather-bound editions of various classic Stack’s sales; Walter Garrabrant’s photographic record of Hard Times tokens; unique Lyman Low bid books; J. N. T. Levick’s own annotated copy of his April 27-29, 1865 coin collection (postponed to May 28, 1865 due to the assassination of President Lincoln), one of only twelve specially issued; a large paper copy of Hickcox’s 1858 “Historical Account of American Coinage”; etc.<br><br>Among classic works on ancient and foreign numismatic topics to be featured in the January 2010 are: a complete original set of Georgii Mikhailovic’s monumental work on Russian coins, including part 2 of Peter the Great, bound in thirteen volumes; a comprehensive library on ancient numismatics including sets of the classic Danish and other Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum series, Greek Coins in the British Museum, Harberlin on Aes Grave, Gnecchi
on Roman medallions, Mazzini, Hunter, RIC, Ars Classica sales, etc. Classic sets on medieval and modern German numismatics include Hoffmeister on Hesse, Dannenberg on Saxony, Bahrfeldt on Marienburg, and Fiala on Brunswick, among others. Included as well is a set of Corpus Nummorum Italicorum and classic works on Renaissance medals.<br><br>As the library is catalogued over the coming months, further details will be provided. At present, a second sale is planned later in 2010.<br><br><div class="box"> Wow! Or should we say Ouch!?? The numismatic library is the heart of any coin firm. With the earlier merger with American Numismatic Rarities I can assume the Stack's firm has many other references handy for researching and cataloging consignments. Otherwise I could imagine the voice of Slim Pickens saying, "Quick - go into town and get a whole shi*load of coin books!" (Sorry for inserting another Blazing Saddles reference - I couldn't resist). -Editor </div><br><br>
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v class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article3"><a name="article3"> KOLBE NUMISMATIC BOOKSELLER FIXED PRICE LIST #49 AVAILABLE </h3></a> <div class="box"> Coincidentally, George Kolbe also has a new fixed price list, which arrived in my mailbox this week. -Editor </div> George writes: <div class="quote"> A number of different acquisitions are offered in the list, some of which were still intact; others are remnants of important libraries (the Western, i.e., Whitman Publishing library, for example). Many, many boxes remain. </div><br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coinbooks/3708142703/" title="Kolbe Numismatic Bookseller by Numismatic Bibliomania Society, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3464/3708142703_2f93332876_m.jpg" width="187" height="240" align="right" alt="Kolbe Numismatic Bookseller" /></a> From the price list: <div class="quote"> After the 2007 move, George Frederick Kolbe
/Fine Numismatic Books discovered thousands of excess numismatic publications put aside over the past quarter century. Some are offered for sale here. Orders must total at least $50.00 and prices are net to all. A packing fee of $1.00 per item will be added to all invoices. Most listings are one-of-a-kind. Prices are given in even dollar amounts and are good until December 31, 2009. All items are in acceptable condition for their age unless noted otherwise. Items are listed as they were encountered; there is no index. Happy hunting. This list will be updated periodically on our web site. </div><br><br>To visit the Kolbe web site, see: <a href="http://www.numislit.com/"> www.numislit.com </a><br><br>
<div class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article4"><a name="article4"> NEW E-BOOKS IN KRAUSE PUBLICATIONS' COINS OF THE WORLD SERIES </h3></a> <div class="box"> Publisher Scott Tappa forwarded the following press release
about the latest new titles in Krause Publications' Coins of the World digital price guide series. -Editor </div> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coinbooks/3708973560/" title="Krause France by Numismatic Bibliomania Society, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3533/3708973560_dfc6815f61_m.jpg" width="182" height="240" align="left" alt="Krause France" /></a> Following the successful launch of Krause Publications’ Coins of the World line, an electronic series of smaller, geographically focused coin listings and market prices based on content from the trusted Standard Catalog of World Coins, comes an expanded variety of products. This latest round of downloadable PDFs is available exclusively at KP’s online store, ShopNumisMaster.com. <br><br>“The enthusiastic response we received following the Coins of the World debut showed us that collectors want the authoritative content from the Standard Catalogs in a tailored, easy-to-use format,” said Maggie
Stigsell, editor of World Coin News. “This spurred us to offer an expanded product line to meet the needs of even more collectors.”<br><br> The latest listings by country are France, Poland, Australia, Portugal, Netherlands, Austria, Spain, Greece, Israel and Italy/San Marino/Vatican. The newest geographic bundle packages cover Scandinavian countries, South Pacific Islands, Caribbean Islands, Central Asia, East Asia and coins of the Pobjoy Mint.<br><br> All Coins of the World downloads are affordably priced, starting at $7.99 up to $14.99, depending on the volume of information included.<br><br> When a customer purchases a Coins of the World download from ShopNumisMaster.com, they receive a PDF file that allows them to enlarge on-screen images or print pages for portable access. As an added advantage over the printed catalog, the electronic products are fully indexed and searchable.<br><br> More additions to the series -- covering more countries, regions and dates --
are planned for the near future. <br><br>The Coins of the World series, as well as other coin and paper money resources, can be viewed and purchased at <a href="http://www.ShopNumisMaster.com "> www.ShopNumisMaster.com </a><br><br>Scott Tappa adds: <div class="quote"> This is another way we are attempting to make our content available in whatever way coin collectors prefer to consume it. We are always looking for ways to expand our offerings in ShopNumisMaster — suggestions welcome! </div><br><br> <div class="ctabox"> <center> <h4> LAKE BOOKS</h4> </center> Our 99th mail-bid sale of numismatic literatures features part two of selections from the library of Valerie Renee Nickles (and other consignors). Highlights include:<br><br><ul> <li> Lot A20 - Ebeneezer Mason - "Smith Cabinet I". <li> Lot A29 - B. Max Mehl - "James Ten Eyck" with 6 plates. <li> Lot C39 - A. M. Smith - "Visitor's Guide....US Mint (Philadelphia). <li> Lot E24 - Aloiss Heiss - "Mon
edas Hispano-Cristianas" reprints. <li> Lot E36 - Richard Long - "Gold Coins of the Early Mexican Republic". <li> Lot E49 - R. Walsh - 1828 - "Ancient Coins, Medals, and Gems". <li> Lot F70 - Wong Hon Sum - "Currency of Japanese Occupation of Malaysia". <li> Lot G19 - R. S. Yeoman - "Redbook" - the NLG Bash Edition. <li> Lot J17 - Stack's - a complete set of "Numismatic Review" housed in a hand-crafted box with gilt title. Edited by T.O.Mabbott, these are rich in information. </ul> The closing date of the sale is July 28, 2009 at 5:00 PM (EDT) and the full catalog may be viewed at <a href="http://www.lakebooks.com/current.html"> www.lakebooks.com/current.html </a><br><br> </div><br><br>
<div class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article5"><a name="article5"> BOOK REVIEW: WHITMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COLONIAL AND EARLY AMERICAN COINS </h3></a> <div class="box"> John and Nancy Wilson, NLG submitted this review of
the <i>Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins</i> by Q. David Bowers. The image is of the cover of the limited edition. -Editor </div> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coinbooks/3710970423/" title="Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American COins deluxe by Numismatic Bibliomania Society, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2497/3710970423_ce75b16c7c_m.jpg" width="197" height="240" align="right" alt="Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American COins deluxe" /></a> Q. David Bowers has done it again with this encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins. This hard cover 352 page book with over 2,000 color pictures has 12 Chapters. It covers the entire field of money in early America. The book is a general guide to the entire field of US colonial coins. It also covers the history of money in America and how it was made and distributed. <br><br> Each section lists all known varieties with color
pictures of each along with commentary and diagnostics on that variety and its rarity and estimated current value in each of several conditions. The photographs are well done and clearly show the necessary characteristics of that variety where such a coin exists. Later European coins and tokens along with foreign coins traditionally associated with colonials as well as 19th-century copies and fantasies are described and pictured. The stories surrounding the making of the copies and fantasies are also given. <br><br> Dave has written a book that is clear and easy to read and understand and keeps the reader wanting to learn more. Many specialists in each series were consulted to obtain the latest information in each series. We highly recommend this great reference to Bibliophiles and economic historians. <br><br> <i>The Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins</i> by Q. David Bowers has already sold out by the publisher, Whitman Publishing, LLC.
