The E-Sylum v10#25, June 24, 2007

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Welcome to The E-Sylum: Volume 10, Number 25, June 24, 2007:
an electronic publication of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society.
Copyright (c) 2007, The Numismatic Bibliomania Society.


WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM 24 JUNE, 2007

Among our recent subscribers are Dick Wells, courtesy of John and 
Nancy Wilson, Auctori Connec (great pseudonym!), Harrison Knowlton, 
Craig McDonald, Rickie Rose, Mark Varney, Byron Weston and Juan 
Carlos Harris.  Welcome aboard!  We now have 1,141 subscribers.

This week we open with a preview of the next issue of The Asylum, and 
updates from literature dealers Fred Lake and David Fanning.  In the 
"mystery solved" category are a resolution to the mystery of the "I am 
not terrorized" stamp on U.S. paper money, the real name of author S. Q. 
Lapius, and a definitive identification of the origin of a 1910 photo 
of prominent U.S. numismatists.  Many thanks to Karl Moulton who 
contributed on several topics this week.

Offering a new numismatic quiz this week is reader John Meissner, who 
poses questions based on his research into old Numismatic news classified 
ads. Also on tap is the newest installment of my London Diary.  Have a 
great week, everyone.

Wayne Homren
Numismatic Bibliomania Society


PREVIEW OF THE NEXT ASYLUM ISSUE

David Yoon, Editor of our print journal The Asylum writes: 
"I've sent another issue of The Asylum to the printers (v25n2). 
Here are the contents:

* Joel Orosz - Ezekiel I. Barra and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: 
    "Something About Coins" - and Provenance 
* W. David Perkins - Who Was Farish Baldenhofer?
* Christopher Eimer - Book Review: Comitia Americana and Related 
    Medals, by John W. Adams and Anne E. Bentley"

[Remember, only paid-up members of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society 
receive The Asylum.  Membership is only $15 to addresses in the U.S., 
$20 elsewhere.  For a membership application, see the links at the end 
of each issue of The E-Sylum. -Editor]


LAKE BOOKS SALE #89 CATALOG AVAILABLE

Fred Lake of Lake books writes: "Our 89th mail-bid sale of numismatic 
literature is now available for viewing on our web site at: 
http://www.lakebooks.com/current.html

"There are 413 lots in the sale covering all facets of the numismatic 
experience including U. S. auction catalogs, World catalogs and fixed
-price lists, reference books on United States and Ancient coinage 
plus material dealing with Paper Money, Tokens and literature dealer 
lists.
 
"You will find over thirty years of 'The Numismatist' that have been 
hardbound in black cloth with gilt titles."


DAVID FANNING SIXTH PRICE LIST UPDATED

David Fanning writes: "It has come to my attention that some people 
encountered difficulties downloading the PDF of my sixth Fixed Price List 
of numismatic literature. I have made some changes that I am hoping make 
things easier for people using the site, and the list is still available 
at <www.geocities.com/fanningbooks>. Thank you to all who let me know 
that they had trouble with the site." 


NEW ARTICLE SURVEYS BOOKS ON MEDALS

Sam Pennington of the Maine Antique Digest writes: "I just posted 
an article titled 'Books You Should Own' for the new collector of 
American medals. We found some real bargains in the out-of-print 
books. As always, we welcome suggestions for additions."

[Sam is going great guns with his writing on medals - The Maine Antique 
Digest is helping spread the word about these often-overlooked artistic 
gems.  Thanks for also promoting the literature as well.  Here are some 
excerpts from the article.  His advice is right on the money - I have 
many of these books in my own library, and they're wonderful to read 
whether you collect the medals or not. -Editor]

"In most collecting fields there is at least one standard reference 
work and a number of price guides. Not so with art and commemorative 
medals. While there are a number of books, there just is no one-size-
fits-all work.

"Many if not most of these books are out of print. Where we can, we 
have listed the best sources based on price and availability.

"As a starter, one of the best survey books comes to us from the 
British Museum. It is The Art of the Medal by Mark Jones (1979)...

"For a survey of American medals, the best we have found is One 
Hundred Years of American Medallic Art, 1845-1945: The John E. 
Marqusee Collection, a 1995 catalog by Susan Luftschein...

"I wrote at the beginning of this article that there is no reliable 
price guide for medals. That’s true for American medals, but there 
is an excellent one for medals by our friends across the ocean, British 
Commemorative Medals and Their Values by Christopher Eimer. Published 
in 1987, it’s long out of print, but it occasionally turns up in rare 
or used booksellers’ listings."

To read the complete article, see:
http://www.maineantiquedigest.com/medals/medalscolumn5.htm   


BOOK REVIEWS SOUGHT: 'COINS AND CURRENCY: AN HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA'

Ralf W. Boepple writes: "I was automatically informed by the leading 
Internet bookstore about the availability in paperback of the following 
book: Mary Ellen Snodgrass: Coins and Currency: An Historical 
Encyclopedia (McFarland, 572 pp).

"The book was originally published in 2003. I haven't found any mention
of it in the E-Sylum. By the reviews I see on the Internet, it sounds very 
interesting, but I couldn't quite establish how useful this work might be 
for a numismatist.

"Does any E-Sylum reader know this book, and if so, what does he or 
she think of it?"

To view the book's page on Amazon.com, see:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0786431172/ref=pe_pe_5050_5827460_pe_snp_172 


NUMISMATIC AUTHORS FEATURED AT DAHLONEGA MINT EVENT

Whitman Publishing issued a press release this week announcing an 
upcoming event in Dahlonega, Georgia of interest to bibliophiles. 

"The Dahlonega Gold Museum will be hosting a special authors’ signing 
day, “A Tribute To Historic Authors,” on July 28, 2007. Visitors are 
invited to the museum—in Georgia’s oldest existing courthouse—to meet 
state and national authors who will be on hand with their books and prints.

"Coin collectors know Dahlonega as the scene of an early American gold rush, 
and the site of one of the United States Mint’s branches in the late 1830s 
to early 1860s. Gold coins were struck there from 1838 to 1861.

