The E-Sylum v6#04, January 26, 2003

[whomren at coinlibrary.com]

Welcome to The E-Sylum: Volume 6, Number 4, January 26, 2003:
an electronic publication of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society.
Copyright (c) 2002, The Numismatic Bibliomania Society.


SUBSCRIBER UPDATE

   Among recent new subscribers are Charles "Chick"
   Ambrass, courtesy of Wayne Homren, and Don Scarinci,
   courtesy of Dick Johnson.   Welcome aboard!  We now
   have 516 subscribers.


NBS CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

   NBS Board Member Tom Sheehan writes:  "I would like
   to publish a call for nominations for officers for NBS.  I
   would like to hear from anyone interested in running for
   office or proposing another member for office.  People
   should reply to me directly.  Your help in this is appreciated."
   Tom's email address is twsheeh at attglobal.net


ASYLUM WINTER 2003 ISSUE READY

   Tom Fort, editor of our print journal, writes: "The Winter 2003
   issue of The Asylum is now in the final proofing stage and it
   should be on its way to the printer during the week of
   January 26-February 1.  Readers will immediately see that the
   journal has a somewhat new look and I welcome comments
   either in The E-Sylum or sent to me directly  [etfort at aol.com]
   The Table of Contents is as follows:

   "A Dissertation on the Allegorical Beings Found on the
    Reverses of Medals,"  by Edward Gibbon [A rare essay by
    the famous historian regarding a numismatic book he read in
    1764. Unlike its only other publication, in 1815, our edition
    is fully annotated with modern references and illustrated with
    the coins Gibbon discusses.]

   "A Thirty-Year Retrospective of Krause and Mishler:
    Standard Catalog of World Coins," by William Malkmus

   "A Few Notes On Translations," by Robert F. Fritsch

   "Postcards  as Numismatic Literature," by Pete Smith

   "Changing Perspectives on American Numismatic Literature,"
       by David F. Fanning

   "David Block," by his friends and colleagues

   "News from the Net." [with remembrances of the John W.
     Adams sale]

   "President's Message," by Pete Smith

   "Letters to the Editor" (by Leonard Augsburger and Pete
    Smith concerning Augsberger's article in the last issue)

    "Editorial: De Historia et Numismatica," by E. Tomlinson
   Fort [in which the editor opens his big mouth]

   Also, we need material for the next issue. Those who would
   like to submit something should try to have it to me by April 1
   at the latest."

   [I feel compelled at this point to interject an invitation for
    those of you who aren't yet NBS members to consider
    joining.  The Asylum is sent only to paid-up members of
    NBS.  As this table of contents illustrates, there is a
    world of great information contained within its pages.
    -Editor]


Q. DAVID BOWERS CONTACT INFORMATION

   Dave Bowers reports that "All is fine in the numismatic
   research category and I look forward to creating a bunch
   of new writing projects!  My good wishes to all!  My life
   is all the richer for the many experiences and friendships
   I have had in numismatics, including with many members
   of the NBS, and I hope to be a vital part of  'the world's
   greatest hobby' for many years to come."

   He is no longer an employee of Bowers and Merena
   Galleries or of Collectors Universe. He can be contacted
   at the following addresses:"

   Q. David Bowers
   P.O. Box 539
   Wolfeboro Falls, NH 03896-0539
   e-mail: qdbarchive at metrocast.net


LAKE BOOKS SALE #67 READY

   Fred Lake writes: "The 67th mail-bid sale of numismatic
   literature from Lake Books is now available for viewing
   on their web site at http://www.lakebooks.com/current.html.
   The 546-lot catalog contains a wide variety of numismatic
   material, including a long run of Ponterio auction catalogs,
   many issues of the "Essay-Proof Journal", early "Redbooks",
   Morgenthau auction catalogs, reference material on Tokens
   and Medals, and many other subjects.  The sale has a closing
   date of February 11, 2003."


