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The E-Sylum
An electronic publication of
The Numismatic Bibliomania Society
Volume 16, Number 05, February 3, 2013
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WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM FEBRUARY 3, 2013
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THE ASYLUM OCTOBER–DECEMBER 2012 ISSUE PUBLISHED
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KOLBE & FANNING 128TH MAIL-BID SALE ANNOUNCED
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NEW BOOK: THE REFERENCE LIBRARY OF A NUMISMATIC BOOKSELLER
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NEW BOOK: PATTERN AND EXPERIMENTAL PIECES OF WW-II
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NEW BOOK: ALMANAC OF UNITED STATES COINS
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NEW BOOK: CUPROUS IRANIAN COINS
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NEW BOOK: FRENCH MEDALLIC ART IN THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY
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NEW BOOK: THE LIBRARIAN'S COPYRIGHT COMPANION, 2ND EDITION
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BOOK REVIEW: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE COMMEMORATIVE COINS OF THE U.S.
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BOOK REVIEW: ABRAHAM LINCOLN - BEYOND THE AMERICAN ICON
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BOOK REVIEW: MORE ON ABRAHAM LINCOLN - BEYOND THE AMERICAN ICON
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THE NUMISMATIST CELEBRATES ITS 125TH ANNIVERSARY
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ON THE 'FIRST' 1794 DOLLAR
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WALTON 1913 LIBERTY NICKEL TO BE AUCTIONED IN APRIL 2013
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GEORGE WALTON PHOTO IDENTIFICATION
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A THEORY ON THE 1811-DATED "OIE DIOE" TOKEN
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NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: FEBRUARY 3, 2013
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NEW TECHNOLOGY CREATES NUMISMATIC ITEMS IN 3D
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ANS RETRIEVES ANOTHER 7,291 HUNTINGTON COINS
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QUERY: INFORMATION ON KRUPP MINTING EQUIPMENT AND COINS SOUGHT
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CARNEGIE HERO MEDAL TO FEATURE ON PAWN STARS TV SHOW
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1888 AUSTRALIAN SETTLEMENT MEDAL BY WILLIAM JOSEPH AMOR
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MARK TWAIN'S THE £1,000,000 BANK-NOTE
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HARVEY STACK ON THE GREAT COIN AUCTIONS OF 1954
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MORTON & EDEN TO SELL DUPLICATE 1859 U.S. PROOF SET
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GORNY & MOSCH AUCTION SALE 123 FEATURES HISTORICAL MEDALS
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KÜNKER AUCTIONS MARCH 11 TO 16, 2013
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1811 DISS VOLUNTEER INFANTRY MEDAL
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LOST WWI MEDAL FOUND IN SEWER RETURNED TO OWNERS
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BOOK COLLECTING 101
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BRANDYWINE RIVER MUSEUM EXHIBIT OF F.O.C. DARLEY'S BANK NOTES
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THE HIGHLAND MINT AND THE 2013 SUPERBOWL COIN
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WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM FEBRUARY 3, 2013
New subscribers this week include
Katie Rissetto of the American Numismatic Society,
Dennis Forgue,
Louis Caravella and
Stanley Campbell.
Welcome aboard!
We have 1,622 email subscribers, plus 210 followers on Facebook.
This week we open with information on the latest issue of our print journal, The Asylum, followed by notes from numismatic booksellers Kolbe & Fanning. Next up are announcements of SIX new books and three numismatic book reviews.
Other topics include the recently sold 1794 dollar, George Walton and his 1913 Liberty Head nickel, the 125th anniversary of The Numismatist, the making of this year's Superbowl coin, and a new technology for creating numismatic items.
To learn more about French medallic art, the pattern and experimental pieces of WWII, ephemera of commemorative coinage, Krupp minting equipment,
The Richest Man in Confederate Money, The Man Who Slept in the Library of Parliament, bank note engraver F.O.C. Darley and the medal that came from the sewer, read on. Have a great week, everyone!
