The E-Sylum v15#32 July 29, 2012

Sun Jul 29 20:43:39 PDT 2012

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The E-Sylum

  An electronic publication of
  The Numismatic Bibliomania Society

Volume , Number 32, July 29, 2012
**
WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM JULY 29, 2012
<#a01>
**	
NBS EVENTS AT THE 2012 PHILADELPHIA ANA CONVENTION 
<#a02>
**	
NEW BOOK: GRADING COINS BY PHOTOGRAPHS, SECOND EDITION
<#a03>
**	
NEW BOOK: REEDED EDGE HALF DOLLARS 1836-1839
<#a04>
**	
NEW BOOK: SIAMESE COINS, FROM FUNAN TO THE FIFTH REIGN
<#a05>
**	
QUIZ ANSWER: SIEGE COIN IMAGES IDENTIFIED
<#a06>
**	
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: JULY 29, 2012
<#a07>
**	
QUERY: WHERE ARE THE CLAPP FAMILY NOTEBOOKS?
<#a08>
**	
QUERY: INFO ON CIVIL WAR TOKEN COLLECTORS DAVIS AND HANNA SOUGHT
<#a09>
**	
THE PHILADELPHIA U.S. MINT VISITOR CENTER
<#a10>
**	
QUERY: INFORMATION ON FRANK ROSE SOUGHT
<#a11>
**	
THE CHOPMARK COLLECTORS CLUB
<#a12>
**	
KATIE DE SILVA'S SRI LANKA REPORT
<#a13>
**	
OHIO BASEBALL CARD FIND A DOOZEY
<#a14>
**	
MODERN ART COLLECTOR HERBERT VOGEL, 1922-2012
<#a15>
**	
THE RARE BOOK SCHOOL
<#a16>
**	
CHARMING CUSTOM: FIND FIRST CENT OF THE NEW YEAR
<#a17>
**
FEATURED WEB SITE: THE SOHO MINT
<#a18>

Click here to read this issue on the web

To comment or submit articles, reply to 
whomren at gmail.com

WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM JULY 29, 2012

New subscribers this week include 
Steve Starlust.
Welcome aboard!
We have 1,587 email subscribers, plus 184 followers on Facebook.

I'm on vacation with my family this week and next, so we'll have a couple of abbreviated issues.  Keep filling my inbox and I'll start catching up when I return.   Sorry if I'm unable to respond to everyone or cover every item of interest in the meantime.  However, I do hope many of our readers are planning to attend the American Numismatic Association event in Philadelphia.

This week we open with some details on the NBS events at the ANA show in Philly, and information on three new coin books.  Other topics include siege coins, the Clapp family notebooks, and a report from Sri Lanka from an unexpected correspondent.

To learn more about  the siege of Landau, the Philadelphia Mint visitor's center and tour, the Rare Book School and finding the Mona Lisa in an attic, read on.
Have a great week, everyone!

Wayne Homren
Editor, The E-Sylum

NBS EVENTS AT THE 2012 PHILADELPHIA ANA CONVENTION 

NBS President Dan Freidus forwarded this information about events at the upcoming American Numismatic Association show in Philadelphia.  Thanks!
-Editor

The Numismatic Bibliomania Society's 2012 Symposium (Thursday 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Room 106AB, Philadelphia Convention Center) will be a panel discussion:

"Numismatic auction catalogs from various perspectives":
David Fanning, dealer in used & rare numismatic literature at Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers

Scott Rubin, collector & independent researcher (consultant to PCGS CoinFacts)

RyAnne Scott, ANA Library and Communication Director

Alan Stahl, curator of numismatics at Princeton University Numismatic Collection and cataloger for Paul Bosco Coins.

Vicken Yegparian, cataloger and vice-president of numismatics at Stacks Bowers.