MOULTON JANUARY 2003 FIXED PRICE LIST #1

   Karl Moulton's latest fixed price list has been published.
   Covering American numismatic auction catalogs from
   1860 to date, the list is the most comprehensive of its
   kind.   Karl's annotations are great references in themselves.
   One good example is the 12/16/1880 Charles A. Besson
   sale by John W. Haseltine.  Karl writes: "this sale .. contains
   an 1838-O Half Dollar.  You will not find this offering of
   an 1838-O Half Dollar mentioned in anyone's pedigrees
   in any references because no one has taken the time to
   check.  According to Haseltine's information, at this
   juncture, there were six examples known."   For more
   information, see Karl's web site: http://www.coincats.com/


ANS LIBRARY ENDOWMENT DRIVE LAUNCHED

   John W. Adams writes: "Great News!!  The American
   Numismatic Society has accelerated its building schedule.
   We now plan to complete renovations of our new
   downtown location by September 30th and move in by year
   end.  What this means, in practical terms, is that the world's
   greatest Numismatic Library will soon become easily
   accessible.  For bibliophiles everywhere, the move represents
   a major milestone.

   In celebration of this event, the Library Committee has
   launched a drive to fund the Francis D. Campbell Library Chair.
   Frank, as many of you know, is our all-star librarian these past
   27 years; he combines encyclopedic knowledge with a rare
   service ethic.  We have two objectives:  1) to raise $2,000,000
   to endow the Librarian's position and 2) to reach out to a broad
   constituency to be symbolized by a minimum of 500 contributors.

   Where do the readers of E-Sylum fit in?  We want your money,
   of course, in large or in small amounts.  The 516 readers of The
   E-Sylum could by themselves fulfill our breadth objective.
   However, we also seek your support in spreading the gospel far
   and wide.  The A.N.S. Library is (or should be) to bibliophiles
   what the World Cup is to soccer fans.  We need your help
   in raising awareness of numismatic literature to a new level.

   Checks should be made payable to the American Numismatic
   Society and designated for the Francis D. Campbell Library
   Chair either on the check or in an accompanying note.

   Send to The American Numismatic Society, Broadway at
   155th St., New York, NY  10032.  For those who have an
   interest in playing a more active role, contact me at
   jadams at ahh.com or contact anyone you know on our
   committee:

   Catherine E. Bullowa-Moore
   Frank Campbell
   Dan Hamelberg
   George F. Kolbe
   Joseph R. Lasser
   Harrington E. Manville
   Richard Margolis
   David & Susan Tripp
   Anthony Terranova
   Randolph Zander"


1852 MICKLEY DIARY ENTRIES PUBLISHED

   Readers may recall last year's April Fools item in the
   March 31, 2002 E-Sylum (v5n14) titled "MICKLEY
   MYSTERY".    The item implied that diaries of the
   great American collector Joseph Mickley had been
   found.  For years, only one volume of Mickley's diaries
   was known - the 1866-69 volume found by George Kolbe
   and sold to Armand Champa.  Your editor spent a wonderful
   afternoon during a visit to Louisville reading through the
   diary (and other great numismatic rarities) in Armand's
   library.   It now resides in the ANS Library, courtesy of
   Harry Bass.   One of the great mysteries of American
   numismatic literature is the fate of the remaining volumes
   of Mickley's diaries.

   NBS Board member Joel J. Orosz  got the joke.  His
   article on Jacob Giles Morris in The Numismatist had
   contained what was for me a real bombshell -  Joel had
   managed to locate another volume of Mickley's diaries!
   No joke!   Joel shared the story of his discovery of the
   volume in the April 28, 2002 E-Sylum (v5n18).

   While the rest of us were having fun at the 2000 Philadelphia
   ANA Convention, Joel slipped away to the manuscript
   repository of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, where
   he discovered the 1852 volume.  Now that's MY kind
   of fun.

   The latest issue of the American Numismatic Society's
   American Journal of Numismatics [Second Series 13
   (2001)], just published, contains Joel's newest article titled
   "Joseph J. Mickley's Diary for 1852: An Annotated
   Transcription."    From Joel's preface:

   "William Du Bois's observation that Mickley had kept a
   journal "nearly all his life" suggests that there was once an
   unbroken string of such volumes, stretching backward from
   his death in 1878 to the 1830's or even the 1820's.  Because
   our knowledge of numismatic history in the United States
   prior to the widespread popularization of the hobby in the
   late 1850s is sketchy at best, the Mickley diaries from the
   early years would comprise the numismatic analogue of the
   Dead Sea scrolls.  The first-hand testimony to be found within
   could settle many arguments and illuminate dark corners.  The
   only problem is that, even with the discovery of the 1852
   diary, the vast majority of Mickley's volumes are still "missing
   masterpieces".