"Some of the Gold Museum bookstore’s most popular offerings include The 
Georgia Gold Rush, by David Williams; John Kollock’s beautiful books and 
prints of some of Georgia’s special places and people, including a new 
print of the Lumpkin County Historic Courthouse; Lumpkin County Schools Of 
Yesteryear, by Larry Scott; Waterfalls Of North Georgia, by Jack Anthony; 
Dahlonega: A Brief History, by prolific local author Anne Dismukes Amerson; 
and History of the United States Mint and Its Coinage, by David W. Lange.

"Numismatic authors at this year’s event include Doug Winters, author of 
Gold Coins of the Dahlonega Mint; and Bill Fivaz, author of the United 
States Gold Counterfeit Detection Guide. Whitman Publishing (based in 
Atlanta, Georgia) will provide door prizes throughout the day.

"“This is a great opportunity to meet and talk with some great authors in 
the heart of historic Dahlonega,” says Whitman publisher Dennis Tucker. “If 
you’ve never visited the mountains of North Georgia, you’re in for a treat.”

"Admission $2.50 to $4.00. For more information, please contact Angie 
Johnson at the Dahlonega Gold Museum at (706) 864-2257 or visit 
www.gastateparks.org."


MORE ON COIN BOARDS, U.S. AND U.K.

Dave Lange writes: "Thanks for publishing the announcement about my new 
book on Coin Boards, but you forgot to include the website link: 
www.coincollectingboards.com.  [Sorry! -Editor]

"Regarding out-of-print Whitman folders for English coins, these are not 
rare. They turn up periodically on eBay, though most listings are from 
sellers in Britain or Australia.  Several U.S. sellers have them too. 
I've sold many duplicates myself, though I don't have any right now.

"The folders for pennies and halfpennies are the scarcest, since they 
are the ones least likely to have remained unsold and most likely to be 
snapped up now. The 8000 series can be hard to find, since these were 
custom printed for the British market and sold there exclusively. Most 
other titles survive unused and sell for reasonable prices. 

"The store owner with whom you spoke is correct about there being nothing 
current for British coins. The folders printed there during the late 1960s 
and early '70s appear to have been just a fad that coincided with the 
decimal conversion. I have a few of these folders, but they are rare. 
When found, they typically still contain coins and are from overseas 
sellers, both of which make their purchase for my collection all but 
impossible."


ANA JOURNAL PUBLISHED

The American Numismatic Association published the following release 
about the latest issue of the ANA Journal (Spring 2007, v2n1):

"From 'Wildman to True Native American,' by Austrian professor Heinz 
Tschachler, headlines the current issue of ANA Journal: Advanced Studies 
in Numismatics. The paper focuses on different depictions of Native 
Americans on U.S. paper currency, and follows the progression of this 
imagery from European roots to a uniquely American world view. 

"Other featured authors include former ANA President Kenneth Bressett, 
who discusses "The Nature & Use of Electrotype Reproductions"; and 
William Hyder, who examines medals celebrating the 1894 California 
Midwinter International Exposition in "Midwinter Bird's-Eye View." 

"ANA Journal is seeking articles displaying original numismatic research. 
For submission guidelines or more information, e-mail anaj at money.org or 
visit www.money.org (select "ANA Journal" from the "Communications" 
dropdown menu)." 


"I AM NOT TERRORIZED" STAMP SOURCE: ARTIST DAVID GREG HARTH

Timothy Grat writes: "Thank you again for another fascinating installment 
of The E-Sylum. I wanted to comment and pass on information about a recent 
article.  I first saw the "I Am Not Terrorized" bills displayed at the 
booth of J.S.G. Boggs (who, I can imagine, several of your readers are 
familiar with) at the F.U.N. show in 2002. I may have unknowingly believed 
these to be the work of Boggs for years now.  When I searched the pieces, 
I came across an article published back in 2001, which details the artist, 
and a show he did with J.S.G. Boggs, which would explain the mix up. Here 
is a link to that article."

[Here are a couple excerpts from the article in the St. Petersburg 
Times. -Editor]

"New York artist David Greg Harth, 26, really knows the value of a 
dollar. Since the events of Sept. 11, Harth has used money and rubber 
stamps to print his messages to the world: "I am not afraid." "I am 
not terrorized." 

"Several of these specialized dollar bills will be on display in "Life 
and Liberty: To Honor the Victims of September 11th." As a venue in St. 
Petersburg's annual First Night celebration, the art show is open to 
the public from 6 p.m. to midnight on Monday, New Year's Eve. 

"Organized at the request of the Tampa Bay art community, gallery owner 
Tiffani Szilage and actor/producer Megan Brown have focused the show on 
artists' reactions to the events of 9/11. 

"Harth, who lives 20 blocks from the Twin Towers, was inspired by 
first-hand experience. 

"Money seemed a natural medium (and one Harth has used in the past), 
since it moves quickly among so many people. Messages are printed in 
red or black ink on bills with denominations ranging from $1 to $100. 
With $80,000 in marked bills already in circulation, the artist is 
well on his way to his goal of $100,000." 

To read the complete article, see:
http://www.sptimes.com/News/122701/Weekend/Art_show_honors_terro.shtml 

To view David Greg Harth's web site, see:
www.davidgregharth.com/ 


MORE ARCHIVE RESEARCH TIPS

In response to Dick Johnson's article on archival research last week, 
Roger Burdette writes: "

1. Wear old clothes. Old documents are dusty and contaminated by dead 
insects, dust, dirt, paper fragments, etc. Many of the old leather 
journals are in poor condition and will shed orange dust over you and 
your work area.
 
2. Most numismatic-related archives are not digitized and probably 
will not be before they turn to dust. Keep careful notes of the contents 
of each box or volume and the various series you examine. This will 
become your master index to the archive and help you find documents 
when you want them.
 
3. If you are permitted to make photocopies, copy anything that seems 
of even remote interest - you can study it in detail after the archive 
has closed its doors for the day.
 
4. Enter the series, box/volume, folder and other identifying information 
on every photocopy. That way you will not have to check for the location 
of any item. This also makes assembling footnotes and references easy.
 
5. Be patient with the staff. Most of these folks are not professional 
archivists - they're students and part-time employees earning low wages. 
They have to put up with a lot of complaints from researchers who think 
their own project is the most important in the world."
 