Wayne Homren
Editor, The E-Sylum
THE ASYLUM OCTOBER–DECEMBER 2012 ISSUE PUBLISHED
David Yoon, editor of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society's print journal writes:
Another issue of The Asylum is at the printers. Here are the contents:
Chris Faulkner - The Man Who Slept in the Library of Parliament
Joel J. Orosz - The United States Postal Guide and Official
Advertiser: A Pioneering Numismatic Journal
Leonard D. Augsburger - Liberty Seated Quarter Literature
David F. Fanning - Edward Cogan's 1871 Montreal Sale
George F. Kolbe - Kolbe & Fanning's 2013 New York Book Auction
D. Wayne Johnson - Book Review (Unusual World Coins, 6th ed.)
Serge Pelletier - Book Review (Le pesage monétaire)
While The E-Sylum is free to all, only paid members of NBS receive The Asylum.
There is a membership application available on the NBS web site at
www.coinbooks.org.
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.
-Editor
For more information on the Numismatic Bibliomania Society, see:
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KOLBE & FANNING 128TH MAIL-BID SALE ANNOUNCED
David Fanning forwarded this announcement of the Kolbe & Fanning 128th numismatic literature mail-bid sale, which closes later this month.
-Editor
Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers have announced their 128th mail-bid sale of important numismatic books, which will close on Thursday, February 28. Featuring selections from the Paul Rynearson library and other properties, the sale includes hundreds of standard works on ancient coins, as well as a variety of works on medieval, foreign and U.S. numismatics.
The sale is composed of 1267 lots of literature covering the entire range of numismatics. Highlights include:
—A complete set of the Forni reprint of the massive Corpus Nummorum Italicorum, the masterpiece of King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy (lot 204)
—The complete presentation editions of the Bowers & Ruddy/Merena sales of the Garrett, Norweb, Eliasberg and Brand collections, as issued in three imposing volumes, one of only 15 possible sets (lot 914)
—A plated copy of Henry Chapman’s enormous catalogue of the John Story Jenks collection, with 42 photographic plates (lot 949)
—The Marquess of Milford Haven’s landmark British Naval Medals (lot 526)
—G. Kenneth Jenkins’s important The Coinage of Gela (lot 399)
—An 1871 broadside catalogue of a Bangs, Merwin & Co. coin sale (lot 889)
—An original 1875 Crosby on The Early Coins of America (lot 976)
—John Muscalus’s original manuscript of his doctoral dissertation, Early Banking Enterprises in Relation to the Development of Public Education (lot 1127).
Bids may be placed via mail, email, phone or fax. The printed catalogue has been sent to customers on the Kolbe & Fanning mailing list. A limited number of copies remain available for purchase for $15 postpaid. The catalogue also may be downloaded in PDF form from the Kolbe & Fanning website at
www.numislit.com. For full bidding instructions, please see the catalogue and read the terms of sale.
For more information or to place bids, please contact David Fanning at df at numislit.com or (614) 414-0855. Thank you, and we look forward to your participation!
Kudos to Kolbe & Fanning's printer for putting cardboard in the mailing envelopes for the Sale 128 catalog. Mine arrived pristine.
-Editor
NEW BOOK: THE REFERENCE LIBRARY OF A NUMISMATIC BOOKSELLER
Wow. Now HERE'S a book bibliophiles should be aflutter over - a detailed catalog of the reference library of the dean of America's numismatic literature dealers, George Kolbe.
-Editor
In December of 2012, the following book was published:
THE REFERENCE LIBRARY OF
A NUMISMATIC BOOKSELLER
Compiled by George F. Kolbe
Privately Printed: Cedarpines Park, 2012.
Edition Limited to 150 Copies and 10 on Large Paper.
335 pages, illustrated. Cloth, leather spine label.
The book begins with a foreword by Jonathan H. Kagan and the preface traces the early years of Kolbe’s career as a numismatic bookseller. It is followed by a brief introduction. Interesting and informative notes and commentary will be found throughout the book, including anecdotes, observations on the importance and rarity of certain titles, including their scope and content, etc.