   It seems probable that other volumes of the Mickley diaries
   may still exist, if for no other reason than that a systematic
   search has never been mounted for them."

   Here's one excerpt from the diary:
   "Friday, May 28, 1852 Went to see Mr. Peale at the Mint
   who gave me two Proof Half Dollars of the year 1838, on
   the obverse is a beautiful Head by the late C. Gobrecht
   (then Dyesinker [sic] of the Mint) on [the] Reverse on [sic]
   has a Flying Eagle & the other an eagle without the Shield."

   Joel's annotations make the article a delight for numismatic
   bibliophiles and researchers.   Thanks, Joel!


MEDALIST MARCEL JOVINE DIED THIS WEEK.

   Dick Johnson writes: "Marcel Jovine, who raised the bar
   for American medallic art by his highly creative and detailed
   medallic designs, died Monday, January 20, 2003 in
   Greenwich, Connecticut.  He was 81.

   Jovine was born in Italy, captured in World War II and
   brought to America as a prisoner-of-war.  Repatriated to
   Italy, he returned to America in 1946, determined to make
   a career of his sculptural talents. He is noted for his coin
   designs -- the earliest of which for the 1987 U.S.
   Constitution $5 gold commemorative -- he was allowed
   to do both sides.

   For the half dozen other commemorative coins he was
   only allowed to do one side. But it was his medallic art
   where he truly excelled. He did two regular issues for The
   Society of Medalists including an oversized concave-convex
   "Creation" and the American Bicentennial tribute, "Yankee
   Doodle." No other artist made three medals for The Society.

   His 15-year series for the Medallic Art Company Calendar
   Medal Series was noted for extremely detailed designs, often
   running around the edge of the medal in an unbroken circle.
   These always had strong visual themes:  American Bicentennial,
   Old Glory, Zodiac, Sailing Ships, Olympic Winter Games,
   Flight, American Automobile, Statue of Liberty, Pegasus
   and the American Circus.

   He will also be long remembered for his space medals, a
   twin medal set for the Viking I and II Mars Landing
   achievement, and the U.S. Russian Apollo-Soyuz Space
   Medal. The later was so creative the legend was in English
   on one side and in Russian on the other. He even signed his
   name on both sides, once in English, once in Russian.

   He did two medals for the United States Capitol Historical
   Society, and a string of medals for other American medal
   series. One of those was seven medals of Charles Lindbergh,
   and six for the Pasadena California  Centennial.

   Among numismatists, however, his memory will exist for
   centuries for perhaps the most notable numismatic medallic
   work of the 20th century. This was the American Numismatic
   Society's 125th Anniversary Plaquette in which he replicated
   dozens of the most famous coins and medals from the
   Society's collections. I have chosen this work as the
   frontispiece of my upcoming directory of American Artists.
   This piece projects the essence of numismatics and vivifies the
   field we all hold dear in a stunning work of medallic art!
   Thank you, Marcel, I will miss your jolly, convivial friendship."


GARRETT NUMISMATIC LIBRARY UPDATE

   Joel Orosz writes: "Regarding Nick Graver's query about
   whether the Garrett numismatic library is still in Evergreen
   House, I can authoritatively state that it was in residence as
   of March of 1995, when I paid the house a visit.  The
   collection was mainly a working library of catalogues and
   the standard references of the 1880s--I don't recall seeing
   any special editions or sumptuous bindings.  The numismatic
   books were not in the large library addition (below which
   the coin vault is located), but rather in the original portion
   of the house, on bookshelves in two large parlor rooms.
   Whether they are still there, I cannot say.  I wrote up my
   visit, under the title of "John Work Garrett, Evergreen House,
   and Me," which was published in Bowers and Merena's Rare
   Coin Review No. 110 (March/April 1996)."


