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The E-Sylum
An electronic publication of
The Numismatic Bibliomania Society
Volume , Number 52, December 27, 2009
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WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM DECEMBER 27, 2009
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SKLOW NUMISMATIC LITERATURE AUCTION SALE #9 CATALOG ONLINE
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NEW BOOK: COINAGE OF THE ANGLO-HANNOVERIAN PERSONAL UNION 1714-1837
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BOOK REVIEW: A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS (PROFESSIONAL EDITION)
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BACK ISSUES OF REVUE BELGE DE NUMISMATIQUE FOR SALE
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REVIEW: KOLBE STACK FAMILY LIBRARY AUCTION CATALOG
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THE NATIONAL MUSEUM IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA
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MORE ON THE PITTSBURG AND MEXICAN TIN MINING COMPANY MEDAL
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GOLD CERTIFICATES VS FEDERAL RESERVE NOTES WITH GOLD REDEMPTION CLAUSE
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THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY PRINTERS' FILE
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NUMISMATIC COMMUNICATION IN THE LAST DECADE
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QUIZ ANSWER: WHERE IS DATE ON THE NATIVE AMERICAN DOLLARS?
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QUIZ ANSWER: THE HIGLEY THREE PENCE
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VARIOUS TOPICS: BREEN, NEWSPAPER WEB SITES, AND MORE
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QUERY: 1933 SAINT-GAUDENS DOUBLE EAGLE DOCUMENTATION
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REWARD OFFERED FOR STOLEN S.S. CENTRAL AMERICA GOLD INGOTS
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THE 2010 BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA CENTENNIAL SILVER DOLLAR
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IRAN FIGHTS OPPOSITION SLOGANS ON BANKNOTES
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BOOTY CALL: ODYSSEY MARINE'S BLACK SWAN COINS ORDERED RETURNED TO SPAIN
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BARBER GETS 100 TRILLION DOLLAR TIP
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FEATURED WEB PAGE: CALENDAR MEDALS
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WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM DECEMBER 27, 2009
Among our new subscribers this week are
Frank Trask and John Dirnbauer, courtesy of John and Nancy Wilson,
Atom Damali,
J. Hill,
Gregory Fairbanks, and
Allan Speedy.
Welcome aboard! We now have 1,292 subscribers.
This week we open with a press release from David Sklow, a new numismatic title from Germany, a book review from Mike Marotta, and an offer for back issues of a numismatic periodical dating to 1852. Other topics include the National Museum in Jakarta,
the American Antiquarian Society's Printers' file, recently stolen S.S. Central America gold ingots, and the 2010 Boy Scouts of America Dollar.
To learn about the 100 trillion dollar tip and the Mod Squad commemorative coin, read on.
Happy New Year!
Wayne Homren
Numismatic Bibliomania Society
SKLOW NUMISMATIC LITERATURE AUCTION SALE #9 CATALOG ONLINE
Daivd Sklow forwarded this press release about his upcoming numismatic literature sale.
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February 13, 2010, David Sklow-Fine Numismatic Books will close their 9th auction.
Catalogs available by request; Send inquiries to: David Sklow-Fine Numismatic Books, P. O. Box 6321, Colorado Springs, CO 80934. Telephone: (719)-302-5686; Fax: (719)-302-4933; Email: numismaticbooks at aol.com. The catalog is currently accessible on-line: www.finenumismaticbooks.com Bids will be accepted by, telephone, fax, email and regular mail.
Several sale highlights: Part One of The Q. David Bowers Research and Source Library; Selections from the Personal Library of Myron Xenos; Part One of the Rev. Russell Clunan Library of British Works; Several other Consignments.