The Numismatic Bibliomania Society's General Meeting (open to all) will be held Friday, August 10, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m., in room 106AB  of the Philadelphia Convention Center. In addition to being the annual business meeting for NBS, it will also include a discussion on "The Challenges and future of Numismatic Publishing"  with Steve Roach (editor of Coin World) and Kerry Wetterstrom (editor & publisher of The Celator) and an auction of donated literature lots to benefit NBS.

To read the NBS web site events page, see:

www.coinbooks.org/events/

To read the ANA's page for NBS events, see:

www.worldsfairofmoney.com/activities,-special-events-classes/numismatic-bibliomania-society-symposium-and-general-meeting.aspx

()

NEW BOOK: GRADING COINS BY PHOTOGRAPHS, SECOND EDITION

Dennis Tucker of Whitman Publishing forwarded this press release about the new edition of  Grading Coins by Photographs.  Thanks!
-Editor

Whitman Publishing is releasing an updated second edition of Q. David Bowers’s Grading Coins by Photographs: An Action Guide for the Collector and Investor. The 384-page spiralbound book is available for preorder online (including at www.Whitman.com) and will be available from bookstores, hobby shops, and other retailers nationwide on August 30, 2012. It retails for $19.95.

Grading Coins by Photographs includes a unique set of step-by-step grading instructions for every U.S. coin, from half cents to gold double eagles. The second edition has been updated with hundreds of new high-resolution color photographs showing each coin type in multiple grades. Bowers describes the historical evolution of grading standards, how to “read” a coin’s surfaces, expert techniques of grading, smart buying tips, and aspects of today’s rare-coin marketplace.

“Accurate grading is the most important skill for a coin collector or dealer to learn,” said Whitman publisher Dennis Tucker. “It’s the foundation of the market. Knowing how to grade coins properly can save a buyer or seller hundreds and even thousands of dollars.”

The first edition of Grading Coins by Photographs won an “Extraordinary Merit” award from the Numismatic Literary Guild. It was praised by graders from the major coin certification and grading services. John Albanese calls it “magnificent” and “a must-read”; David Hall pronounces it “absolutely essential reading for all serious collectors”; David W. Lange finds it “a very useful book”; and James Taylor describes it as “an important reference for hobbyists, whether new or longtime collectors.”

Special consultants to the book are Kenneth Bressett and Bill Fivaz.

#   #   #

Grading Coins by Photographs: An Action Guide for the Collector and Investor, 2nd edition
ISBN 0794836879
By Q. David Bowers
Foreword by David M. Sundman
384 pages
6 x 9 inches
Spiralbound softcover
Full color
Retail $19.95

For more information or to order, see:

www.whitman.com/Inventory/Detail/Grading-Coins-by-Photographs-2nd-Edition+0794836879

NEW BOOK: REEDED EDGE HALF DOLLARS 1836-1839

In the JR Newsletter for 22 July 2012, Dick Graham wrote about his new book on Reeded Edge Halves.   Sounds great!  Who would like to write a review?
-Editor

As many of you know, I have been working on a revised Variety Identification Manual for the Reeded Edge Halves from 1836-1839 for some time now, and I am pleased to report that it is at the printer and I expect to have it the first week of August and available for sale at the ANA in Philly.

    The book has 170 pages with each of the currently known varieties featured on a 2 page spread with enlarged photographs of the distinctive identification markers for attribution. I have added updated rarity ratings and condition census, etc. The book is spiral bound for ease of use, and has the ability to lay flat when being used.

    For those who wish a copy or two and cannot make it to ANA, if you send a check for $65 plus $6 for shipping for each book that you want, I will try to get them out to you before ANA if I receive your check before August 1, otherwise I will mail when I return. Checks should be mailed to:

Dick Graham
PO Box 100
Braddock Heights, MD 21714-0100

    If you have any questions, I can be reached at Reededhalves at yahoo.com.