ABNCO HAWAIIAN BANKNOTE SOUVENIR CARD SERIES INFORMATION SOUGHT

Regarding reproductions of Hawaiian banknotes, Don Cleveland writes: 
"In 1988 and 1989, the American Bank Note Company printed color 
reproductions of the faces of 1895 Hawaiian banknotes in the form of 
souvenir cards for various numismatic conventions at that time.  I 
don't know if I have a complete set, but I have the following from 
that period:

$5 Hawaiian Gov. Gold Certificate, 1895, issued for the Florida 
United Numismatists' 34th Convention, Orlando, FL, 5-8 Jan. 1989.

$10, Same description, 13th Annual International Paper Money Show, 
Memphis, TN, 23-25 June 1989.

$20, Same description, ANA 98th Anniversary Convention, Pittsburgh, 
PA, 9-13 Aug. 1989

$50, Silver Certif.,  12th Annual International Paper Money Show, 
Memphis, TN, 24-26 June 1988.

$100, Silver Certif., ANA 97th Anniversary Convention, Cincinnati, 
OH, 9-13 Aug. 1989.

"I do not collect Souvenir cards per se, but figure this as close 
as I will ever come to owning these rare, beautiful banknotes. 
Are there other cards in this series?"


MORE ON ANTI-COUNTERFEITING TOOLS

Regarding the items in last week's issue relating to anti-counterfeiting 
tools and techniques, Joe Boling writes: "I have a Spuriscope. R. M. Smythe 
auctioned two of them in their Memphis 2005 sale - I bought one. It depends 
on the relationship of face check letters to the position of the note on the 
sheet and the concomitant serial number that is printed on the note in that 
position. It no longer works, as the required correlations no longer exist.
 
"Regarding security features in Japanese notes, they may be pushing only 
the watermark for the general public, but the notes are loaded with security 
features, including: microprinting, iridescent and luminescent inks, two 
kinds of latent image, a second watermark, and a hologram on the two 
high-denomination notes."

  FEATURED WEB SITE: THE NUMISMATIC ENQUIRER
  http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v10n24a35.html 


1910 ELDER DINNER PHOTO IDENTIFIED

Regarding a photo offered in David Fanning's price list, Karl Moulton 
writes: "The picture of the several dozen notable numismatists sitting 
around a large table, was not taken at a Tom Elder sale.  It was taken 
right after the "Old English Dinner" that was presented by the New York 
Numismatic Club at Keens Chop House, 70 West 36th St., in New York City 
on September 9th, 1910.  This was during the joint 1910 ANA / ANS 
convention. 
 
"Being in NYC, Tom Elder apparently hosted the dinner.  The caption, 
written in ink on the image, is incorrect about it being taken at an 
early Elder auction sale.  Daniel Kennedy was the cataloguer and 
auctioneer for this event and is so noted on the image, which is 
displayed in Q. David Bowers book titled 'Virgil Brand: The Man and 
His Era', pgs. 166-167. 

"Interestingly, one important person that is not identified by the 
unknown captioner, is Virgil Brand, who is seated between Joseph 
Mitchelson and Farran Zerbe."

  DAVID FANNING SIXTH FIXED PRICE LIST RELEASED
  http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v10n24a03.html


WERE OTHER KELLER BOOKS SELF-PUBLISHED?

Regarding the book 'Wertpapierwasserzeichen', Nancy Green writes: 
"The American Numismatic Association library has two books on paper 
money water marks by Keller and Lehrke. The call numbers are UC30.L4 
and UC40.K4wa."

Bob Knepper writes: "Thank you again for printing my question about 
the German book on watermarks.  Thanks also to Herr Boepple for the 
helpful information.

"I found that "Deutsches Notgeld", Book 1, by Grabowski & Mehl has a 
good section on watermarks so my need for the apparently tough-to-find 
"Deutsche Wertpapierwasserzeichen" by Keller/Lehrke has decreased - 
although I would still be glad to find it.

"Herr Boepple's comment that "Wertpapierwasserzeichen" was self-published 
raised a question: were the other Keller books originally self-published? 
My copies of later reprints show Battenburg as the publisher."

  WATERMARK BOOK SOUGHT: DEUTSCHE WERTPAPIERWASSERZEICHEN BY KURT LEHRKE
  http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v10n24a07.html


LAURA GARDIN FRASER BETTER BABIES MEDAL INFORMATION SOUGHT

Web site visitor Lynn Tice writes: "I thought you might want to see 
the Laura Gardin Fraser Better Babies Medal that's been in our family. 
It was awarded to my dad's brother.  He died at the age of 2 1/2 I think 
and is buried next to our grandparents.  His name is engraved on the medal.  

"I'd love to know which foundry made the medals, how many were struck, 
and over what period of time.  I have found some scholarly research about 
the health and eugenics interest in the time period.  I became more and 
more interested in the sculptor as we live in South Carolina.   Our 
great- grandfather fought in the Stonewall Jackson brigade.  We all 
love the sculpture at Brookgreen Gardens. 

"I have written the Cleveland Art Museum and the Cowboy Museum in Oklahoma. 
I have not seen one in any collection so far.  I don't know if that is 
because they aren't common, or there is no interest, or no value, or all 
of the above.  We'd be interested in knowing the value of similar medals 
but haven't found one. My cousins in Atlanta are coming soon and we're 
going to clean up the burial site in Spartanburg.  We are all interested 
in this story.  I'd appreciate any information your readers might be able 
to offer.  Thank you."

Laura Gardin Fraser Better Babies Medal (Obverse)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/93563538@N00/577264277/ 

Laura Gardin Fraser Better Babies Medal (Reverse)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/93563538@N00/577264301/ 

[The obverse inscription reads "BETTER BABIES".  The reverse reads ". 
BETTER . BABIES . MEDAL . / AWARDED BY / THE / WOMAN'S / HOME COMPANION 
' TO [space for name] /  LAURA GARDIN / SCULPTOR".   I don't think I've 
seen this one before; are any of our readers familiar with it?  -Editor]


SECOND U.S. MINT PAINTING MAY NOT BE ARCHITECT STRICKLAND'S WORK

Karl Moulton writes: "I can make a minor correction to the Freeman's 
lot description about the second U.S. Mint.  It was demolished in 1902, 
not 1907.  The watercolor painting they sold is indeed an early image, 
as there were no trees planted in the front corners, however, it needs 
to be noted that it can't be positively attributed to William Strickland, 
the designer of the building, especially with the horses and wagon being 
so far out of proportion when compared with the ladies standing several 
feet away on the other side of the street. 