GUNTER KIENAST SOUGHT

   Dale Krueger writes: "Does anyone know what ever happened
   to Gunter Kienast, author of the two books on Karl Goetz and
   his medals?  Is he still alive?  I've heard rumors that he may
   have passed on, and other rumors that he's down in Florida
   playing shuffleboard with some Guido medals.  Someone's got
   to know.   Thanks."


NOTES FROM MIKE GREENSPAN

   Mike Greenspan writes: "Two quick items:  Relative to the
   book review of "Greenback:...":  As a former "insider,"  I
   recall that, in the recent past (not more than ten years ago or
   so), the IRS seized the Mustang Ranch, Nevada's notorious
   brothel, in a tax case, and allowed it to continue to operate
   (legally in Nevada). Strange things happen in government.

   Relative to Dick Johnson's comments on NYC subway
   tokens and the early ten-cent fare, let me say that he is obviously
   younger than I.  I clearly remember using a nickel in the
   subway turnstile in the late 1940's and perhaps as late as 1952,
   prior to the use of any tokens. Now, if can remember where
   I put my car keys............"


FANNING HUNLEY ARTICLE ONLINE

   David Fanning writes:  "My article on nondestructive testing
   of the Hunley posted to my employer's Web site. It's a PDF,
   which people can download (we stripped the ads out, so if it
   looks a little weird, that's why). The article is posted at
   http://www.asnt.org/publications/materialseval/fanning.pdf
   with a link also from
   http://www.asnt.org/publications/materialseval/materialseval.htm.
   The article contains a few cool photos, including one right after
   Maria Jacobsen found Dixon's lucky double eagle."


SPINGARN MEDAL REFERENCES

   Dick Johnson writes:  "I sold the NAACP's Spingarn Medal
   twice. Once in my Johnson & Jensen auction number 11 on
   August 17, 1981 lot 277 where it realized $95 (against a
   $50-60 estimate) and again in a double auction 15-16 on
   March 28, 1982 lot 1309 where it sold for $71.50 against
   the same estimate.  It was illustrated in both auction catalogs.

   Obverse bore a blind Justice holding aloft scales in her right
   hand with left hand holding the hilt of a sword point down;
   with sun and rays behind.  Reverse is the medal name
   superimposed on a wreath with four lines of lettering divided
   by a fairly large reserve (the blank area on a medal intended
   for inscribing recipient's name and award details), with wings
   below.  In both instances the medal was unsigned, unawarded
   and the maker was unknown to me then (and now!).  I would
   be delighted to learn who, indeed, was the artist and who
   struck it (and would gladly add this data to my upcoming
   directory of American Artists, Diesinkers, Engravers,
   Medalists and Sculptors).

   The design is quite good and the striking exhibits an
   experienced maker.   If I had to guess (and I shouldn't) it is in
   the style of Julio Kilenyi (and possibly struck by Whitehead &
   Hoag). Both are gone with no records surviving, so any
   documented data will have to come from the NAACP itself.

   The fact the highest award for black Americans was probably
   modeled by a white person is evidence of the scarcity of black
   medalists. In my databank of 3,350 American artists I have
   listed only eight black Americans that I can identify. The most
   famous of all was Richmond Barthe (1901-1989). Medallic
   Art Company struck three of his medals before World War II.
   (I remember our art department contacting him in the 1960s to
   do additional medals but to no avail.)

   My list also includes Selma Hortense Burke (1907-1995)
   who claimed John R. Sinnock stole her relief of Franklin D.
   Roosevelt for the design of the Roosevelt Dime. I have
   examined a photograph of her Roosevelt relief and it no
   way aligns with Sinnock's dime model. His work is entirely
   original. Walter Breen mentions Selma Burke in his
   Encyclopedia, and she must have repeated this story often,
   because it is mentioned in every one of her biographies.
   Robert Van Ryzin wrote an article on her and her relief in
   Numismatic News 30 November 1973."

   Joe Levine of Presidential Coin & Antique Company writes:
   "This appeared in our Auction #70, #711.  I believe the correct
   spelling in Spingarn, nor Springard."