The volume comprises a detailed catalogue of the compiler’s reference library, formed over four decades as a dealer in rare and out of print numismatic publications. In essence it is a bibliography of numismatic bibliographies and related publications. While the author makes no claim of completeness, well over one thousand publications are listed and described, organized into categories such as early numismatic bibliographies (listed chronologically); numismatic bibliographies published from 1822 to 2012 (arranged by topic or locale); economic, financial, and banking bibliographies; philatelic reference works with numismatic content; numismatic library and exhibition catalogues; numismatic bookplates; numismatic institution and society histories; numismatic biographies; numismatic directories; numismatic literature auction sale catalogues; and various other headings.
Despite a narrowly defined focus, it is hoped that the book will be more generally useful to serious numismatic researchers, collectors and dealers by both its organization and extensiveness. Seventy-five copies of the regular edition, 7.5 by 10.25 inches, remain available for sale, each priced at $195.00 plus shipping. Inquiries or orders may be sent directly to the author at P.O. Box 3100, Crestline, CA 92325–3100; email:
GFK at numislit.com. The Large Paper copies are attractively bound in quarter leather and are approximately an inch wider and taller than the regular edition. Inquiries on availability and price may be directed to the author.
Co-founder of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society, promoter of the hobby and tireless cataloguer and seller of numismatic books of the world, George's reference library contains a trove of data from the very first numismatic book onward.
The book's Foreword by Jonathan Kagan summarizes it well:
"This is no ordinary dealer's reference library; but quite simply the finest specialized library of numismatic bibliography ever established. It is a labor of love and skill that required almost half a century to assemble... When annotated and most importantly, as is the case here, intelligently organized, a bibliography of bibliographies - often called a metabibliography - can be a valuable tool. I have no doubt that "The Reference Library Of A Numismatic Bookseller will be valued by researchers for the next 350 years."
-Editor
NEW BOOK: PATTERN AND EXPERIMENTAL PIECES OF WW-II
Roger Burdette forwarded this announcement of his new book on the Pattern and Experimental Pieces of WW-II.
-Editor
The new research book Pattern and Experimental Pieces of WW-II has been printed and delivered to Wizard Coin Supply. The press run was small which translated to a higher price than I’d like – but I saw no potential for collectors buying 5,000 copies. It is 8x11.5, color, soft cover, 190 pages. $29.95. http://www.wizardcoinsupply.com/products/pattern-coin-books
This is not only groundbreaking research, but Pattern and Experimental Pieces of WW-II could possibly be the most important contribution of new knowledge to American numismatics of this decade.
Beginning as early as 1940 the US Mint Bureau was under pressure to reduce or eliminate use of certain metals including copper, tin and nickel. From 1941 through 1944, the US Mint conducted multiple experiments to determine the best compositions for the one cent and five cent coins. Sporadic records were kept of the tests and most of the sample examinations were mostly “seat of the pants” than science.
The largest number of tests occurred from May to December 1942 when the mint experimented with metal alloys and private companies, with mint approval, experimented with alternative materials and production methods. Most experiments were failures, but the final outcomes were the zinc coated steel clad composition used in 1943 for cents, and an unstable alloy of silver, manganese and copper for the five cent coin.
Pattern and Experimental Pieces of WW-II follows the development and conduct of these experiments from optimistic hopes to eventual return to conventional coinage alloys. Every company and individual known to have participated is identified along with their role and contributions to the work. Every experimental and pattern piece is identified and cataloged with as much objective information as could be located. Large color photos allow collectors to compare items in their collections with real coins, not faulty catalog descriptions or guesses.
Wow. There - I said it again. I'm really looking forward to Roger's latest book. I've seen parts of the manuscript, and it indeed will be an important contribution to the corpus of knowledge on American numismatics. Roger is one of those researchers that comes along once every generation or so. He is careful, thoughtful, and methodical, considering all that has been written before yet fully trusting only what he can independently verify. He takes the path less travelled, the one ALL researchers would (or at least SHOULD) take if given the opportunity, ferreting out original source material often unknown to numismatic researchers or unseen for decades. He dives deep in the National Archives, spending days sorting wheat from chaff, then gradually pieces together the truest version of events he can from the available evidence. That is what makes a new book both groundbreaking and long-lasting.