  FREEMAN'S SELLS PAINTING OF SECOND PHILADELPHIA MINT
  http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v10n24a09.html
 

GOLD NUGGETS IN NUMISMATIC NEWS CLASSIFIED ADS

John Meissner writes: "Part of the reason to have a complete set of 
early 'Numismatic News' is because of the treasure trove of classified 
ads, which subscribers could place free once a month until late 1959, 
and which were only crudely indexed until mid-1960.  None of these have 
ever been looked at in any detail, and none of which will be until the 
entire thing is digitized, because it is just too hard on the eyes to 
go through all of them.  Still, because I am doing a version of that, 
going through page by page looking for particular ads in the late 1950's 
and early 1960's, I come across some classics.  There is one from a 
gentleman from Washington, D.C., for example, who wants to trade proof 
sets for whiskey, and quickly.  

"I also find some that would likely be of interest to E-Sylum readers, 
for example, someone from Kansas selling a J.C. von Soothe 1784 gold 
coin sale catalog, hand priced and with purchaser's names.  

"There are also ads placed by people now prominent in the publishing 
field (Cliff Mishler, still a teenager, requesting back issues of 
CalCoin News) and Boston coin club meeting summaries where individuals 
like Ken Bressett from Keane, New Hampshire make an appearance to talk 
about the exciting new field of error coins."


NUMISMATIC NEWS QUIZ QUESTION

Based on his reading of old Numismatic News issues, John Meissner 
offers the following quiz question for our readers:

"It's the early 1960's.  You have $100 to spend.  Which of the following 
regular or semi-regular advertisers in "Coin World" or "Numismatic News" 
might it be best to avoid: 

1.  Miczek & Co., Corry, Pennsylvania
2.  Loser's Coin Store, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
3.  Ned Davis Coin and Toy Shop, Reading, Pennsylvania
4.  H.C. Buell, Lone Tree, Iowa
5.  Buell and Son, Washington, Missouri 
6.  Daniel J. McBride, Atlanta, Georgia
7.  Norman "Poor Ole Broke" Brock, San Antonio, Texas
8.  Fred Johnson, Camden, New Jersey
9.  Toivo Johnson, Brewer, Maine
10.  W.E. Johnson, Santa Barbara, California 

Extra-credit for details of why it might be best to
avoid your choices."


KARL MOULTON ON THE JACOB PERKINS BUILDING

Regarding the Newburyport newspaper article quoted last week, Karl 
Moulton writes: "As for the Jacob Perkins so-called 'Mint' on Fruit St. 
in Newburyport, I have commented before that this was not officially a 
Mint, but served as his engraving facility beginning around 1808 after 
he moved his first engraving operation from Market Square.  It needs 
to be clarified that there were two different buildings at the No.18 
location.  His brother Abraham operated the new "set back" building 
in question, on Fruit St. after that building at No.18 was erected in 
1816, which was deeded right before Jacob moved to Philadelphia in 
1816.  The brick building slated for the museum in which the banks 
bills were printed, not Jacob's engraving facility building, was 
probably erected after September 1815.  
 
"Jacob Perkins was not there, or involved with the actual contracted 
printing of notes, even though he had made considerable improvements 
against the counterfeiting of bank notes.  Hopefully, those involved 
with the museum renovation will get the proper story told.  It's been 
described in John J Currier's "History of Newburyport, Mass 1764-1909 
Vol. II", pgs.363-371."
 
  IMPENDING SALE OF JACOB PERKINS NEWBURYPORT BUILDING
  http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v10n24a21.html


NOTES ON THE TYPOGRAPHIC SYMBOL FOR COIN REVERSE

Two weeks ago week Ed Snible asked: "Perhaps E-Sylum readers can help 
me locate the name and origin of a typographic symbol meaning 'coin 
reverse'. The symbol usually looks like mismatched parenthesis: )("

Alan Luedeking writes: "I may be wrong, but I believe I have seen 
the typographical symbol Rx that is normally used for pharmaceutical 
prescriptions used to denote the reverse of a coin. This interlinked 
Rx symbol can be obtained by holding down the ALT key on your keyboard 
while typing the numbers 8478. When you release the ALT key, the 
character ℞ appears."

Karl Moulton writes: "So as not to have E-Sylum readers ever having 
been stumped, the )( symbol for the reverse used in the 1880 Yale coin 
collection periodical comes from Professor Fisk P. Brewer, an early 
collector who helped establish the Yale coin collection in the late 
1850's.  He was born to missionary parents in 1832 in what is now 
called Izmir, Turkey, and grew up seeing ancient coins all the time.  
When his family returned to the U.S., he eventually enrolled and 
graduated with distinction from Yale in 1852.  

"He served as a tutor at that institution from 1855 through 1858.  
He wrote several publications about the foreign coins in the Yale 
collection in the mid 1860's, using the same publisher in New Haven, 
Conn. as was listed for his 1880 periodical.  Early on, he was interested 
in coin collecting, as this writer has Prof. Brewer's personal annotated 
copy of an early Bangs Brother's broadside listing a foreign coin sale 
held in October 1856 in NYC.
 
"Brewer was also instrumental in helping to establish the American 
Association of Numismatist's, along with Robert Morris in the 1870's. 
Brewer was, at the time, the Professor of Ancient Languages and Literature 
at the University of South Carolina.  That AAN organization, which Dr. 
George Heath later used as a model for the ANA, was dedicated to the 
study and collecting of Ancient Greek and Roman coinage.  Apparently, 
the symbol that Brewer used for the reverse - )( - had been seen in 
earlier foreign coin sales prior to 1850.  As with the AAN, it never 
caught on with American cataloguers.  Brewer eventually moved to Iowa 
in 1877 and taught at Grinnell College until 1883."