   "NAACP SPINGARN AWARD MEDAL, (1914)  62.8mm.
   Gilt Bronze. Unsigned. XF/AU, with a suspension loop applied
   at top. There is a bit of darkening on the medal immediately
   below where the loop was applied.  The obverse features a
   standing figure of Justice holding balance scales aloft with her
   right hand and a sword in her left. A radiant sun is in the
   background. Inscribed at lower left is, FOR/ MERIT. On the
   reverse, a cartouche inscribed SPINGARN MEDAL is
   superimposed over a wreath enclosing the lamp of learning.
   Below: AWARDED TO with an empty space for engraving
   the name of the awardee.  At bottom is a three line inscription:
   BY THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION/ FOR THE
   ADVANCEMENT/ OF COLORED PEOPLE above a pair
   of wings to either side of a flame.

   The National Association for the Advancement of Colored
   People (NAACP) awards the Spingarn Medal annually to a
   black American who has achieved career excellence.  This
   award was established in 1914 by Joel Elias Spingarn
   (1875-1939), who was then chairman of the NAACP board
   of directors. He was a literary critic who was one of the first
   white members of the NAACP. Spingarn taught literature at
   Columbia University and encouraged the development of
   black writers during the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s.

   As the medal is awarded in gold, we presume that this is a
   specimen strike. This is one of the more important medals
   relating to African-American history.  The winners of the
   award read like a Who's Who of twentieth century black
   America. A rare medal - it is the first we have seen. (G)

    7001.  #711. Gilt Bronze. XF/AU looped.   $219.00"

   Gar Travis located several web references for us, including
   some background on Spingarn from the online Worldbook
   Encyclopedia (http://www2.worldbook.com/)

   Gar provided links to some pictures of the medal.
   Unfortunately, none is a close-up of the medal itself.

   "Marian Anderson with Springarn Medal and Eleanor Roosevelt"
   http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/odyssey/archive/08/0812001r.jpg

   "A later image of Marian Anderson with the medal"
   http://home.wanadoo.nl/gregquast/imwebsite.jpg/NAACP.jpg

   "Bad image, but an image nevertheless and an unmentioned recipient."
   http://www.blackvoices.com/feature/bhm_00/science.htm


ENCYCLOPEDIAS BACK FROM THE DEAD

   Speaking of encyclopedias, a Boston Globe article
   on December 30, 2002 reported that despite the
   pounding they took from electronic media, the good
   old-fashioned hardcopy encyclopedia is enjoying a
   revival of sorts.  Long live the book!

   "In its knotty-pine bookcase, the encyclopedia remained a
   kind of home intellectual center for decades. A thousand
   times we heard ''Look it up in the Britannica'' when we had
   a question or homework assignment, even after the battered
   row of brown volumes was long outdated.

   That story is legion in America, though the brand might be
   Compton's, World Book, or Americana.  In today's online
   world, however, one might reasonably consider the row of
   dignified volumes a quaint relic, like glass milk bottles or the
   slide rule.

   But the surprising fact is that printed encyclopedias are not
   only still around, they seem to be enjoying a modest revival.
   Publishers are rediscovering how to reach the customer who
   thinks a printed book is still the best source of knowledge.
   After a four-year hiatus, Encyclopaedia Britannica, based in
   Chicago, has almost sold out the new edition it released this
   year and is planning a revision for next year. Libraries remain
   the best customers, but there is still a core of people who
   want that row of books at home."

   "But just as radio survived television and records didn't kill
   off live performances, the printed encyclopedia stuck around.

   ''People were still asking about the print set,'' says Patti Ginnis,
   Britannica's sales director. Schools and libraries still wanted
   encyclopedias, and individuals like Schiebler continued to
   order them. ''It wasn't huge,'' Ginnis says, ''but it did make us
   sit up and take notice. It made us realize that people were
   still interested.''

   Britannica began to showcase the print set on its Web site
   and to sell it in booths at state fairs and all kinds of
   professional trade shows with surprising success."

   "A 2002 study of research habits by Outsell Inc., a market
   research company based in San Francisco, found that while
   people will use the Internet for a fast information search,
   they tend to place more trust in a book."