-Editor
For more information, or to order, see:
United States Pattern & Experimental Pieces of WWII
(www.wizardcoinsupply.com/united-states-pattern-experimental-pieces-of-wwii.html)
NEW BOOK: ALMANAC OF UNITED STATES COINS
Dennis Tucker of Whitman Publishing forwarded this announcement of a new book, the Almanac of United States Coins. Thanks! Included below are some sample pages. Click on the images to see a larger view.
-Editor
Whitman Publishing announces the release of the first edition of a new book, the Almanac of United States Coins. The 192-page softcover retails for $9.95. It can be purchased from bookstores and hobby retailers nationwide, and online (including at www.Whitman.com).
The full-color Almanac is designed as an illustrated catalog of useful and entertaining information for newcomers to the hobby as well as longtime coin collectors. It includes detailed photographs for identifying coins by type, grading instructions with enlarged step-by-step photographs, retail price charts telling how much common dates are worth, insight on rarer and more valuable dates, and images of collectible die varieties that can be found in pocket change.
“The Almanac of United States Coins features amusing stories, colorful essays, and astounding facts and figures about all manner of rare and historical coins of the U.S.A.,” said Whitman publisher Dennis Tucker. “One of our goals is to entertain and educate active collectors. But we also want to energize casual hobbyists and encourage them with new ways to explore and collect U.S. coins. A third goal is to broaden the audience for the hobby. The Almanac will be available from mass-market retailers nationwide, beyond the normal venues of coin shows and hobby shops. It’s perfect for anyone who is just discovering coins and wants to learn more.”
Essays describe the history of coinage in America going back to colonial days; aspects of today’s rare-coin market; the importance and techniques of grading; Proof coins; third-party grading and authentication; collecting colonial and early American coins; every type of federal coinage from half cents to double eagles; commemorative coins; Proof and Mint sets; silver, gold, and platinum bullion coins; tokens and medals; coins struck by the U.S. for the Philippines; misstrikes and mint errors; treasures, coin hoards, and shipwrecks; and more.
“The Almanac of United States Coins is a fun, fascinating look at the coins that have fueled American business for more than 350 years,” says Whitman Publishing numismatic director Q. David Bowers. “They’re all here: copper, silver, gold, and more; million-dollar rarities and everyday pocket change; Buffalo nickels, silver dollars, Civil War tokens, old-time ‘pennies’ and the latest Presidential dollars. What are these interesting pieces of American culture? How much are they worth? You’ll find out inside the Almanac of United States Coins.”
Almanac of United States Coins, 1st edition
Edited by Dennis Tucker
ISBN 079483925-8
Printed in the United States of America
192 pages, softcover, full color
Retail $9.95
For more information, or to order, see:
Almanac of United States Coin 1st Edition, 2013
(www.whitman.com/Inventory/Detail/Almanac-of-United-States-Coin-1st-Edition-2013+0794839258)
NEW BOOK: CUPROUS IRANIAN COINS
Over on the World of Coins site, someone noted an announcement by the Iran Book News Agency about a new book on the copper coins of Iran. This is all the information I have on this one.
-Editor
Bahram Ala al-Dini has recently finished authoring Cuprous Iranian Coins; Currency under dynasties from Safavid to Qajar in English and Persian. The work encompasses 300 entries of the coins used as currency under various dynasties in Iran’s history from the Safavid era to the Qajars.
IBNA: Speaking with IBNA, Reza Ebrahimi Nejad, photography and arts advisor of the book, stated that the book is presented in English and Persian to address readers of the two languages.
Each entry of the book provides a picture of the coins, their size, weight and the region they were used, he added. Besides, information about their design and the data conveyed in each one have also been garnered for each of the considered coins.
As he said, coins were minted with various metals to be used for different purposes and places. For example, gold coins were used in royal transactions while cuprous coins were mostly used by common citizens and were struck with pictures of sun or lion. Some, however, were offered with relief pictures of different animals like poultry, sheep, peacocks, sheep, horses and rabbits which indicated the place where the coin was made.
The book’s first release will be marketed by Yasavoli Publishing Company in Iran. It is arranged in 170 pages and 3,000 of its copies have been published.