NEW BOOK: SIAMESE COINS, FROM FUNAN TO THE FIFTH REIGN

Howard A. Daniel III submitted this information about a new book on Siamese Coins. Thanks!
-Editor

A couple of my friends; Misters Ronachai Krisadaolarn and Vasilijs Mihailovs, have produced a new book: Siamese Coins, From Funan to the Fifth Reign.   It has 284 pages. I saw the first draft pages and images many years ago in Ronachai's office and was impressed then with the quality.  So I believe this book is setting a new Thai standard in the quality of the content and the printing, hardbinding, slip case and accompanying CD-ROM.  

It was published by River Books (39 Maharaj Road, Tatien, Bangkok, 10200, Thailand) and is sold by them and Eurseree Collecting Co., Ltd., (1256/8 Nakorn Chaisri Road, Dusit, Bangkok, 10300 Thailand).  River Books website is 

http://www.riverbooksbk.com/

and Eurseree's is 

www.eurseree.com
.
The retail price is 90 Euro or 2500 Baht.  

It is listed at Amazon but no price.  Ronachai will be present for autographing the book at Eurseree's Auction #29 in Bangkok from August 2-5 at the Narit Hotel in Bangkok.  After I receive my copy sometime in mid-August I will send in a detail review of the contents.

I found the Amazon page, which enables visitor to "Sign up to be notified when this item becomes available."
-Editor

To sign up for a notification from Amazon, see:

http://www.amazon.com/Siamese-Coins-Funan-Fifth-Reign/dp/9749863542

THE BOOK BAZARRE
OVER 500 NUMISMATIC TITLES:  
Wizard Coin Supply has over 300 numismatic titles in stock, 
competitively discounted, and available for immediate shipment.  
See our selection at 
www.WizardCoinSupply.com .

QUIZ ANSWER: SIEGE COIN IMAGES IDENTIFIED

Two issues back I published images of two siege coins provided by my friend Larry Korchnak, who is working on a book on the topic.   When no one responded, Larry suggested "maybe no one has a book!".  But E-Sylum readers can't be counted out for long.  François R. Velde came through, writing:

The first is obsidional coinage of the siege of Landau by the Germans in 1702, it bears the inscription "2 livres 2s" (its value) and the date "Landau 1702" 
(hard to read on
the picture, it looks like 1700 but that date is impossible).  The arms are said to be those of the governor, Ezechiel de Larrard de Mélac, but the arms attributed to his family in standard references are completely different, so I am a bit puzzled.  
The coin was made
from the governor's silverware.

The second reads "Lud[ovicus] XIII pius iustus invictus Aria uno a[nn]o bis obses[sa]" (Louis XIII pious, just, undefeated, Aire in one year twice besieged" and the date 1641.  This is Aire-en-Artois or Aire-sur-la-Lys, besieged by the Spaniards during the 30 Years War.  
The coin is bronze.

Correct!   According to Larry the first piece is a section cut from a silver plate at the siege of Landau 1702 (2 Livres 2 sols) Germany.
The second is a very rare 1641 siege piece from Aria (Aire) france.
-Editor

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:

WAYNE'S NUMISMATIC DIARY: JULY 15, 2012

(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n30a14.html)

NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: JULY 29, 2012

 Saving the D-Marks 
Bill Bugert writes:

Thanks for another great issue of The E-Sylum.  I always look forward to receiving it!
    Your note on Germans saving their D-Marks hit home.  My wife and I were stationed with the U.S. Army in West Germany in the mid to late 1970's.  We returned with a large change purse of paper and coin D-Marks that, for the sake of nostalgia, we never converted to U.S. Dollars.  I am glad to hear we are not the only ones who hung onto them.

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:

GERMANS HANG ON TO THE OLD DEUTSCHE MARKS

(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n31a19.html)

 How Krause Publications Handles Errata 
Scott Tappa of Krause Publications writes:

Any customer who contacts us and requests a printed copy of the errata gets one, at no charge to them. We print it and mail it, at our expense. Call 800-258-0929. We also sent printed versions of the errata to distributors who had not yet taken possession of the books at the time we caught the omissions.

The posted pdfs are simply the quickest way to facilitate delivery. We certainly regret the error and are trying to rectify it as effectively as possible, but our books are sold through so many channels it is impossible to personally reach every buyer.