Whitman can be contacted at: 3103 Clairmont Road, Suite B., Atlanta, GA 30329, (800) 546-2995, www.whitmanbooks.com. <br><br>The hardcover edition retails for $49.95 and the Limited Edition which is limited to 250 copies is $99.95. The Limited Edition is still available from the publisher. The other sold out edition should be available from numismatic literature dealers nation wide<br><br>
<div class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article6"><a name="article6"> MAIL BID SALE OF PHILIPPINE NUMISMATIC LITERATURE </h3></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coinbooks/3708071965/" title="Fortich Phillipine Counterstamped Coins by Numismatic Bibliomania Society, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2489/3708071965_d046cb42e9_m.jpg" width="174" height="240" align="right" alt="Fortich Phillipine Counterstamped Coins" /></a> Ray Czahor of Cookie Jar Collectibles in Columbia, MD specializes in coins and paper
money of the Philippines. His Mail Bid Sale XIII closes August 25, 2009. It includes over 190 books, 70 lots of Stamps and the remaining lots are Philippine coins, tokens, medals, currency including 450 lots of WWII guerilla/emergency currency.<br><br>At my request Ray forwarded an image of lot #2043, <i>History and Mintage Philippine Counterstamped Coins 1828-1839</i> by Fortich. The 250 page book (published in 2001) includes photos of 15 rare counterstamps and illustrated original archival documents.<br><br>To visit Ray's Cookie Jar Collectibles web site, see: <a href=""> http://mysite.verizon.net/cookiejarpi </a><br><br>
<div class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article7"><a name="article7"> WHITMAN PUBLISHING AUTHORS AT THE 2009 ANA CONVENTION </h3></a> <div class="box"> Dennis Tucker of Whitman Publishing forwarded this information about author events at the upcoming ANA convention. -Editor </div> More tha
n a dozen award-winning Whitman Publishing authors will greet fans and autograph their books at the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money in Los Angeles, August 5–9, 2009.<br><br>From the arena of paper money, these authors will be on hand: Arthur Friedberg (<i>A Guide Book of United States Paper Money</i>), Q. David Bowers (<i>Obsolete Paper Money; 100 Greatest American Currency Notes</i>; and the upcoming <i>Whitman Encyclopedia of U.S. Paper Money</i>), and Kenneth Bressett (<i>United States Currency</i>, now in its fourth edition).<br><br>World-coin collectors can meet Ira Goldberg and Larry Goldberg (<i>Money of the World: Coins That Made History</i>), Arthur Friedberg (<i>A Catalog of Modern World Coins, 1850–1964</i>, 14th edition), Harlan J. Berk (<i>100 Greatest Ancient Coins</i>), Ken Bressett (<i>Money of the Bible</i>, and <i>Milestone Coins: A Pageant of the World’s Most Significant and Popular Money</i>), and Paul Rynearson (<i>Collecting Anci
ent Greek Coins: A Guided Tour Featuring 25 Significant Types</i>).<br><br>Collectors of U.S. federal series will meet Richard Doty (<i>America’s Money, America’s Story</i>), Clifford Mishler (<i>Coins: Questions & Answers</i>), David W. Lange (<i>History of the United States Mint and Its Coinage</i>, and <i>A Guide Book of Modern United States Proof Coin Sets</i>), Ken Bressett (longtime editor of the <i>Guide Book of United States Coins</i>), Bill Fivaz (coauthor of the <i>Cherrypickers’ Guide</i>), Rick Snow (<i>A Guide Book of Flying Eagle and Indian Head Cents</i>), and Q. David Bowers (author of Whitman titles on Morgan dollars, double eagles, type coins, Washington quarters, Buffalo nickels, gold dollars, and other series).<br><br>Those who specialize in gold coins will be able to talk to Jeff Garrett (<i>Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins, 1795–1933</i>, and <i>100 Greatest U.S. Coins</i>) and Bill Fivaz (<i>United States Gold Counterfeit Detection Guide</i>).<br><br>Th
e authors will make appearances at the Whitman Publishing booth during the show, with times to be announced. Fans are encouraged to ask questions, have their pictures taken, and talk about the hobby with their favorite numismatic writers.<br><br><div class="box"> What a star-studded lineup! When you're packing for the convention, be sure to find room for some of your new titles; track down the authors and get them signed! -Editor </div><br><br> <div class="ctabox"> <center> <h4> THE BOOK BAZARRE</h4> </center> I am looking for nice clean (preferably new) copies of the May 25, 2003 Doctor Lee coin auction catalog by Superior. Bob Yuell <a href="mailto:Robyue@aol.com"> Robyue@aol.com </a>.<br><br></div><br><br>
<div class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article8"><a name="article8"> MORE ON THE 100 GREATEST ITEMS OF AMERICAN NUMISMATIC LITERATURE </h3></a> <div class="box"> Numismatic Literature dealer Charles
Davis submitted these thoughts on the recent Numismatic Bibliomania Society survey of the 100 Greatest Items of American Numismatic Literature. -Editor </div> 1) “Greatest” is one of the greatest hollow modifiers in the English language giving little direction for voters, and the results show. <br><br>2) A response of 60 voters or less than 20% of the membership is statistically flawed. <br><br>3) <i>Early American Cents</i> and <i>Penny Whimsy</i> are the same book and should not be given two of the top 20 spots. <br><br>4) Ditto with the Garrett auction catalogues and the Bowers History. <br><br>5) I can't see the Judd book deserving No. 9 — or 19, or 29. I suppose after 10 editions, and an army of contributors, they have it right, but it should not be rated more highly than a book that got it right the first time. <br><br>6) Breen on Half Cents and Large Cents rated more highly than Cohen and Noyes? When was the last time you saw a large cent or half cent
attributed solely to a Breen designation? How can a book that is never cited be “greater” than one that is constantly cited? <br><br>7) <i>Coin World</i> at best deserves only an honorable mention, not No. 7. Recording mostly the news of the day, unlike <i>The Numismatist</i> or the <i>Numismatic Scrapbook</i>, it never published within its pages a standard reference. I don't imagine there can be more than a hand full of complete sets in existence making access to its contents virtually impossible today. <br><br> It is the one place I differ with Len Augsburger who wrote “The list is eminently collectible ... There are no unique or impossible items here.” When was the last the time a set of <i>Coin World</i> was offered? If one surfaced today, I might would not accept it for consignment as it would probably weigh 1500lbs and cost close to $1,000 to package and ship. We really are talking about an ephemeral item here. <br><br>8) With works like those above, plus The
AJN, CNL, The Asylum and Penny Wise representing an entire body of work, the 100+ auctions catalogues of George Kolbe, not just the Ford and Bass sales, should have been nominated and placed somewhere in the top 25. They contain more valuable numismatic information, available nowhere else, than a number of those in the top 50. <br><br>9) Many will say I am on thin ice with this one, but I would have placed Mehl's Star publications very high on the charts. While his lists served him to buy coins cheaply, they may have fished a number of significant coins out of bureau drawers and put them in numismatic circulation. <br><br> During the depression, these coins might otherwise have been spent or melted. And how many people started collecting coins after buying a Star Encyclopedia which was advertised in Sunday newspapers for 30 years. The hobby and the A.N.A. benefited as well from this oft considered superficial and self centered booklet. (Remember, we are rating the "great