[Many thanks to Karl for this background on Brewer and his use of the 
symbol, but we still don't know if it has a name.  We could also use 
information on its origins or specific references to any earlier coin 
books or catalogs using the symbol.  -Editor]

  TYPOGRAPHIC SYMBOL FOR COIN REVERSE
  http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v10n23a17.html


WAYNE'S LONDON DIARY 24 JUNE, 2007

You know what they say about all work and no play.  So on Monday I 
led my team on a lunchtime excursion to the London headquarters of 
Sotheby's, several blocks from our office.  In the pouring rain.  
Arriving dripping, I expected we'd either be turned away like street 
urchins or forced to run a gauntlet of identification checks.  Instead, 
we were welcomed in and directed to our destination: lot viewing for 
Tuesday night's sale of Impressionist and Modern Masters.  

I guess I don't know what I expected, but soon we were in a beautiful 
upstairs gallery lined with, well, Impressionist and Modern Master 
paintings by Degas, Matisse, Modigliani, Monet, Pissaro, Renoir, Sisley, 
and others.  My thinking was that, where and when would we ever get a 
chance to view most of these paintings again?  While some might find 
their way to museums, most could end up back in private collections or 
held by some faceless hedge fund.

One of my favorites was an 1899 portrait of Madame Poupoule by Henri 
Toulouse-Latrec (lot 10).  Estimate?  2,000,000 – 3,000,000 GBP ($4-6 
million).  Call me jaded, or just someone who's seen too many of his 
Water Lilies paintings, but I wasn't impressed by the highlight of the 
sale, a 1904 Monet (lot 7) estimated at 16,500,000 GBP ($33 million).  
The Monet brought $37 million but the Toulouse-Latrec was apparently 
unsold.  Maybe I should have bid (yeah, right...)

Sotheby's 19 June London Sale Lot 10 (registration required)
http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?lot_id=159377650 

Sotheby's 19 June London Sale Lot 7 (registration required)
http://www.sothebys.com/app/live/lot/LotDetail.jsp?lot_id=159371387 

Lunchtime Tuesday was reserved for another visit to Baldwin's and a 
lovely lunch at a nearby Italian restaurant with Caroline Holmes.  
Caroline was born in Australia and worked at Spink for a time before 
coming to Baldwin's.  She faces the daunting task of cataloging and 
organizing the firm's numismatic library in addition to selling their 
stock of numismatic literature.  

We had a nice chat on a number of topics including the rare coin 
business, and the aging membership of many clubs.  This led to a 
discussion of the great things organizations in the U.S. are doing 
to attract and encourage young numismatists.  I explained the various 
events I've helped arrange with the Pennsylvania Association of 
Numismatists (PAN), where we've had hundreds of young collectors attend.  
We agreed to promote the topic in the U.K. with coin fair organizers 
and publishers.  I am pleased to see that Spink is planning "Young 
Coin Collector Open Days" 16th-18th July 2007 - the event was advertised with a flyer at the London Coin Fair.

Following lunch we took a different route back to the Baldwin office 
through Victoria Embankment Park.  This is the lovely secluded park I'd 
stumbled on a few weeks earlier before I visited the Benjamin Franklin 
house, also in Covent Garden. We passed the 1626 Water Gate marking 
the former bank of the Thames, before it had been filled in to create 
the Embankment in the 19th century.

Back at Baldwin's we took a quick look at their numismatic library, 
shelved floor to ceiling in a downstairs room.  The shelving obscured 
the interesting vaulted ceiling of the room which was once the restaurant 
and dance floor of the Australian Visitor’s Club (quite appropriate 
considering where Caroline is from!)  Topics covered the whole range 
of world numismatics from ancient to modern times.  I saw full runs of 
all the key references one would expect, including a set of the ANS 
Numismatic Notes & Monographs.  A couple of shelves were filled with 
rare bound and plated catalogues, and other catalogs were stored in 
multiple boxes and shelves.   There were a few shelves of books on 
U.S. numismatics, including an original Crosby's Early Coins of America.

They have a lot of work in front of them to organize and reshelve the 
material, but it's a marvelous working library.  Caroline and Edward 
Baldwin hope to write an illustrated article for a future issue of The 
Asylum about the past, present and future of the Baldwin's numismatic 
library.

Wednesday's lunchtime excursion was to Cecil Court, a quaint little 
pedestrian street off Charing Cross Road near Leicester Square.  
Filled with tiny book and antique shops, it's a browser's dream.  I 
enjoyed looking through stocks of engravings in a few different shops.  
I didn't come across anything numismatic, but was on the lookout for 
old coin sale broadsides or plates from numismatic books.  In one 
tiny basement shop I purchased a holed 1830 U.S Dime as a souvenir.

My primary objective though, we to visit the upstairs street-level shop 
of bank note specialists Colin Narbeth & Son.  I talked with Simon Narbeth, 
who was very friendly and quick to share information.  At first I asked 
for London merchant paper scrip, which I hadn't recalled ever seeing.  
Having recently purchased an 1820s token, I was curious to learn if 
there were scrip notes as well.  Simon's response was very helpful.  
Basically, there were no London merchant scrip notes of the period 
because they had been outlawed in the city.  Plenty of tokens, but no 
notes.  He said the closest thing to what I asked for were London 
goldsmith notes, and he pulled an album off the shelf behind him 
containing several examples.

Turning the pages I soon encountered an original Cruikshank 'hanging 
note'.  George Cruikshank (1792-1878) was one of the finest illustrators 
of his time. For example, he drew the illustrations for the 1838 first 
edition of Charles Dickens' 'Oliver Twist'. Cruikshank produced this 
satirical 'Bank Restriction Note' in 1819 to protest Britain's harsh 
punishments for counterfeiting, after he saw a woman hanged for passing 
a forged note.

When I showed an interest in the note, Simon pulled out a book, an 1878 
'Memoir of George Cruikshank Artist and Humourist with Numerous 
Illustrations and a £1 Bank Note' by Walter Hamilton.  The 64-page 
softbound pamphlet included a copy of the famous 1819 note, which is 
sometimes sold as an original by unknowledgeable or unscrupulous 
dealers.  