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:

NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: JULY 22, 2012: How Publishers Handle Errata These Days

(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n31a12.html)

 The Pembroke Good Samaritan Shilling 
Last week Alan Weinberg wrote:

The British Museum has a Good Samaritan silver shilling in their cabinet that grades Fair - About Good condition - smooth clean wear, no damage - so someone went to a lot of trouble to make this "fabrication" look legitimate. I believe the pedigree is the Pembroke Collection going back to the early 1800's.

George Kolbe writes:

In 1746, it was illustrated in the series of plates depicting the Earl's coin collection. The collection was auctioned by Sotheby & Co. over a century later, in 1848, which may account for Alan's statement.

Stuart Levine writes:

Regarding the Pembroke example of the Good Samaritan Shilling in the British Museum that Alan Weinberg alluded to: Perhaps it should be called the "Bad" Samaritan Shilling. Alan forgot to mention that the legend FAC SIMILE is present on the obverse. The Bushnell example, which was copied from the Pembroke example and omitted the FAC SIMILE legend, is a fraudulent issue. Please refer to Eric P. Newman's wonderful work, "The Secret of the Good Samaritan Shilling", published by the American Numismatic Society in 1959.

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:

NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: JULY 22, 2012: More on the Good Samaritan Shilling

(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n31a12.html)

 Coinage Act of 1965 and the 1933 $20 Gold Piece 
Last week Ginger Rapsus asked:

Did the Coinage Act of 1965 legalize the 1933 $20 gold?

David Ganz writes:

My opinion on that is yes, and it has been so for a long time. The Courts thus far have not bought this argument, The operative section is §102 which says (in substance) that all coins and currency of the United States, regardless of when coined, are a legal tender for all debts, public and private. It also "legalized" the trade dollar.

QUERY: WHERE ARE THE CLAPP FAMILY NOTEBOOKS?

Ron Guth writes:

A couple of years ago, someone asked in The E-Sylum if anyone knew the whereabouts of the Clapp Family notebooks.  Did you ever find out where they are?

Actually, I couldn't find a definitive reply in the E-Sylum archive - just the original question from Bill Hancock and a brief reference from Mark Borckardt six years later (see links below).
-Editor

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:

J.M. CLAPP NOTEBOOK SOUGHT

(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v05n31a04.html)

ANSWER: LYMAN LOW'S JULY 1903 CATALOG 1892-O MICRO HALF INFO FOUND

(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v11n38a11.html)

QUERY: INFO ON CIVIL WAR TOKEN COLLECTORS DAVIS AND HANNA SOUGHT

Dave Bowers submitted this query seeking information on two Civil War Token collectors.  Can anyone help?
-Editor

For Whitman Publishing Company I am completing a manuscript, 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization
promoting numismatic literature. For more information please
see our web site at
http://www.coinbooks.org/.

There is a membership application available on the web site
at this address:
http://www.coinbooks.org/club_nbs_member_app.html

To join, print the application and return it with your check
to the address printed on the application. Membership is only
$15 to addresses in the U.S., $20 for First Class mail, and
$25 elsewhere.  For those without web access, write to:

David M. Sundman, Secretary/Treasurer
Numismatic Bibliomania Society,
P. O. Box 82 Littleton, NH 03561

For Asylum mailing address changes and other membership
questions, contact David at this email address:
dsundman at LittletonCoin.com

To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, just
Reply to this message, or write to the Editor at this
address: whomren at coinlibrary.com

Those wishing to become new E-Sylum subscribers
(or wishing to Unsubscribe) can go to the following web page:
https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum

All past E-Sylum issues are archived on the NBS web site at this address:
http://www.coinbooks.org/club_nbs_esylum_archive.html

Issues from September 2002 to date are also archived at this address:
http://my.binhost.com/pipermail/esylum
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.binhost.com/pipermail/esylum/attachments/20120729/4799688d/attachment.html>