est." Perhaps your definition differs from mine.) <br><br>10) Len Augsburger’s commentaries form a delectable bibliophilic treat, and it would be a shame to publish it only to the NBS membership, 80% of whom could not trouble themselves to vote. I would suggest that it be reorganized in strict alphabetical order eliminating the 1-100 rating and published as an offprint for sale to non NBS members.<br><br><div class="box"> Charlie has a number of valid points here, and they should be considered in future revisions of the survey. I don't think he's on thin ice at all with the Mehl books. They are absolutely important for the reasons he states even if they're not "great" reference works. He also right about the Sheldon works (EAC and Penny Whimsy), but you have to admit it's odd for a subsequent edition of a book to be given a new name.<br><br>I would disagree on the value of <i>Coin World</i> - I think a large number of specialized articles within its pages are gem
s with information not always available anywhere else. But Charlie's right about its rarity - outside of the Coin World library in Sidney, OH (and perhaps the ANA library in Colorado Springs), I don't know where to find a complete set.<br><br>I would also differ with Charlie's assessment of the response to the survey. As one of the sixty who completed the lengthy survey, I know it took a lot of time and thought to complete. It's not like filling in your address on a response card and dropping it in the mail - for a typical marketing mailing like that a response rate of even 3% is impressive. 20% of recipients taking a big chunk out of their day to complete a survey seems like a big turnout to me.<br><br>-Editor </div><br><br>
<div class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article9"><a name="article9"> TAMS JOURNAL JUNE 2009 ISSUE PUBLISHED </h3></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coinbooks/3714353505/" title="TA
MS Journal 2009 June by Numismatic Bibliomania Society, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2461/3714353505_3ccb75b29f_m.jpg" width="184" height="240" align="left" alt="TAMS Journal 2009 June" /></a> The June 2009 issue of <i>TAMS Journal</i>, the official publication of the Token and Medal Society, has been published. The issue includes TAMS librarian Peter Irion's <i>From the Bookshelf</i> column, <i>Public School Athletic League Sunday World Walking Club Medals 1915-1916 School Year</i> by Paul Lajoie, and Part 7 of <i>Abraham Lincoln on Coins, Medals and Tokens</i> by D. Wayne (Dick) Johnson, among other features.<br><br>The cover article is a great piece by Simcha Kuritzky on <i>The Mount Carmel Center of Waco, Texas</i>. Made infamous by Vernon Howell (a.k.a. David Koresh), the compound so famously besieged by the F.B.I. had a long prior history which included the issuance of scrip and tokens.<br><br><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2473/371
5245702_40f83a4edb_m.jpg" width="240" height="239" align="right" alt="Waco Texas Mt Carmel 1938 scrip" /> <div class="quote"> One of the strangest issuers of Depression-Era scrip was the Davidian Center at Mount Carmel, now part of Waco, Texas. They issued tokens as well as two kinds of bills, and, while expecting their Lord to arrive any day and bring them to the Holy Land, survived for two decades intact. </div><br><br>Many thanks to Simcha for providing these images. He adds: <div class="quote"> You may want to note that I exhibited this scrip at the Portland ANA spring show and plan on exhibiting them in Los Angeles at the summer show. </div><br><br><center> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coinbooks/3715245606/" title="Davidian Scrip by Numismatic Bibliomania Society, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2562/3715245606_9aaa96bee2.jpg" width="355" height="500" alt="Davidian Scrip" /></a> </center><br><br>
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ref="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article10"><a name="article10"> QUERY: MEDAL SIZE CONVERSION CHART SOUGHT </h3></a> Robert Rightmire writes: <div class="quote"> First & foremost, each any every issue of <i>The E-Sylum</i> is a real gift to all of our members. Thank you!<br><br>I have a question: Some older references (i.e Betts & Baker) use a numbering system to state the size of a medal (such as size 22). Is there a standard chart for conversion, to millimeters, for each size number? My own conversion chart, created just from medals I have researched, is surely not totally accurate and has gaps. Again, thanks. </div><br><br><div class="box"> Great question. I do believe I've seen such a conversion chart somewhere, but I don't recall where. Can any of our readers help? -Editor </div><br><br> <div class="ctabox"> <center> <h4> THE BOOK BAZARRE</h4> </center> <b>DAVID SKLOW - FINE NUMISMATIC BOOKS</b> Sale #8, Saturday October 3,
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<div class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article11"><a name="article11"> DICK JOHNSON ON THE CONTAMIN REDUCING MACHINE </h3></a> <div class="box"> Dick Johnson forwarded this great submission on the Contamin reducing machine. -Editor </div> While it was a nice act of George Cuhaj to donate sets of reprint illustrations which appeared in Victor D. Brenner's "Art of the Medal" to the ANA library, their descriptions are not entirely accurate. The illustration of the "Reducing Machine," for example, is not a Janvier, as stated in last week's E-Sylum. <br><br>Th
e machine was probably an old Contamin. Brenner even mentioned this name on the facing page to the illustration in the pamphlet. There is the possibility Brenner had acquired one of these old machines on one of his two trips to France (1898-1901; 1904-1906). <br><br> <center> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coinbooks/3680463652/" title="ArtMedal001 by Numismatic Bibliomania Society, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2510/3680463652_881feb8a22.jpg" width="500" height="354" alt="ArtMedal001" /></a> </center><br><br> Contamins had long been replaced by the British "Hill Engraver," and others, at the Philadelphia and European mints. There is record of Brenner having trouble getting a satisfactory die from his machine and he often turned to the Weil Brothers, Henri and Felix, to cut a better die in their New York City workshop. The Weils had imported the first Janvier die-engraving pantograph to America [and Henri had been trained in the Janvier facto
ry, perhaps by Janvier himself] and Brenner was an early customer of the Weils. Brenner also employed their talents for making galvanos and patterns in their electrolytic casting tanks for models he created here in America.<br><br> Victor Janvier had worked for nearly a decade (1890s) improving these machines. He came up with a twin-cone mechanism that altered the speed of the spindles, speeding up and slowing down as necessary the two axis's, one controlling the speed of the pattern and the die in synchronous rotation, the other controlling the speed of the cutting tool. He patented his mechanism in 1899, built the highest quality machines possible at the time, thus mints of the world beat a path to his Paris factory to acquire his machines. <br><br><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coinbooks/3679650221/" title="ArtMedal002 by Numismatic Bibliomania Society, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2650/3679650221_aa19a9daa4_m.jpg" width="176" height="240