To read the original Iran Book news Agency announcement, see:
Book reviews cuprous coins in Iran
(www.ibna.ir/vdcizuaz5t1aqy2.ilct.html)
To read the World of Coins item, see:
Book reviews cuprous coins in Iran
(www.worldofcoins.eu/forum/index.php?topic=20036)
To read the original Iran Book news Agency announcement, see:
Book reviews cuprous coins in Iran
(www.ibna.ir/vdcizuaz5t1aqy2.ilct.html)
NEW BOOK: FRENCH MEDALLIC ART IN THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY
Nicolas Maier writes:
It took some time for the Musée d’Orsay to make the catalogue accompanying the exhibition ‘La médaille en France aux XIXe et XXe siècles’ available online. With nearly 300 illustrations (partly in colour), it provides a good overview about French medallic art, even if the text is only in French.
The book may be purchased through the French museums boutique’s online shop at the price of EUR 39.99:
www.boutiquesdemusees.fr/en/shops/musee-orsay/exhibition-catalogue-au-creux-de-la-main-la-medaille-en-france-aux-xixe-et-xxe-siecles/4496.html
Back in November 2012, Nicolas notified us of the series of exhibits of French medallic art, now captured in the catalog. It should be a valuable reference. Here's some information from the web page.
-Editor
Published on the occasion of the exhibition L'art au creux de la main, la médaille en France aux XIXe et XXe siècles, Petit Palais, Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, 11th december 2012 to 30 june 2013.
Publisher: Skira Flammarion / Musée d'Orsay
Author: collective under Edouard Papet coordination
EAN: 9782081290792
Nb. of pages: 204
Dimensions: 22,7 x 24,5 x 2,2 cm
Language: French
Publication date: 01/2013
Nicolas adds:
The Paris Mint also has the book on offer, and the price is EUR 39, not 39.99:
www.monnaiedeparis.fr/en_US/-/-pcDrxdvKztiksAAAEvPD4l6HPCjZ.sE6zmdGQAAAE8bQUFXGGW.html
To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NEW CATALOG: FRENCH MEDALLIC ART IN THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY
(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n47a05.html)
NEW BOOK: THE LIBRARIAN'S COPYRIGHT COMPANION, 2ND EDITION
Ben Keele writes:
Recently a book I co-authored came out--The Librarian's Copyright Companion, 2nd Edition. It isn't numismatic, but the book does discuss many of the copyright issues that have popped up from time to time in The E-Sylum. The book was written for librarians, but its discussion of copyright rules would be applicable to many E-Sylum readers.
I think the primary value of the book is that it provides practical analysis and advice on copyright issues that affect all types of librarians. The authors are academic law librarians, but we were careful to write it for readers that may not have much familiarity with copyright when they start reading. The book also focuses on what copyright enables libraries to do instead of just what it prevents. Libraries have some copyright exemptions that don't apply to individuals, but patrons could use the book to know what their libraries can do for them. And the chapter on fair use can be used to help make fair use determinations for pretty much anyone.
The book is $49 (I think the publisher priced it assuming mostly libraries would buy it and circulate to its patrons). Interested readers could request it through inter-library loan or suggest their local libraries purchase a copy.
Below is more information gleaned from the publisher's site and Amazon.
-Editor
The Librarian’s Copyright Companion provides a framework that will help librarians analyze the impact of copyright
law in their library. Much has changed (and much hasn’t) since the first edition came out in 2004. The transition from
print to digital continues in periodical collections and academic reserves and repositories. This book is another voice of
copyright, beginning with a different premise: copyright exists to promote the dissemination of information, and while
creators have certain rights, so do users.
In addition to updating the entire text, the authors have added:
Ÿ A new chapter on the library's role as a publisher and how libraries should
behave as copyright owners
Ÿ Discussions of open licenses like Creative Commons
Ÿ Examples of applying copyright to relatively recent digital technologies, the
process of determining whether a work is under copyright and obtaining
permission to use it
Ÿ Recent litigation which examines the extent of fair use and library rights
Ÿ Additional guidelines and sample policies in the appendices
About the Authors
James S. Heller is Director of the Law Library, Professor of Law, and Professor of Public Policy at the College of William & Mary. He has a B.A. from the University of Michigan, a J.D. from the University of San Diego, and an M.L.S. from the University of California at Berkeley. He has served as President of the American Association of Law Libraries (AALL) and of the Virginia and Southeastern chapters of AALL, and chaired AALL's Copyright Committee several times.