   ''One significant finding was that print is the preferred format
   for using content, though not the preferred format for finding it,''


http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/364/living/Encyclopedias_still_speak_volumes+.shtml



JETON, ZHETON, GETTONE

   In response to Paul Withers' note on "the Italian Telephone
   Token which bears the inscription "Gettone",  Martin Purdy
   writes: "This is probably also a good example of a "false friend":
   "gettone" is the standard Italian word for a token or a counter,
   not (or not necessarily) a jeton per se.   The word has spread
   to other countries and cultures with the meaning "token", too:
   just today I saw a Russian 1975 mint set that had, on the case,
   the words "Leningrad mint's [sic] token" in English; the parallel
   Russian text used the word "Zheton", quite clearly derived
   from French "jeton", for "token"."


KRAUSE CLOSEOUTS

   Peter Mosiondz, Jr. writes: "I thought some of our bibliophiles
   might be interested in the following closeouts from Edward R.
   Hamilton, Bookseller (http://www.edwardrhamilton.com

   #2255243 Medallic Portraits of Washington, 2nd ed, $1.95
   #2223961 Hard Times Tokens, 6th edition $1.95
   #2218496 Latin American Tokens $1.95
   #216633X Standard Guide to Paper Money, 2nd ed $2.95

   Apparently Krause is cleaning (ware)house. I am told that
   my own book "Successful Stamp Dealing" will soon be
   remaindered as well. I am planning to work on a revised
   edition of it along with "Successful Coin Dealing" that I
   plan to publish through J.T. Stanton in the not too distant
   future."


NUMISMATIC PROPHECY.

   Medal Maven Dick Johnson writes: "Wow!  Terry Trantow,
   may I repeat your quote (from last week's E-Sylum)?

   "It would not surprise me [in the future] to see continued
   works on tokens/medals and its fraternity overshadow that of
   coin collecting."

   Somehow I have felt this for a long time. Terry, are you
clairvoyant?"


CANADIAN NATIONAL LIBRARY FLOODS (AGAIN)

   The Canadian National Library in Ottowa seems to have a
   little problem with flooding -- not a good thing for a library.
   On the web site of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. is an
   article about the problem.  Here's a excerpt.  Follow the
   link for the complete article.

   "A flood cleanup wasn't on the National Library's list of 50th
   anniversary preparations. But the extreme cold burst a pipe
   Tuesday, sending staff into a salvage mode that is all too
   familiar.

   Staff at the library say they're getting good at drying out
   books, but it's not a skill they're proud of

   As staff dealt with the rogue water, retired librarians
   gathered for pictures to mark the library's half-century of
   operations.

   In the last decade there have been about 70 floods in the
   building on Wellington Street..."

   http://ottawa.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ot_natlib20030123



ONE-TO-ONE LIBRARIES

   Document and autograph dealer Kenneth Rendell
   published some thoughts a couple years ago on the effect that
   the internet is having on bibliophiles.  The article appeared
   in Business 2.0 (September 26, 2000).  The full text is
   available at this address:
   http://www.business2.com/articles/mag/0,1640,14038,FF.html

   "The major libraries of the future are being formed right
   now, and the Internet in particular and technology in
   general are important ingredients. "

   "Few of these libraries are even slightly known to the public...
   While the sources of historical letters and manuscripts have
   always been relatively few, and collectors of original writings
   have been more individual in their approach, collecting books
   has always been greatly influenced by the supply system. If
   you were interested in people or subjects out of the
   mainstream, and there was no dealer specializing in the area,
   you would have a very difficult time collecting. Dealers
   wouldn't buy non-mainstream books for their stocks and
   certainly couldn't afford to risk catalog space on books of
   unproven interest.

   The Internet has revolutionized this. The books that you want
   to put together on a particular subject may be scattered among
   several hundred dealers throughout the world, and they may
   not be expensive enough to appear in printed catalogs, but by
   using the Net, you can find them in the most efficient way. "


FEATURED WEB SITE

   This week's featured web site is the International Olympic
   Numismatic Federation.   "The "Fédération Internationale
   de Numismatique Olympique", better known as FINO, is
   an official Olympic Federation founded by the president of
   the IOC on 24 March, 1993.  Headquartered in Lausanne,
   Switzerland, its purpose is to bring together people and
   organisations with an interest in Olympism, pursuing this
   interest through the collection and study of coins, bank notes,
   medals and tokens."

      http://www.collectors.olympic.org/e/fino/index2.html


  Wayne Homren
  Numismatic Bibliomania Society


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