" align="right" alt="ArtMedal002" /></a> One illustration in <i>The E-Sylum</i> last week showed Brenner at a press. This had to have been posed. Thank goodness he took off his suit coat and rolled up his sleeves. No self-respecting pressman would ever operate a press in a suit and vest! It is unknown where this press was located. Probably in the shop of "Leidels," a metal stamping shop in New York City that both Brenner and the Weils used at the time.<br><br> As for the 1910 brochure <i>The Art of the Medal</i>." I strongly suspect the American Numismatic Society had some influence in its publication. The ANS name appears no where in the original. However it is printed on the same paper, with same card stock cover, and same printer as both the ANS publications for their exhibits in 1910 (coins) and 1911 (contemporary medals). [A Janvier is illustrated in the Introduction of that 1911 catalog -- that very Janvier of the Weil's!]<br><br> Brenner's unpaginated brochure
[of 46 pages] is a breezy treatment of the subject. He really had to stretch it to make that many pages, some with only one paragraph per page and the last half of the brochure with illustrations of medals probably from ANS collections. But the publication was undoubtedly intended for sale to those who attended either one or both of those ANS exhibitions.<br><br> All these publications were printed by Theodore L. De Vine, his colophon appears on a final page of each. Incidentally, Brenner had placed De Vine's portrait -- along with Benjamin Franklin's -- on the reverse a small Openhym & Sons Plaquette of 1902. Small world.<br><br> As for <i>The Art of The Medal,</i> get a copy of the September 1982 issue of The Numismatist. The full text was reprinted here. <br><br>To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: <a href="http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v12n27a14.html"> BRENNER ART OF THE MEDAL HALFTONE REPRINTS OFFERED </a> (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v12n27a14.html)<br><br>
<div class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article12"><a name="article12"> MORE ON ANS LIBRARIAN JAMES D. FOSKETT </h3></a> Regarding the enigmatic ANS librarian James D. Foskett, Kay O. Freeman offers this interesting theory: <div class="quote"> I think he is also known as <b>Jonas</b> D. Foskett. If you Google that name, you will find he was born May 23, 1830 in Boston per the Foskett family genealogist.<br><br>Youngest son of Ezra Foskett (1787, MA - Feb. 11, 1863, Boston) and Mahala Osborn Foskett (1789, MA - Feb. 12, 1861, NYC) - with whom he is enumerated in NYC 1850 census.<br><br>James Foskett,age 30, born MA, hotel keeper, personal estate $350, is enumerated with Ezra and Mahalah Foskett in the 1860 New York City census ( Foskett name is mangled by Ancestry.com as Fsdett).<br><br>James D. Foskett (without occupation) is enumerated in the Boston 1870 census living with Lydia, the widow of his brother, Ebenezer
Foskett. Ebenezer Foskett was a piano-forte maker (work for Chickering pianos Boston?) who dies in Roxbury,MA, April 19, 1867. The father, Ezra Foskett, is mentioned as dying "at Chickering, Tremont St., Boston" which was site of piano factory). Ebenezer Foskett's sons were also in music business. <br><br>Jonas D. Foskett dies in Boston September 23, 1870 - he is not married. Mass. State Archives vital records index online lists Jonas D. Foskett death as Boston 1870, vol. 231, p. 163.<br><br>Death records can be ordered easily by mail. Boston wills and administrations could be checked. Newspaper obituaries? A project for someone in Boston.<br><br>If you examine the family death dates, it explains living arrangements and moves from New York City to Boston. I could be wrong - but this seems right and possibly explains why Foskett has been so hard to find. </div><br><br><div class="box"> This is an interesting possibility, and a grand example of why genealogical resea
rch is easy to get wrong, and very hard to get right (at least provably right). As Kay suggests, a detailed examination of the records is required, but this could be a clue to solving the Foskett mystery. -Editor </div><br><br>
<div class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article13"><a name="article13"> QUICK QUIZ: WHO STARRED THE S-48 IN A FILM? </h3></a> Pete Smith, author of <i>The Story of the Starred Reverse Cent</i>, a monograph about the rare Sheldon S-48 large cent variety writes: <div class="quote"> I recently found a reference to another numismatist filming the S-48 around 1922. Can any E-Sylum reader identify the numismatist or relate the story? </div><br><br><div class="box"> Hmmmmm. That's a tough one. Any guesses? -Editor </div><br><br>
<div class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article14"><a name="article14"> MORE ON EARTHQUAKE TOKENS AND MEDALS </h3
></a> David Lange writes: <div class="quote"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coinbooks/3709975895/" title="199 Earthquake Medal obverse by Numismatic Bibliomania Society, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3476/3709975895_019f514cb8_m.jpg" width="240" height="237" align="right" alt="199 Earthquake Medal obverse" /></a> You asked for earthquake medals, and I have one to add. This commemorates the October 1989 California quake that struck just as the first game of the baseball World Series was about to get underway between the San Francisco Giants and the Oakland Athletics. <br><br> I designed it for the 1990 medal issue of Liberty Numismatic Society, and my initials are nearly concealed in place of columns above the oblique clock image facing left. <br><br> One bit of trivia: at the time of the jolt the flag on San Francisco's ferry building had already been lowered for the day, and that is how I drew the image seen on the medal. Another society
member convinced me that it would sell better with the flag flying gloriously, so that's how it came to be added at the engraving stage. <br><br>When the quake struck I had just emerged from a BART train station and was walking up some steps. A young couple in front of me lost their balance and started to fall back into me. I saw them coming and was just able to lean forward a bit to prevent them from sending us all down the stairs. There were only about five steps, but it would have smarted just the same. The only damage at home was one broken coin exhibiting trophy. </div><br><br> Eric Holcomb writes: <div class="quote"> Here are photos of another 1964 Alaska earthquake medal, from one of my recent eBay sales (it sold for $27.60). </div><br><br><center> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coinbooks/3710084857/" title="1964 Alaska Earthquake medal obverse by Numismatic Bibliomania Society, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3478/3710084857_342b997
6be_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="1964 Alaska Earthquake medal obverse" /></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coinbooks/3710896000/" title="1964 Alaska Eqarthquake medal reverse by Numismatic Bibliomania Society, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2479/3710896000_f0dc4ea84e_m.jpg" width="240" height="240" alt="1964 Alaska Earthquake medal reverse" /></a> </center><br><br>
<div class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article15"><a name="article15"> ON THE AUSTRIAN SILVER PHILHARMONIC COIN </h3></a> <div class="box"> Last week we quoted a newspaper article describing how some people use the Austrian silver Philharmonic coin to evade taxes. -Editor </div> Ralf Böpple of Stuttgart, Germany writes: <div class="quote"> I've seen the report on Austria's silver bullion coin as well, but I have to say that this is a badly researched piece of journalism. <br><br>In order to transport the face va