Photograph taken at ANA Convention Banquet 1942 of B. Max Mehl & Abe Kosoff
[Editors Proof] A Buyers and Enthusiasts Guide to Flying Eagle and Indian Cents
Q. David Bowers, Fixed Price List Number One Sept-Oct 1955
[Copy # 1] American Coin Treasures and Hoards by QDB
[Copy # 1] Obsolete Paper Money by QDB
[Typescript] Colonial Book That Never Happened QDB
[Editing Copies, Walter Breen, John J. Ford Jr.]1787 Brasher Doubloon Authenticated by QDB
[Editors Pre-Publication Copy] Silver Dollars and Trade Dollars of the
United States: 1993 [four volumes]
Original Correspondence of Horce Louis Philip Brand
Run of the British Museum Catalogue of Greek Coins: Forni reprints
Empire State Numismatic Association the "Stater" Volumes I & II
[Editors Pre-Publication Copy, With Actual Photographs and notes] The
Cherrypickers Guide 3rd Edition
Catalogue of the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection of Greek Coins Parts I & II [four volumes]
The Kimonian Dekadrachms by Jongkees
Original Correspondence of Walter P. Nichols
Complete 1892-2000 bound set Spink Numismatic Circular Ex: British Museum Medal Room
Deluxe Full Leather Bound Private Gold Coins and Patterns by Don Kagin
Special Deluxe Superior Galleries Catalogs w/Photographic Plates
Run of Frossard Catalogs
Run of Lyman H. Low Catalogs
Runs of Mason & Cogan Catalogs
Run of Haseltine Catalogs
Run of H.P. Smith Catalogs
Run of Massamore Catalogs
Run of Steigerwalt Catalogs
Runs of Harzfeld, Sampson, Smith & Sampson, Strobridge, Birch & Sons, New
York Coin Co.,
Run of Scott & Co. Catalogs
Deluxe leather bound numbered copy [#42 of 135] of Beistle on Early Half Dollars
Deluxe leather bound California Pioneer Fractional Gold by Breen & Gillio [#24 of 100]
Howard Newcomb's Deluxe numbered [# 3] copy of Ed Lee's California Gold
Deluxe leather bound numbered [# 24 of 40] Peterson's Ultimate Guide to Attributing Bust Half Dollars
Deluxe leather bound numbered [# 12 of 25] Souder's Bust Half Fever
A very interesting leather bound Snowden Medals of Washington
Three volume original leather bound set of Annals of the Coinage of Great Britain by Ruding
American numismatic Biographies by Pete Smith
Van Arsdell's Celtic Coinage of Britain
Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain & Ireland
Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles-Six volumes of English Tokens in the
Norweb Collection, by R.H. Thompson
Very Rare ANA Monograph - Jungle Mints 1946
Everybody's Coin Book - Rare ANA Monograph 1934
Very Rare Deluxe editions of several auction catalogs by Federal Brand
Walter Breen's Deluxe Bound Presentation copy of The Gainsborough Collection by Kreisberg
Deluxe bound Rare Coin Reviews # 22 & 23 The Personal copies of James Ruddy
Columbiana by Eglit
Very Scarce - Coins of the World a Numismatography by Alfred White 1909
The Deluxe leather bound 2007 NLG edition RedBook
Wilson's Numismatic Repository
Mr. Red Book [1978] by Numismatic News
The Papers of Robert Morris - Six volume set
Very Rare addenda sheet to Elder's sale # 210, ex: Armand Champa Library
And MUCH MORE
………See our web site for the online catalog!
Consignments are now being accepted for all future sales.
David Sklow-Fine Numismatic Books
P.O. Box 6321
Colorado Springs, CO 80934
PH (719)-302-5686
FAX (719) 302-4933
numismaticbooks at aol.com www.finenumismaticbooks.com
NEW BOOK: COINAGE OF THE ANGLO-HANNOVERIAN PERSONAL UNION 1714-1837
Arne Kirsch of Germany forwarded this information about a new book by
Dr. Richard B. Smith titled The Coinage of the Anglo-Hannoverian Personal Union 1714-1837, The Personal Union with Great Britain - from Hannover to Hannover in five generations.
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This new work by Richard Smith is the first comprehensive review of the Anglo-Hannoverian Regal coinage since Welter and will become an essential reference book for all those interested in this area of numismatics.
It is divided into two parts; the first deals with how the succession of the Brunswick-Luneburg Electors on the British Throne came about, their place on the world's stage, their titles and the main characteristics of the design of their coinage. An insight into the lives of these monarchs is given with a brief review of the history of the period. The structure of British and Hannoverian coinages are compared and described. The results of significant surveys are published for the first time giving an insight into the rarity of these coins.
