The E-Sylum v18#42 October 18, 2015

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The E-Sylum

  An electronic publication of
  The Numismatic Bibliomania Society

Volume 18, Number 42, October 18, 2015
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WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM OCTOBER 18, 2015
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AUCTION CATALOGS FOR SALE (THE GRADY HOARD)
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NEW BOOK: LOST AND FOUND COIN HOARDS AND TREASURES
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NEW BOOK: 2016 STANDARD CATALOG OF WORLD COINS 1901-2000
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NEW BOOK: VIRGINIA TOKENS, 2ND EDITION
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NEW BOOKS FROM THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY
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EGYPTIAN NATIONAL LIBRARY COLLECTION PUBLISHED ONLINE
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MORE ON PRESS RUNS OF NUMISMATIC BOOKS
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THE JOHN ADAMS COLLECTION OFFERED BY STACK'S BOWERS
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PAUL REVERE SPOONS IN UPCOMING SALE
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NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: OCTOBER 18, 2015
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LATEST IN THE 1933 $20 GOLD CASE
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1933 $20 GOLD CASE: ENOUGH ALREADY
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PETER MCTAGGART (1732-1825+)
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ANS LIBRARIAN, A.H. COOPER-PRICHARD
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THE U.S. DIPLOMATIC MEDAL
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U.S. DIPLOMATIC MEDAL RESEARCH MATERIALS
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ORIGINAL BANDED FRACTIONAL PACKS
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THE INTERNATIONAL NUMISMATIC CONGRESS
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WAYNE'S NUMISMATIC DIARY: OCTOBER 18, 2015
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TRIBUTE TO CCAC MEMBER GARY MARKS
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STATE EDITORS SOUGHT FOR PAPER MONEY ENCYCLOPEDIA
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NEW CONCEPTS IN COINS AND MEDALS: FAD OR FASHION?
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SELECTIONS FROM SINCONA BANKNOTE AUCTION #27
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TWO VIDEOS ON COIN RESTORATION
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HOLLINBECK COIN SHOPS COIN BOARD STAMPS
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REBUS PUZZLE: FORDHAM'S, MONTROSE, PA
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ARCHIE'S PLACE DISPLAYS BANKNOTE COLLECTION
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FEATURED WEB PAGE: NUMISMATICA ITALIANA
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WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM OCTOBER 18, 2015

New subscribers this week include:
Jon Sullivan.
Welcome aboard!
We now have 1,887 subscribers.

This week we open with an auction catalog sale and six new books.
Other topics include coin hoards, the 1933 double eagles, Peter McTaggart, A.H. Cooper-Pritchard, Gary Marks, the U.S. Diplomatic medal, coin restoration, and the Hollinbeck coin board stamps.

To learn more about  Roman architecture on coinage, the John W. Adams collection, the Yoachum Dollar, fractional currency bands, Tinkling, Virginia, hyperdimensional medals, peacocks and turkeys, read on.   Have a great week, everyone!

Wayne Homren
Editor, The E-Sylum

AUCTION CATALOGS FOR SALE (THE GRADY HOARD)

(Former) numismatic literature dealer Orville Grady writes:

I wanted to let readers know I’m retiring from the book business, have sold all the book inventory, and only have the auction catalogs remaining.  The physical size of the group is two racks 12 feet long, 6 feet high, 18 inches wide, 6 shelves in each rack. The catalogs should be able to fit it in a 10 foot panel van.  About half of the catalogs are already boxed and labeled with the auction firm noted on the box. My asking price is $4500 for the lot. 