lue of EUR10,000, you have to carry 6,666 one ounce coins of a face value of EUR1.50 each, that is more than 200 kg of silver! The bid offer spread of one-ounce silver coins is at least 10%, and this is a very optimistic assumption. So all in all, that's a hefty price and effort for the repatriation of your tax evasion savings! Remember, we are talking about a border where there usually are no controls any more.<br><br> So, this article sounds more like a modern urban legend than a matter of fact. The silver disks are in demand, no doubt, but there have to be other explanations for that. </div><br><br>To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: <a href="http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v12n27a22.html"> AUSTRIA'S SILVER PHILHARMONIC USED TO SKIRT TAX LAWS </a> (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v12n27a22.html)<br><br>
<div class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article16"><a name="article16"> ON LOW-VALUE DEBIT CARDS </h3></a> Reg
arding low-value debit cards, Ralf Böpple writes: <div class="quote"> These things have been out ever since, but their use is very limited. My employer uses one, and you can pay at the cafeteria or the inhouse vending machines with it. My university had one for the copy machines. I guess, after years of use, I left my alma mater leaving some pfennigs on it, maybe even a deutschmark, but I doubt it wrecked the economy. <br><br> Their use is limited to what I would call a "close circle", exactly for the reason that you can't use it elsewhere. And "elswehere" always will be a much bigger part of the economy than your local laundomat. </div><br><br>To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: <a href=" http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v12n27a25.html"> DICK JOHNSON ON LOW-VALUE DEBIT CARDS </a> (http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v12n27a25.html)<br><br> <div class="ctabox"> <center> <h4> THE BOOK BAZARRE</h4> </center> <b>DAVID F. FANNING NUMISMATIC LITERATURE</b> sells
rare, antiquarian and out-of-print works from all times and places. For more information, see the firm's Web site at <a href="http://www.fanningbooks.com"> www.fanningbooks.com </a>.<br><br></div><br><br>
<div class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article17"><a name="article17"> BANKRUPT CALIFORNIA ISSUES PAYMENT WARRANTS </h3></a> <div class="box"> We had a whopper of an issue last week, and I didn't have time to comment on the California budget situation. Luckily. In the meantime other bloggers did a fine job of discussing it. Here are some excerpts from Scott's <i>Coin Collector's Blog</i> -Editor </div> While the study of coins can be a lesson in history, the study of paper currency can present a lesson in economics that may be relevant today. With the state of California printing and distributing IOUs to meet its financial obligations, I am reminded of how the colonies used similar arrangements to finance the
fighting of the Revolutionary War.<br><br>The State of California is in serious economic trouble. Their fiscal year began on July 1 without a budget and a significant deficit between the government’s income and their legal obligations to provide services to the citizens of California. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a fiscal emergency and order the printing of IOUs to pay state debt obligations. Initially, 28,750 IOUs worth $53.3 million will be issued mainly for personal income tax refunds. The IOUs will carry a 3.75-percent interest rate redeemable by October 2 or earlier if a budget agreement is reached.<br><br>The financial term for the IOUs are “registered warrants.” For the citizens receiving these IOUs, most of California’s in-state and nationally-owned banks said that they will accept the IOUs as deposits for a limited time.<br><br>California last issued IOUs in 1992 during a similar budget crisis.<br><br>Records of the how many of the IOUs were redeemed do
not seem to be publicly available and I did not find an auction record for the paper issued in 1992. However, it stands to reason that the paper IOUs will be highly collectible. Opportunists have been using online classified websites to offer to purchase these warrants as souvenirs (see an ad).<br><br>Although registered warrants are not legal tender, people may elect to trade and barter these IOUs for goods, services, and even legal tender money. We can only wonder if the paper will become more valuable as a collectibles as the Zimbabwe notes after their government devalued Zimbabwean Dollar because of hyperinflation. That ball is in the court of the California legislature. But they will make interesting collectibles.<br><br><div class="box"> Indeed. While the California warrants are unlikely to circulate as money, they are a direct descendant of Texas Treasury Warrants and many other municipal paper money issues of the past. Be sure to read the complete blog post for m
ore history.<br><br><center> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coinbooks/3708994706/" title="BentonCA_countyWarrant_1875 by Numismatic Bibliomania Society, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2571/3708994706_2c09b5a2c9.jpg" width="500" height="266" alt="BentonCA_countyWarrant_1875" /></a> </center><br><br>Has anyone seen one of the new California warrants? Can anyone send us an image? A warrant with a low face value would be ideal for collecting. As I've said many times before, the time to be collecting contemporary numismatic issues is NOW, while they are still fresh and plentiful. In a few months most will be gone from the face of the earth. Californians - ask around and see if you can get one. Better yet, acquire three or four low value ones and donate the extras to our major national numismatic museums for posterity. -Editor </div><br><br>To read the complete article, see: <a href="http://coinsblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/california-currency.h
tml"> California Currency </a> (http://coinsblog.blogspot.com/2009/07/california-currency.html)<br><br><div class="box"> Another good article on the topic is by Ellen Brown of Huffington Post. -Editor </div> Hmm . . . Pay the bills with IOUs. Not a bad idea! That was, in fact, the original innovation that got the American colonists out of their financial straits back in the 18th century, when they lacked the silver and gold used in the Old World for conducting trade. This clever solution was first tried in the province of Massachusetts in 1691, when the governor needed money to fund a local war. The idea of a paper currency had been suggested in an anonymous British pamphlet in 1650, but the proposal was modeled on the receipts issued by London goldsmiths and silversmiths for the precious metals left in their vaults for safekeeping. The problem for the colonies was that they were short of silver and gold. The Massachusetts Assembly therefore proposed a different kind
of paper money, a "bill of credit" representing the government's "bond" or IOU. The paper money of Massachusetts was backed only by the "full faith and credit" of the government.<br><br>Other colonies followed suit with their own issues of paper money. Some were considered government IOUs, redeemable later in "hard" currency (silver or gold). Others were issued as "legal tender" in themselves. They were "as good as gold" in trade, without bearing debt or an obligation to redeem the notes in some other form of money later. The new paper money not only made the colonies independent of the British bankers and their gold but actually allowed the colonists to finance their local government without taxing the people. Colonial assemblies discovered that provincial loan offices could generate a steady stream of revenue in the form of interest income by taking on the lending functions of banks.<br><br>The same solution was employed in other countries later. When Argentina's governmen