BOOK REVIEW: A GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS (PROFESSIONAL EDITION)
Michael E. Marotta submitted this review of the new Professional Edition of Whitman Publishing's A Guide Book of United States Coins: "Old Markets and New Typography"
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Over the past six weeks, I have turned to the new Professional Edition Red Book more often than to the older version. Now the bigger book is next to my desk. These are the coins that are interesting to write about. These are the facts that make history.
Perhaps most buyers of The Professional Edition will do nothing more than look up a price. However, studying the book for its metadata reveals the complex texture of collectible U. S. federal coinage. Large Cents are not Morgan Dollars. Pricing tables for the former begin with Very Fine up, whereas for the latter, only Mint State grades are tabulated. Similarly, the earliest Half Dimes are considered only for grades equal to or greater than EF-40, but the Draped Bust has a lower foundation, VF-20, because that is the reality of the market today.
The database schema accurately models more than today's markets. Large Cents have been pursued by pure hobbyists since the days of Lorin G. Parmelee and Edward Cogan. In the baby boom generation and before, amateur collectors monitored the media of daily commerce for a better circulated grade of an uncommon coin. Of course, today, that is greatly diminished.
More to the point, it was never the modality of the professional aficionado for whom citations to recent auctions always were more important than guesstimates of price. As collecting expanded and matured, the inventories of specimens in the highest grades grew. You can still build a nice collection of Jefferson Nickels with Full Steps by searching pocket change or bank bags, but the fact remains that nothing less than Full Steps is worth searching for. This book acknowledges that reality.
Intersecting sets of passions drive us numismatic bibliomaniacs. Whitman has established its own style for footnotes. The usual sequence is asterisk, dagger, double dagger, section mark, parallels and number sign, beginning at the top of the page. However, Whitman gives primacy to mintages. Therefore, the frequent note "Included in number above" always receives the asterisk and appears as the first footnote, regardless of where the noted tally appears on the page.
Next come the double and triple asterisks for other notes about mintages. Then comes the dagger. Whitman also relies on an alphabetic series (lowercase) to elucidate details of named varieties. Each sequence reinitializes with the major type, a-h for Liberty Seated Half Dollars, for example. None of this detracts in any way from the craft of this work It is merely a convention demanded by the subject matter, a nod to our uncommon and important library of knowledge.
BACK ISSUES OF REVUE BELGE DE NUMISMATIQUE FOR SALE
J. Moens, Secretary of the Royal Numismatic Society of Belgium forwarded the following announcement.
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The Royal Numismatic Society of Belgium has decided to sell old copies of the Revue belge de Numismatique (RBN) it has still in stock, at promotion prices. Please note that the copies, some dating back to the 1850s, are unused, but that the covers may be a bit damaged; the contents are as new. The following prices apply (instead of the normal price of € 55 per copy):
for years preceding World War I: € 40 per copy
for the years between World War I and 1960: € 20 per copy
for the years after 1960 till 2000 (included): € 10 per copy.
Extra discounts apply in case of larger orders and for members. Please visit the website of the Society at www.numisbel.be, specify your language choice, and click on the blinking button marked RBN Sale for more information.
Jan provided the three covers illustrated here, one from 1852, one from 1934 and one from 1977. He adds:
Please note that the name of the Revue was originally Revue de la Numismatique belge, changing into Revue belge de Numismatique in 1875.
For more information, see:
www.numisbel.be
REVIEW: KOLBE STACK FAMILY LIBRARY AUCTION CATALOG
Alan V. Weinberg submitted this review of George F. Kolbe's catalog of the Stack Family Library sale. Ray Williams also added some thoughts.
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Yesterday I received George Kolbe's catalogue of the New York City January 9th auction of Stack's family library. I quite literally couldn't put it down, try as I did. I kept re-opening it and digesting what I read. Not the actual auction lot descriptive listings themselves but the extensive small print notes after many lots. Incredibly fascinating and a look into the numismatic world as it used to be. Bill Anton and Mike Hodder, among others, wrote personal, heart-felt reminiscences of Stack's and the numismatic world as we "oldtimers" fondly remember it. I was transported decades back to a world where slabs, registry sets and one point differences in grade were unknown and unimportant.
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