The majority of the catalogs are US sales, around 70 to 80% or so, even though the listing will not reflect that. There are  multiples of most of the US catalogs and of a lot of the foreign sales, a total of nearly five thousand catalogs.  The listing is not comprehensive since there are many catalogs not in the data base (for example the Bowers Armand Champa sale of 1982, around 6 copies, around 40 Ford sales etc, etc).  I will send a list to anyone interested upon request. If you wish to discuss, inspect them or have any questions feel free to phone. Thanks, Orville Grady (402-721-8348)

We wish Orville the best of luck in retirement.  I've purchased a number of items from him over the years.
-Editor

NEW BOOK: LOST AND FOUND COIN HOARDS AND TREASURES

Dennis Tucker of Whitman Publishing forwarded this press release for Dave Bowers' latest book. Thanks!
-Editor

Whitman Publishing announces the release of Lost and Found Coin Hoards and Treasures: Illustrated Stories of the Greatest American Troves and Their Discoveries, by Q. David Bowers. The 480-page hardcover book will debut on October 27, 2015. It is available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide, and online (including at www.Whitman.com), for $39.95. The book can also be borrowed for free as a benefit of membership in the American Numismatic Association, through the Dwight N. Manley Numismatic Library.

Lost and Found Coin Hoards and Treasures details the most significant finds of American coins from the colonial period to the modern day. Whether the accumulations were created intentionally (perhaps by a miser who distrusted banks, or by a savvy numismatist) or unintentionally (buried by thieves but never dug up, or lost in a tragedy at sea), their remarkable discoveries will interest coin collectors, treasure-seekers, and everyone else who enjoys tales of lost fortunes that are found again.

Q. David Bowers is one of America’s master storytellers. “My new book shines light on the most dramatic and unusual American coin hoards and treasures,” he said. “You will be astounded by their stories, and might be inspired to do some hunting of your own.”

“Many treasures have already been found; many others are waiting for someone to find them,” said Whitman publisher Dennis Tucker, who also notes that every story inside the book is true. “Bowers shares tales of treasure from sunken ships, bank vaults and reserves, hidden compartments, buried chests and boxes, hiding places of pirates and privateers, old cornerstones, barrels and casks, U.S. Mint storage, wrecked buildings, caves and crevices, ancient estates, dusty time capsules, forgotten collections, attics, basements, and other lost and hidden places.”

Bowers gives rich historical context for every find. Some of the personalities he introduces are quirky, like coin hoarder Alexander Miller, who lived in a tiny town in Vermont, rarely spoke with the outside world, and also collected airplane parts and vintage cars. Some are courageous, like Captain William Lewis Herndon, who went down with the hurricane-stricken treasure ship SS Central America after evacuating the women and children.

Lost and Found Coin Hoards and Treasures also includes a state-by-state listing of treasures waiting to be found; a detailed review of the Great Treasury Hoard for Morgan dollar collectors; a chronological listing of notable shipwrecks yet to be salvaged; and an examination of 26 hoaxes, fantasies, and questionable finds. The book is richly illustrated with more than 600 full-color images. Bowers inventories the Donner Party find, the Cogswell time capsule, the Massachusetts State House cornerstone, the hoard of miser Aaron White, the Baltimore Hoard of gold coins, the wrecks of numerous treasure-laden ships, and many dozens of other finds.

Lost and Found Coin Hoards and Treasures: Illustrated Stories of the Greatest American Troves and Their Discoveries, by Q. David Bowers; forewords by Kenneth Bressett and Bob Evans.
   ISBN 0794842933  ●  Hardcover,  8.5 x 11 inches, 480 pages, full color  ●  Retail $39.95 U.S.

For more information, or to order, see:

Lost and Found Coin Hoards and Treasures

(www.whitman.com/store/Inventory/Detail/Lost-and-Found-Coin-Hoards-and-Treasures+0794842933)

NEW BOOK: 2016 STANDARD CATALOG OF WORLD COINS 1901-2000

A new edition of the Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000 has been issued by Krause Publications. Here's their email announcement.
-Editor

2016 Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000
43rd Edition

The Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000 is a leading authority in world coin prices and referencing. If you are a world coin collector, this is the must-have guide to all coins found in the world during 1901-2000. This catalog has offered 40 years of the most reliable information on 20th century coins available on the market.