Paul Hellyer is a Reference Librarian at the College of William & Mary s Wolf Law Library. He has a B.A. and J.D. from UCLA and an M.L.I.S. from San Jose State University.
Benjamin J. Keele is a Reference Librarian at the College of William & Mary s Wolf Law Library. He has a B.A. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a J.D. and M.L.S. from Indiana University-Bloomington.
Product Details
Paperback: 324 pages
Publisher: William S. Hein & Co., Inc.; 2 edition (November 2, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0837738725
ISBN-13: 978-0837738727
Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
For more information, see:
The Librarian’s Copyright Companion Second Edition
(/www.wshein.com/media/brochures/347970.pdf)
To order via Amazon, see:
The Librarian's Copyright Companion, 2nd Edition [Paperback]
(www.amazon.com/Librarians-Copyright-Companion-2nd/dp/0837738725/)
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BOOK REVIEW: ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE COMMEMORATIVE COINS OF THE U.S.
This book has been out for a while, but we haven't had anything to publish about it until now. Here's an excerpt of a review by Dennis Hengeveld from Coin Update about The Encyclopedia of the Commemorative Coins of the United States by Anthony Swiatek.
-Editor
The Encyclopedia of the Commemorative Coins of the United States is written by Anthony J. Swiatek and published in 2012 by KWS Publishers. While many books on commemorative coinage have been released over the years, this volume provides what is perhaps the most comprehensive account available on both the classic series issued between 1892 and 1954 as well as the modern series issued from 1982 to present.
The new encyclopedia starts with a brief introduction to commemorative coinage, written in a language that should be easy to understand for novice collectors but still offer valuable information to even the most experienced collectors. This is followed by discussions of topics such as pricing, grading, collecting, and buying commemorative coins. One interesting topic of note is the area of prooflike commemoratives that spans several pages. This is a relatively neglected area of the commemorative market that has not been discussed in any great deal in books of the past. Swiatek gives some background information on prooflike commemoratives, as well as rarity and pricing. While we cannot be sure if prooflike commemoratives will ever be as popular as say prooflike Morgan Dollars, this is still interesting and valuable information not found elsewhere.
The book then continues with individual listings in chronological format for each of the 59 classic commemorative designs as well as the modern commemoratives and the 50 State Quarter Program.
Even though the detailed information about the coins is valuable and a large part of the 712 page book, I believe the most important part is the information and photos within the “related material” sections. This material, which includes advertising, packaging and other promotional items, is surprisingly rare and not often encountered. Swiatek does an excellent job of listing all such items that are known to exist, with many high-quality pictures included. Price indications as well as rarity estimates are given for many such items, information that is difficult to find elsewhere in such great detail. For the advanced collector of commemorative coinage, such material might provide another challenge, as often it was discarded and very few such items have survived the test of time. Most collectors will be familiar with the purple frames issued for the coinage of the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition; this book proves that there is much, much more of such material that is worth look
ing into.
Overall, Swiatek's Encyclopedia of the Commemorative Coins of the United States is a valuable addition to any numismatic library. The only drawback might be the price of $150, which even for numismatic literature is quite heavy. I believe, however, that the book surely is worth its cost and should prove to be much more valuable to the collector thanks to all the information and advice it contains. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone with even a modest interest in America’s commemorative coinage.
The complete review is available online. As a bibliophile and collector of numismatic ephemera, I was glad to read that Swiatek's book discusses the packaging and ephemera so closely related to commemorative coins. Above is an image of a page showing a postcard and packaging for the
1925 California Diamond Jubilee half dollar. If you have any interesting commemorative ephemera, please send in an image for next week's issue.
-Editor
To read the complete article, see:
Book Review: Encyclopedia of the Commemorative Coins of the United States, by Anthony J. Swiatek
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