One book prominently displayed in the shop is the new work "Silent 
Witness — World War II Civilian Camp Money" by Ray and Steve Feller.   
This was the first chance I'd had to see a copy, and it's a beautifully 
done book.  Printing the illustrations in color was a wise decision.

Another book I spotted was "Krueger's Men: The Secret Nazi Counterfeit 
Plot and the Prisoners of Block 19" by Lawrence Malkin.  The 2006 book 
details the history of Operation Bernhard, the Nazi WWII counterfeiting 
scheme.  Simon provided illustrations of the Operation Bernhard notes 
pictured in the book.  Pulling out another album, Simon showed me several 
of the notes, pointing out the various denominations, signatures and 
branches.  Seeking to avoid calling attention to the distribution of 
large numbers on one particular issue, the Nazis counterfeited multiple 
types of notes in circulation in Britain at the time.  He also taught 
me how to tell the difference between a genuine and counterfeit.  I 
ended up purchasing the Cruikshank book and one of the Operation Bernhard 
notes, which I'd known about for many years but had never before 
encountered.

The shop that day was packed with customers, including one woman looking 
for paper money picturing ships.  I stopped by the next day (Thursday) 
and asked to have another look at the Cruikshank note.  It turned out 
that the ship lady had bought it because it contained a small ship 
vignette; she's an artist and collects the images for inspiration in 
her work.

Flipping through Narbeth's stock again I saw a note denominated in 
"hours".  It was used to pay workers at 1830s co-operative society 
organized by Robert Owen, the "father of English Socialism".  Alterative 
currencies have always been an interest of mine, and I bought one of the 
notes.  That's all for this week. Cheerio from London!

Colin Narbeth & Son web site:
http://www.colin-narbeth.com/ 

To view images of Cecil Court and the Narbeth shop, see:
http://www.colin-narbeth.com/findus.html

For more on Robert Owen's Co-operative moevement
http://ds.dial.pipex.com/town/terrace/adw03/peel/economic/owencoop.htm 


  BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT: SILENT WITNESS - WORLD WAR II CIVILIAN CAMP MONEY
  http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v10n08a03.html

  DEAD MEN ON VACATION: BOOK AND MOVIE HIGHLIGHT NAZI WWII COUNTERFEITING
  http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v10n04a07.html

  WAYNE'S LONDON DIARY 10 JUNE, 2007
  http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v10n23a16.html


GODLESS ADAMS DOLLAR COINS FOUND

News reports this week note that some of the new Adams dollar coins 
are also missing the edge lettering, an error noted with the Washington 
dollars, the first in the series.  Because the edge carries the "In God 
We Trust" motto, these have been called the "Godless Dollars":

"It looks like the U.S. Mint has struck again -- or actually, not 
struck again.

"New dollar coins featuring John Adams are missing edge inscriptions 
including "In God We Trust," according to the Professional Coin 
Grading Service, a rare coin authentication company.

"The company said hundreds of Adams dollar coins have been found without 
the edge lettering, repeating a mistake the U.S. Mint had aimed to fix 
after it marred an earlier batch of presidential dollars.

"But a Detroit collector received smooth-edged Adams dollars in sealed 
containers from the Philadelphia Mint. There also are reports of the 
opposite problem -- Adams coins with edge lettering that has been 
double-struck, said Ron Guth, president of the Newport Beach, Calif.
-based coin service."

To read the complete article, see:
http://www.nbc10.com/news/13532417/detail.html 


THE CASHLESS SOCIETY

A June 20 article by Robert Samuelson notes that the long-discussed 
"Cashless Society" is closer than ever to reality.  Will coins and 
paper money be completely obsolete someday?

"It's one of those vast social upheavals that everyone understands but 
that hardly anyone notices, because it seems too ordinary: the long-
predicted "cashless society" has quietly arrived, or nearly so; currency, 
coins and checks are receding as ways of doing everyday business; we've 
become Plastic Nation. In the tangled history of American money--from 
tobacco receipts to gold and silver coins to paper money and checks--
this is a seismic shift. Time to pay attention.

"If you visit the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing (one operation 
in Washington, the other in Ft. Worth, Texas), you can still see greenbacks 
being made. They come off the presses in sheets of 32. In fiscal 2007, 
the government will print about 9.1 billion individual bills. But 95 
percent is to replace worn currency, not to expand the supply. THE BUCK 
STARTS HERE, say signs on some printing presses. In reality, today's 
buck usually begins (and ends) as a mere data entry.

"You can use a card almost anywhere. From 1999 to 2005, the number of 
card-swiping terminals nearly tripled to 6.8 million, says the consulting 
firm Frost & Sullivan. Habits and mind-sets change. In 1990, most Americans 
regarded paying for groceries by credit card as unnatural. Now cards cover 
about 65 percent of food sales, says the Food Marketing Institute. There's 
electronic banking (83 percent of Social Security beneficiaries receive 
their monthly payments by automatic deposit), Internet buying, prepaid 
cards and automatic identity tags for toll booths.

"U.S. currency (dollar bills of all amounts) totaled $784 billion in 2006, 
but probably half or more is held outside the United States by foreigners 
who prize dollars--especially $100 bills--as a store of value. That 
suggests that less than $400 billion in currency supports a $13 trillion 
economy. In 1970, the economy's relative need for cash was almost twice 
as high."

To read the complete article, see:
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2007/06/the_cashless_society_has_arriv.html 


NEW COIN CLUBS STILL FORMING
 
Dick Johnson writes: "With most coin clubs facing falling attendance and 
membership -- some even going out of business -- it is good to observe 
new coin clubs coming into existence. Such is the case of a new club in 
New York's Lower Hudson Valley.
 
"Two collectors, Joe Carpenter and Mike Lord, didn't like the one-hour 
drive to the nearest coin club in Carmel, New York, so they decided to 
form their own closer to home, in Stony Point, New York (Rockland County). 
Let's wish them good luck."
 