This book is for any coin collector from beginner to expert. It is the number one tool for world coin dealers and researchers. No other reference exists which embodies the detail and comprehensive coverage of this catalog.

You'll Find These Key Features in This Brand-New Guide: 

	Hundreds of updated coin images and information

	2,000 pages of the most up-to-date information on world coins

	60,000 actual-size images of world coins for easy identification and current market values in up to 5 grades

	Information given by George S. Cuhaj and Thomas Michael, who are longtime and highly respected experts in the field

	And much more!

For more information, or to order, see:

2016 Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000

(www.shopnumismaster.com/2016-standard-catalog-of-world-coins-1901-2000?et_mid=789672&rid=238176646)

NEW BOOK: VIRGINIA TOKENS, 2ND EDITION

CoinWeek published the Virginia Numismatic Association press release  on Dave Schenkman's new edition of his Virginia Tokens catalog.  I've got a copy and it looks like a great book.  I'll do a review in a future issue.
-Editor

In 1980, David Schenkman’s Virginia Tokens was the first work to document the trade tokens from the Commonwealth and helped set the standard for state token catalogs nationwide.

Now, 35 years later, the second revised edition is ready.

Tokens in Virginia have a long and distinguished history and offer the exonumist a wide spectrum of specialties. From Hard Times store cards, transportation tokens dating back to the 1860s, coal scrip, to trade tokens and picker’s checks, Virginia Tokens seeks to document the many varied aspects of exonumia throughout the state in a convenient and easy to use format.

With nearly 6,000 different tokens listed from roughly 2,250 different merchants located in approximately 770 towns, the new 2015 revision more than doubles the number of known listings from the original catalog. The revised second edition includes an expanded introduction that features a history of tokens in Virginia, as well as details on several of the principal token manufacturers. In addition, tips on collecting will benefit both long-time specialists as well as novices to the field.

The catalog also features hundreds of full-color illustrations throughout, of not only the tokens but also related images that add to the historical interest and flavor of the pieces. Rounding out the book is a comprehensive index of merchants that will help collectors to quickly identify mavericks.

In addition to Virginia Tokens, David E. Schenkman has authored seven other token catalogs, including Merchant Tokens of Washington, D.C., Maryland Merchant Tokens, and recently (in 2009) West Virginia Merchant Tokens, all of which have become standard works. Schenkman has been a prolific writer throughout his numismatic career, serving as editor of the Token and Medal Society’s TAMS Journal from 1982 to 2010, a task that included editing all the books published by that organization during that time. The second edition of Virginia Tokens continues in this fine tradition of ground-breaking research and will no doubt become an influential work on merchant tokens for years to come.

The catalog was successfully released at the Virginia Numismatic Association’s 57th Convention & Coin Show held September 25-27, 2015 at the Fredericksburg Expo & Conference Center in Fredericksburg, Virginia. In addition to its enthusiastic reception by convention attendees, Virginia Tokens is now available for sale through the VNA. The book is priced at $75 with a discount for VNA members. For more information on the Convention and book ordering, please contact the Virginia Numismatic Association or visit VNA’s website at 

www.vnaonline.org.

To read the complete article, see:

VNA Releases 2nd Edition of Schenkman’s Catalog of Virginia Tokens

(www.coinweek.com/coin-clubs/vna-releases-2nd-edition-schenkmans-catalog-virginia-tokens/)

NEW BOOKS FROM THE AMERICAN NUMISMATIC SOCIETY

Three new book projects on Roman coins, Renaissance collecting, and Persian banknotes were announced by the American Numismatic Society in the October 2015 ANS Enews
-Editor

Three new publications are scheduled to go to press next month and be delivered by the end of the calendar year, appealing to wide audiences. For those interested in Roman history, architecture, or general numismatics, Monuments in Miniature by Nathan Elkins is about Roman architecture featured on coinage of the Roman Empire. Irritamenta: Numismatic Treasures of a Renaissance Collector, a two-volume set by John Cunnally, will grab the interest of historians, numismatists, Renaissance scholars and art historians with its reproduction of a 300-page manuscript of hand-drawn coins and a 1,200 coin catalogue. Michael Bonine’s work, The Banknotes of the Imperial Bank of Persia, highlights the large and colorful banknotes used in Iran in this short and full-color book.   