t workers were faced with massive layoffs, their unions persuaded six state governments to pay them instead with state bonds or IOUs in small denominations. The IOUs could then be used to pay for state services and taxes, and everyone in the local economy accepted them in trade.<br><br>To read the complete article, see: <a href="http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/Article_56258.shtml"> California Dreamin': How the State Can Beat Its Budget Woes </a> (http://axisoflogic.com/artman/publish/Article_56258.shtml)<br><br>
<div class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article18"><a name="article18"> G8 SUMMIT LEADERS GIVEN IMAGINARY FUTURE WORLD CURRENCY </h3></a> <div class="box"> While the world's economies travel down the tubes, some of our world leaders were given fancy books and expensive gold coins at their summit in Italy this week. Stephen Pradier forwarded this article. -Editor </div> <a href="http://www.flickr.co
m/photos/coinbooks/3711027456/" title="Italy G8 Summit Gifts by Numismatic Bibliomania Society, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2611/3711027456_8b104d8496_o.jpg" width="200" height="127" align="right" alt="Italy G8 Summit Gifts" /></a> World leaders attending the Group of Eight summit opening Wednesday in Italy will each be presented with a gift from the past and one for the future.<br><br>Handmade books portraying works by Neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova, as well as gold coins representing an imaginary future world currency will be given to the participants at the opening of the three-day summit.<br><br>There are 10 copies of the book, commissioned by Italy's Premier Silvio Berlusconi from the Bologna-based art publishing house Fondazione Marilena Ferrari, each with a personalized dedication for the leader who receives it.<br><br>The 28-inch by 17.5-inch (71-centimeter by 44.5-centimeter) Canova books were crafted at no cost by 23 Italian craftsmen
using traditional techniques, the publishing house said. Each weighs 53 pounds (24 kilograms).<br><br>The books' covers are decorated with white marble bas-reliefs and the volumes are bound with silk and gold thread. They include etchings and dozens of black and white photographs of Canova's artworks, including artistic close-ups of his statues.<br><br>The coins, made by Belgian Luc Luycx, who designed one side of the Euro coins, are called "eurodollars," in a symbolic call for a common currency to unite Europe and the United States.<br><br>They have a value of euro 2,800 ($3,900) and were produced by the United Future World Currency, a group pushing the idea of a global currency.<br><br>To read the complete article, see: <a href="http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090708/D99AAJS02.html"> G-8 leaders to receive books on Canova, gold coins </a> (http://apnews.myway.com/article/20090708/D99AAJS02.html)<br><br><div class="box"> The conspiracy theorists will have a grand ti
me talking down the "Eurodollar" unified currency idea. But these prototype coins should be of some interest to numismatists and economic historians. </div><br><br>
<div class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article19"><a name="article19"> UNITED FUTURE WORLD CURRENCY COINS </h3></a> After reading the G8 Summit article I found the United Future World Currency group's web site and it shows the following image of the proposed coin. -Editor </div><br><br><center> <img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3522/3710886477_a4a13a5268_o.jpg" width="420" height="200" alt="Future World Currency Coin" /> </center><br><br>From the web site: <div class="quote"> The world in a coin. This is our vision, our hope. It is a necessity and a challenge. What seems an impossible dream becomes an inevitable historic, economic and social process. It is an event which is intertwined with the fate of human evolution.<br><br>A single currency
becomes the premise for an increasingly global planet. A virtual currency capable of speaking a single, comprehensible language to foster humankind's innate desire to go farther, to surpass boundaries, and move towards true principles of peace, freedom, brotherhood and understanding beyond issues of race, political and religious beliefs and party interests.<br><br>We are presenting the peoples of nations, governments, institutions, intellectuals, ordinary people, pragmatists and idealists, scholars and, above all, young people - the real protagonists of the future - with a simple, ingenuous yet determined long-term vision for building an ideal bridge with tomorrow and interpreting a dream to transform into reality. </div><br><br>Another page on the site gives the history of the project and mentions several earlier coin prototypes. <div class="quote"> As Head of Special Projects for the Italian State Mint and Printing Bureau, in 1997-98 Dr. Sassoli came up with the idea o
f a new project for 2000, entitled “Gold for the Third Millennium – The world united by the wings of peace”. The project involved the joint efforts of the Italian State Mint, the Royal Canadian Mint, the Cape Mint of South Africa, the Casa de Moneda (Mexico), and the Perth Mint Australia. This would later be considered as a prelude to the UFWC (United Future World Currency) project. <br><br>A number of Eurodollar samples were created. In 2000, Dr. Sassoli registered the Eurodollar trademark and embarked upon a project for the coin. The coin design featured the DNA helix, mixing the symbols of the US Dollar and Euro. This was followed by other samples and projects over the years…<br><br>This year, Dr. Sassoli asked Luc Luycx (creator of the uniform side of the Euro coin, from the Royal Belgium Mint) and Laura Cretara, chief engraver of Italian State Mint who created the “500 Lire” dual-metallic coins and the Italian side of the 1 Euro coin (Leonardo’s Vitruvian man), to begin
work on a new design for an international currency program. In addition, Dr. Sassoli asked Rome University’s Engineering Dept. to study the potential for a new coin with a high level of protection against counterfeits. In short, an “intelligent coin” that can communicate with mobile phones, give and receive inputs and be recognized as fake or authentic. </div><br><br>To visit the United Future World Currency web site, see: <a href="http://www.futureworldcurrency.com/"> www.futureworldcurrency.com </a><br><br>
<div class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article20"><a name="article20"> ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT MOUNTS NEW COIN EXHIBIT </h3></a> <div class="box"> The Royal Australian Mint gave a member of the public a rare chance to handle some of the rarest coins in their collection. -Editor </div> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coinbooks/3711077659/" title="Australian Mint exhibit by Numismatic Bibliomania Societ
y, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3509/3711077659_c132aaf571_o.jpg" width="285" height="428" align="left" alt="Australian Mint exhibit" /></a> The Royal Australian Mint in Canberra has given a lucky member of the public a rare look inside its vault.<br><br>The vault holds a collection of coins worth more than $12 million and its doors are not opened often.<br><br>Despina Tramoundanis from Murrumbateman won a raffle to carry four rare coins, valued at over $1 million, from the vault to their display case on the second floor.<br><br>One of the coins that was moved is a rare 1920 sovereign that was made in Sydney.<br><br>The Mint says a similar coin sold at auction for $800,000.<br><br>The other three coins are 19th century sovereigns, distinctive because they have spelling mistakes on them.<br><br>To read the complete article, see: <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/07/2618876.htm"> Australian Mint offers rare peek inside vault </a> (
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/07/07/2618876.htm)<br><br>
<div class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article21"><a name="article21"> 1889 RHODE ISLAND LIFESAVING MEDAL TO BE DISPLAYED </h3></a> <div class="box"> The photo shows little detail of the medal, but this article is an interesting story of how a Rhode Island Lifesaving station museum came to display an impressive lifesaving medal issued in 1889. -Editor </div> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coinbooks/3710148617/" title="Rhode island Lifesaving Medal by Numismatic Bibliomania Society, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3458/3710148617_21e659a99d_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" align="right" alt="Rhode island Lifesaving Medal" /></a> Weeks before a partial restoration of the Westport lifesaving station is completed, the Westport Fishermen’s Association got a look Monday at a medal that may prove a rescue once took place off the
shore, something the association had believed never happened.<br><br>Lois DiLibero, who lived in Newport, R.I., as a young girl, visited from Florida to tour the station and show off the medal she found in a box handed down from her late aunt. DiLibero's aunt may have lived in the same Newport home as the woman who received the medal in 1889, Sarah Turner. Little else is known about the rescue. The medal says it was awarded by the Westport Harbor Humane Society, a group that no longer exists.<br><br>While researching the rescue and Turner's background, the Westport Fishermen’s Association is also coordinating the restoration of the lifesaving station, part of which could open by the end of the month. The association, which is leasing the building from the state, hopes to open the triangular visitors center this fall.<br><br>Sarah Turner’s medal would be a central piece of the visitors center as a rare artifact from the station, which was in use for only 25 years.<br><br>Turn
er’s medal is six ounces of solid silver, DiLibero said. A few inches in diameter, it commends Turner for her “distinguished bravery” in rescuing a shipwrecked boat near the entrance to the harbor on Aug. 25, 1888. It comes in a case with a ribbon that features Turner’s name. DiLibero and Fishermen’s Association members are figuring out how the medal will be displayed at the station.<br><br>DiLibero contacted the Fishermen’s Association after reading last year that no rescues were believed to have taken place from the lifesaving station.<br><br>The association hasn’t been able to verify the authenticity of the medal, but Gillespie believes that Turner, whose age at the time is unknown, may have taken a boat out to rescue the crew. In the days before telephones, contacting professional rescuers would have taken too long.<br><br>To read the complete article, see: <a href="http://www.heraldnews.com/news/local_news/x1885883883/HEAVY-MEDAL-Fla-woman-finds-memento-of-daring-rescu
e "> HEAVY MEDAL: Fla. woman finds memento of daring rescue </a> (http://www.heraldnews.com/news/local_news/x1885883883<br/>/HEAVY-MEDAL-Fla-woman-finds-memento-of-daring-rescue)<br><br>
<div class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article22"><a name="article22"> THE CRAZE FOR THE ROYAL MINT'S DATELESS 2009 TWENTY PENCE </h3></a> <div class="box"> Those dateless 20 pence coins are still a hot topic in the news in the U.K. -Editor </div> <center> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coinbooks/3673978296/" title="UK Dateless 2009 20 Pence by Numismatic Bibliomania Society, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2565/3673978296_2d32bc94e4.jpg" width="468" height="210" alt="UK Dateless 2009 20 Pence" /></a> </center><br><br><div class="quote"> A 38-year-old man says he has received offers of up to $815 for a rare coin he was given as his change for a drink purchase at a British pub.<br><br>Lloyd Hefferman
told The Sunday Telegraph he discovered he was given a 20-pence coin missing a date when he recently purchased a pint at The Botolph Arms pub in Peterborough.<br><br>"I had heard about the rare 20-pence pieces on the news that day, and was talking with my mates about how brilliant it would be to find one," Hefferman said. </div><br><br>To read the complete article, see: <a href="http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/07/05/Mans-beer-change-includes-rare-coin/UPI-64301246822888/"> Man's beer change includes rare coin </a> (http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2009/07/05/<br/>Mans-beer-change-includes-rare-coin/UPI-64301246822888/)<br><br><div class="quote"> A BIRMINGHAM mum is hoping to fetch thousands of pounds for a rare 20p coin she got from raiding her son’s moneybank.<br><br>Annamarie Byrne, from Kingstanding, went on the hunt for one of the coins minted without a date after she was told by neighbours she might get £50 for it.<br><br>But the 28-year-old single mum of four is hopi
ng to hit the jackpot after hearing that one seller on eBay had sold theirs for thousands.<br><br>She said: “I was really surprised to find it because I’m not normally very lucky. I go to bingo with a friend and we never win anything.<br><br>“I’m a single mum so this money would come in very handy. If I got quite a bit I would take the kids on holiday to Disneyland.”<br><br>Her four-year-old son Eugene said he was pleased to have the rare coin among his own collection that he keeps in a silver whale moneybox.<br><br>“I’m excited because if we got some money we might go on holiday and I’d like to see a big dinosaur,” he said. </div><br><br>To read the complete article, see: <a href="http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news/2009/07/04/mum-raids-son-s-piggy-bank-and-finds-20p-coin-worth-thousands-97319-24072868/"> Mum raids son's piggy bank and finds 20p coin worth thousands </a> (http://www.birminghammail.net/news/birmingham-news<br/>/2009/07/04/mum-raids-son-s-
piggy-bank-and-finds-20p-coin-worth-thousands<br/>-97319-24072868/)<br><br><div class="quote"> A LUCKY Grimsby man is set to cash in on a national mistake – by coining in an undated 20p piece.<br><br>Duncan Young was stunned when he was given one of the dateless coins in change at a local supermarket.<br><br>Freelance photographer Duncan Young, of Grimsby, found his coin in change from Sainsbury's Local in St Peter's Avenue, Cleethorpes, on Tuesday.<br><br>He said: "Obviously the shops are not checking the coins as I got mine in change.<br><br>"I didn't think anything of it, but later I looked more carefully and saw that one was a rare unmarked coin. </div><br><br>To read the complete article, see: <a href="http://www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Duncan-coin-rare-20p/article-1156974-detail/article.html"> Duncan can coin it in with rare 20p </a> (www.thisisgrimsby.co.uk/news/Duncan-coin-rare-20p/<br/>article-1156974-detail/article.html)<br><br><div class="box"> Dick Johnso