Here's their publicity in the White Plains Journal News:
http://www.nyjournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070621/LIFESTYLE01/706210318 "


A PERKINS FAMILY GENEALOGY 

This week I found the following book offered for sale on the web.  
the citation: "The Family of John Perkins of Ipswich, Massachusetts, 
Complete in Three Parts. Part I. Quartermaster John Perkins. Part II. 
Deacon Jhomas Perkins. Part III. Sergeant Jacob Perkins., Perkins, Geo. 
A.  The Apple Manor Press,  , GENEALOGY, HISTORY, Brand new softcover 
reprint of a classic work originally published in 1889."

I wondered if “Sergeant Jacob Perkins” is 'our' Jacob Perkins of 
numismatic fame.  I contacted Jim Spilman, Dick Hanson and Dave Perkins 
to find out.

Dick Hanscom writes: "Ipswich is only a twenty minute drive from 
Newburyport. It is likely these families were related, but I am 
guessing that this book is for the Ipswish branch of the family."

Jim Spilman and Dave Perkins both consulted the Bathe book on Jacob 
Perkins. Dave writes: "I have Jacob Perkins in my family genealogy as 
late as my ggg grandfather, Wm. Perkins.  I also have John's and 
Williams going way back.

"I descend directly from John Perkins of Ipswich, the subject of the 
book you reference.  I have a copy of this book in my library."


MORE ON S. Q. LAPIUS, PEN NAME OF JAMES BALL NAYLOR

Responding to an earlier E-Sylum article, web site visitor Terry Flaherty 
writes: "Periodically I do a search on S. Q. Lapius because it is the pen 
name of James Ball Naylor and I am currently completing my research to do 
a biography of the man.  He was a medical doctor and he got the name from 
Esculapius, the Greek God of Medicine.  To answer some of your questions, 
he was not the author of 'A Ship at Sea and other Rhymes', and the book "Current Coins" is NOT about coins.  Rather he uses the word 'coin' like 
you would the word 'pearl' or 'gem'.  The people he wrote about that he 
met at the railway station are the 'coins' he is talking about.  It is a 
book of poetry."

[Our web archive is a great way to expose our numismatic queries to a 
wider audience.  Any every so often, someone outside of our little sphere 
comes along with an answer.  Terry's note confirms John Kleeberg's 
suspicion that S. Q. Lapius could not be the pen name of Justin Allis 
Garvin.  Below are links to our previous discussions on the topic.  We 
had pretty much concluded that the lead was a dead end numismatically, 
and again Terry's note confirms this - the book does not actually refer 
to coins.  Many thanks to Terry for taking the time to write and set us 
straight.  -Editor]
 
  COME WITH ME, MY NUMISMATIC FRIEND
  http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v06n17a15.html

  S. Q. LAPIUS
  http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v06n18a11.html

  LOTS MORE ON S. Q. LAPIUS
  http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v06n19a05.html

  S. Q. LAPIUS
  http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v06n20a18.html


ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS BERKSHARES ALTERNATE CURRENCY

Stephen Pradier and Susie Nulty forwarded the latest article (this time 
from  Reuters) about Berkshares, an alternative currency in use in 
Massachusetts.

"A walk down Main Street in this New England town calls to mind the 
pictures of Norman Rockwell, who lived nearby and chronicled small-town 
American life in the mid-20th Century.

"So it is fitting that the artist's face adorns the 50 BerkShares note, 
one of five denominations in a currency adopted by towns in western 
Massachusetts to support locally owned businesses over national chains.

"'I just love the feel of using a local currency,' said Trice Atchison, 
43, a teacher who used BerkShares to buy a snack at a cafe in Great 
Barrington, a town of about 7,400 people. 'It keeps the profit within 
the community.'

"There are about 844,000 BerkShares in circulation, worth $759,600 at 
the fixed exchange rate of 1 BerkShare to 90 U.S. cents, according to 
program organizers. The paper scrip is available in denominations of 
one, five, 10, 20 and 50.

"In their 10 months of circulation, they've become a regular feature of 
the local economy. Businesses that accept BerkShares treat them 
interchangeably with dollars: a $1 cup of coffee sells for 1 BerkShare, 
a 10 percent discount for people paying in BerkShares.

"Named for the local Berkshire Hills, BerkShares are accepted in about 
280 cafes, coffee shops, grocery stores and other businesses in Great 
Barrington and neighboring towns, including Stockbridge, the town where 
Rockwell lived for a quarter century.

"Meanwhile, Berkshire Hills Bancorp Inc., a western Massachusetts bank 
that exchanges BerkShares for dollars, is considering BerkShares-denominated 
checks and debit cards.

"'Businesses aren't comfortable walking around with wads of BerkShares to 
pay for their supplies or their advertising,' said Melissa Joyce, a branch 
officer with the bank, which has 25 branches, six of which exchange 
BerkShares. 'I do hope that we're able to develop the checking account 
and debit card, because it will make it easier for everyone.'"

To read the complete article, see:
http://www.reuters.com/article/domesticNews/idUSN0530157720070619

[Stephen Pradier also forwarded a link to a CBS news article and video 
on the topic. He notes that "The video is on the same page as the CBS 
news article. The link is to the right hand side of the web page and the 
title is Local Money Stays Local." -Editor]

To view a CBS News article on BerkShares, see:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/05/23/eveningnews/main2843772.shtml

To visit the Berkshares web site, see:
http://www.berkshares.org/images/gallery/ 


LOCAL BERKSHIRES SCRIP ANALYZED
 
Dick Johnson notes that: "A professor from Saint Cloud State University 
(St. Cloud, central Minnesota) discusses Berkshares.  The professor, who 
is not named in the article but is posted by "King," concludes the users 
are liberals and the transactions are costly.  It's a fascinating article 
if you are interested in alternate currency used in limited localities:
 
To read the complete article, see:
http://www.scsuscholars.com/2007/06/scrip-for-liberals.html
 
To read an Ethan Allen Institute on the same subject, see:
http://www.ethanallen.org/commentary.php?commentary_id=283


BRITISH BANKS URGED TO HELP DISTRIBUTE FIVE POUND NOTES

A British news report notes that "Banks must do their bit to help replace 
the 'scruffy' old five-pound notes with brand new ones, Bank of England 
Governor Mervyn King says.

"Addressing bankers and city luminaries at the annual Mansion House dinner 
on Wednesday, King bemoaned the sorry state of the "fiver" -- a note that 
is rarely seen in its crisp, freshly minted state because banks hardly ever 
dispense it in their cash machines.

"Instead, the pale turquoise notes are often creased and oily with use, 
their image of 19th century prison reformer Elizabeth Fry barely visible 
under layers of grime.

"King said that was because the notes remain in the banking system for 
twice as long as they should, as circulation of the notes has not increased 
in 15 years.

"King blamed High Street banks for the shortage and poor condition of the 
notes, saying it was cheaper for them to stock their ATMS with 10 and 20 
pound notes."

To read the complete article, see:
http://tinyurl.com/yw7zjt 


BANK OF SCOTLAND TO ISSUE NEW BANKNOTES

According to a news report, the "Bank of Scotland will begin issuing a 
new series of banknotes in the Autumn. The series - the first new complete 
set of notes issued by Bank of Scotland since 1995 - will feature the 
common theme of Scottish bridges, including the magnificent Falkirk Wheel.

"The notes not only celebrate some of Scotland's major and most recognisable 
engineering achievements, but also symbolise solidity, stability and 
continuity. Bridges provide strong links to Scottish heritage and culture. 
They are the means by which people can unite and highlight strong 
connections between the modern and historical.

"The bridges for the new series notes have been selected because they are 
all easily recognisable and are from areas across Scotland. The new notes 
have been designed by De La Rue in partnership with Bank of Scotland.

"The Falkirk Wheel is the spectacular centrepiece of the £84.5 million 
‘Millennium Link', the UK’s largest canal restoration project, developed 
by British Waterways. The wheel is a bridge connecting two canals - the 
Union Canal with the Forth & Clyde Canal - re-establishing east to west 
coast access for boats.

"The full notes family features the following bridges: £5 - Brig o'Doon, 
£10 - Glenfinnan Viaduct, £20 - Forth Rail Bridge, £50 - The Falkirk Wheel, 
£100 – Kessock Bridge."

"It will take at least three years for the 1995 issue of Bank of Scotland 
notes to be phased out of circulation. The average lifespan for a banknote 
is two to three years."

To read the complete article, see:
http://www.waterscape.com/news/nid979 


GERMANY'S DISAPPEARING EURO BANKNOTES LINKED TO ARTISTS

"Police investigating the mysterious crumbling of euro banknotes in 
Germany have raided the homes of three Berlin artists after learning that 
they were exhibiting "tranformed money.  Banks have intercepted thousands 
of brittle bills with holes in them since last year. The money flakes 
away when touched. German police said the money had come in contact with 
sulphuric acid, but could not say how. 

"Under the slogan "We make more out of your money," the trio offer 
"optically altered" euro notes at a Berlin dealer gallery. 

"Grunwald said there were no suspects yet in the case of the crumbling 
money discovered in ordinary circulation. The artists had given police 
the concentrated acid they used for their art."

To read the complete article, see:
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/74961.html 


OKLAHOMA TIME CAPSULE CAR RUINED

As a follow-up to last week's story about the Oklahoma time capsule, news 
reports notes that "A car buried half a century ago in a time capsule had 
been transformed into a hunk of junk by the time it was unveiled on Friday 
as part of Oklahoma's Centennial.

"The concrete vault, built in 1957 and meant to be opened this year to 
celebrate Oklahoma's Centennial as a state, has leaked in the intervening 
50 years and most of its contents were ruined, to the dismay of those hoping 
to find a pristine, gold '57 Plymouth Belvedere.

"Would-be auto restorers unwrapped 1950s-era protective covering from the 
mud-caked relic onstage Friday evening at the Tulsa Convention Center, 
revealing a ruined hulk with rotting upholstery, collapsed suspension, 
flat tires and an engine that appeared to be a solid chunk of rust.

"The capsule was buried on the lawn of the Tulsa County Courthouse in 
1957 to be opened in 2007.

"A sealed steel capsule buried with the car, however, opened to reveal 
a pristine 48-star American Flag, letters from various state and city 
officials and documentation for a savings account valued at $100 in 
1957, which has now appreciated to a little over a thousand dollars."

To read the complete article, see:
http://tinyurl.com/2r8562  

[I can hear a loud "I told you so" from the mouth of Dick Johnson, 
who advocates medals as a much less risky and more informative means 
of commemorating events for future generations.  -Editor]


HOW THE BLIND COLLECT IN NUMISMATICS
 
Dick Johnson writes: "An article on Mark Schiffer's monthly coin shows 
in the Northern New Jersey Herald News includes an interview with three 
blind collectors, including a father and son. 
 
"Edwin Cooney collects currency. 'I collect by feel,' said the blind 
collector. 'They are like photographs of people I can't see. It's just 
another way of seeing historical figures I'm interested in.'
 
"Glen Campbell also likes paper money because it appreciates in value. 
Son Aiden is quoted: 'My whole room -- except my bed -- it's all coins,' 
said Aiden, 12. They're worth a lot of money.'.
 
"To read the entire article, see: 
http://www.northjersey.com/page.php?qstr=eXJpcnk3ZjczN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkzNTkmZmdiZWw3Zjd2cWVlRUV5eTcxNTQxODEmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXkz
 

ANGELA JOLIE BENDS DOWN TO PICK UP A NICKEL (CLICK HERE FOR PHOTO)

Barbara Gregory, editor of the ANA's Numismatist magazine writes: "I 
thought E-Sylum readers might enjoy the following in the June 25, 2007 
issue of THE NEW YORKER in Anthony Lane's column, "The Current Cinema":

'Angelina Jolie is so famous that when she looks in the mirror her 
reflection asks for an autograph. The only publication in this country 
yet to feature her on its cover is THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC MAGAZINE [a 
publication of the American Numismatic Society], and even that will 
change the moment she bends down to pick up a nickel.'

To read the complete article, see:
http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/cinema/2007/06/25/070625crci_cinema_lane 


FEATURED WEB SITE: CANADA: NATIONAL SYMBOLS ON STAMPS AND COINS

This week's featured web site is recommended by Dick Johnson:  'Canada: 
National Symbols on Stamps and Coins'  

http://shoebox.heindorffhus.dk/frame-CanadaNatSymbols.htm 


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