n forwarded this article with an interview with Chris Hill of Dix Noonan Webb. -Editor </div> Christopher Hill, a director of coin auctioneer Dix Noonan Webb in Mayfair, central London, says: 'It is still not known exactly how many 20p pieces without a date there are in circulation, but their value will only rise over time. We recently sold one for £100. These coins could be worth holding on to as they might fetch a few hundred pounds each in a few years.'<br><br>'Mules' are rare and such anomalies make them highly sought-after among coin collectors. The previous mules arose when a batch of 2p coins were minted with the words 'New Pence' instead of 'Two Pence' in 1983.<br><br>Christopher says: 'These coins are worth far more than they were when made in 1983 and we can sell them for between £500 and £700, depending on their condition.'<br><br>Collector and trader Glenn Ogden, 50, from Chudleigh, Devon, says people should get involved not just to make money, but should have
a genuine interest in coins. 'My grandfather used to give me newly minted half crowns as a child,' he says. 'I would eagerly spend the coin on sweets and show him the change. He was disappointed, but as I grew up, my interest in history and the beauty of coins grew.<br><br>To read the complete article, see: <a href="http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/investing/article.html?in_article_id=488426"> 20p coins worth a mint? Now it's the £700 2p coin </a> (www.thisismoney.co.uk/investing/article.html?in_article_id=488426)<br><br>
<div class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article23"><a name="article23"> VIRTUAL CURRENCY IN CHINA: THE QQ COIN </h3></a> <div class="box"> We've discussed debit cards, virtual currencies and other coin substitutes. Here's an article about the growth of a virtual currency in China. -Editor </div> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coinbooks/3693636255/" title="2003-9-27-china_money1 by Numismati
c Bibliomania Society, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3613/3693636255_a940585fed_m.jpg" width="240" height="172" align="right" alt="2003-9-27-china_money1" /></a> The Chinese government is a little worried about how much virtual cash is being traded in the country, The New York Times reports.<br><br>In fact some virtual currency, like the QQ coin, is actually affecting the market for the renmibi, China's actual currency.<br><br>Much of the $2 billion in virtual currency is used to play games, but significant chunks, David Barboza writes, are now being traded for real physical goods, like clothes, food and services.<br><br>The shift of using virtual currency to pay for real products is part of what's freaking out the Chinese central bank.<br><br>Beijing is so concerned about the virtual life of its citizens that the Times says, "it has repeatedly sought to tame the online gaming market with new regulations (and even Internet addiction camps) but the acti
vity continues to grow."<br><br>Here in the states the virtual gaming market is starting to undergo a similar boom. Zynga, creators of the Mafia Wars Facebook game, is due to rake in somewhere north of $100 million this year on its virtual offerings.<br><br>To read the complete article, see: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/virtual-currency-in-china-is-a-2-billion-economy-2009-7"> Virtual Currency In China Is A $2 Billion Economy </a> (www.businessinsider.com/virtual-currency-in-china-is-a-2-billion-economy-2009-7)<br><br>To read the original New York Times article, see <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/technology/internet/01yuan.html "> In China, New Limits on Virtual Currency </a> (www.nytimes.com/2009/07/01/technology/internet/01yuan.html)<br><br>
<div class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article24"><a name="article24"> THE STANDARD GRILL'S FLOOR OF PENNIES </h3></a> <a href="http://www.flickr.c
om/photos/coinbooks/3696561838/" title="Standard Grill Penny Floor by Numismatic Bibliomania Society, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3696561838_6deceea5fc_m.jpg" width="240" height="175" align="right" alt="Standard Grill Penny Floor" /></a> <div class="box"> The Standard Grill in the Standard Hotel in New York has a floor paved with U.S. cents. Has anyone been there? The design web site that posted these images received some interesting comments, a few of which I've republished here. -Editor </div><br><br>Daniel writes: <div class="quote"> I like this. Is it legal? </div><br><br>Jonathan writes: <div class="quote"> Ironically, we did penny tile in both of our bathrooms. As to the “how” of this project, you can get mesh backing that’s adhesive on one side. Stick all the pennies to that, in 8” or 12” squares, then lay it down in grids like any other tile that’s similar. Grout it & voila! Pretty cool effect, but the anal retentive in me badl
y wants of them heads-up & facing the same direction! </div><br><br><center> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coinbooks/3696561766/" title="Standard Grill Penny Floor by Numismatic Bibliomania Society, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3532/3696561766_440ed2af32.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="Standard Grill Penny Floor" /></a> </center><br><br>Ricardo writes: <div class="quote"> This reminds me of a story… In colonial Venezuela, a very wealthy and eccentric nobleman, whose name I can’t recall, in order to effectively display his wealth and eccentricity did the exact same thing: he paved the whole floor of his manor’s ballroom in doubloons. It was so impressive that it became known all across the Spanish empire, and eventually even the King of Spain himself learned about it. He immediately gave orders to undo such thing, and the nobleman had no choice but to comply. The King didn’t want his face, depicted in the coins, to be stepped on in such
manner. </div><br><br><div class="box"> Has anyone heard this story before? Know of any references to confirm it? -Editor </div><br><br>To read the complete article, see: <a href="http://www.notcot.com/archives/2009/06/floor_of_pennie.php"> Floor of Pennies - The Standard Grill </a> (www.notcot.com/archives/2009/06/floor_of_pennie.php)<br><br>
<div class="box" align="right"><a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a></div><h3 id = "article25"><a name="article25"> FEATURED WEB SITE: EARLY MEDIEVAL CORPUS OF COIN FINDS </h3></a> This week's Featured Web site is the Early Medieval Corpus of Coin Finds.<br><br><center> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/coinbooks/3715333082/" title="Early Medieval Corpus by Numismatic Bibliomania Society, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3189/3715333082_2dd5776b5e.jpg" width="409" height="82" alt="Early Medieval Corpus" /></a> </center><br><br><div class="quote"> A project to gather together into a single
database all of the single finds of coins minted 410-1180 found in the British Isles. There are several thousand such coins, mostly Anglo-Saxon and Norman, but with a smattering of Frankish, Byzantine, even Arabic, and hundreds more are found every year. The EMC is the first attempt to collect all of the coins from the whole period (many of them previously unpublished) and present them in an easily accessible and searchable form. It is based at the Fitzwilliam Museum, and funded by the Leverhulme Trust. </div><br><br><h2> <a href="http://www-cm.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/emc/"> www-cm.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/emc/ </h2> <div class="ctabox"> <img src="http://www.coinbooks.org/global/images/layout/masthead_image_001.gif" border="0" align="center"/> </div> <div class="box" align="right"> <a href="#top"><small>Back to top</small></a><br><br>
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