For more information when available, see:

http://numismatics.org/Store/Store

EGYPTIAN NATIONAL LIBRARY COLLECTION PUBLISHED ONLINE

Also announced in the October 2015 ANS Enews was the digital publication of the 6,500-piece Egyptian National Library coin collection.
-Editor

The American Numismatic Society is pleased to announce the digital publication of the non-hoard numismatic collection of the Egyptian National Library (http://enl.numismatics.org), in collaboration with Dr. Jere Bacharach, Professor Emeritus, Department of History at the University of Washington, and Dr. Sherif Anwar, College of Archaeology, Cairo University. 

The catalogue consists of more than 6,500 numismatic objects, ranging from late Roman glassware and pre-Islamic Sasanian coinage to the modern Egyptian coinage of Anwar Sadat and is particularly strong in Medieval Islamic coinage across all major dynasties. The collection has been photographed in color, and the interface is available in both English and Arabic. Geographic coordinates have been included for the majority of Islamic mints, permitting the mapping of the Egyptian National Library collection. Learn more about this exciting new collaboration.

To view the collection online, see:

Dar al-Kutub
Collection of the Egyptian National Library.

(http://enl.numismatics.org/)

For more information on the project, see:

ANS Launches Online Catalogue with Dar al-Kutub, the Egyptian National Library

(http://numismatics.org/NewsEvents/Egypt)

MORE ON PRESS RUNS OF NUMISMATIC BOOKS

Numismatic bookseller George Kolbe offers these observations on press runs of numismatic books.  Thanks!
-Editor

A few observations on Dave Lange’s informative contribution:

1) "I printed 300 of this title, which was the minimum figure for an established printer that was known to do work of the quality I demanded.”

The 300 print run makes sense as far as unit cost is concerned but most any quality printer will print fewer if the author/publisher is willing to pay a higher price per copy, i.e., the 300 copy price, less paper and binding costs (press time and ink costs are negligible).

2) "One thing I've noticed is that book sales for both my own titles and the more popular titles of commercial publishers in the numismatic field haven't recovered from the 2008-09 recession.”

While I basically agree with Dave, it is also true that an astonishing number of new numismatic works continue to be published worldwide. Further, the success of Whitman Publishing in recent years is even more astonishing. Anyone who has seen their booth at a major coin show or perused their publications online cannot fail to be impressed. An estimable contingent of talented authors and the firm’s outstanding marketing program, combined with hefty print runs, enable Whitman to sell well written, well produced books at insanely reasonable prices.

3) "One thing weighing in favor of smaller press runs is that modern printing technology can produce quality works at a reasonable cost that is not necessarily related to the number of copies ordered.”

I have no experience with “print on demand” services but “quality” of illustration still appears to be a key factor in the unit price cost of small print runs in my experience. This is particularly where illustrations are produced by stochastic or fine line offset printing methods.

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:

THOUGHTS ON PRESS RUNS OF NUMISMATIC BOOKS

(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n41a07.html)

Archives International Auctions, Part XXIX

U.S. & Worldwide Banknotes, Scripophily, Coins, 
 Historic Artifacts & Ephemera, Artwork, Autographs 
 and Security Printing Ephemera

October 24th & 29th, 2015

Click the links!
Highlights include:

Lot  26: Thomas Spencer - Honolulu - Sandwich Islands 1858

Lot  320: Accelerating Steam Navigation Co. 1841 Ten shares

Lot  363: Confederate States Bond. $10,000. Cr.146, B-339.

Lot  413: First Liberty Loan Converted 4 _% Gold Bond of 1932-1947

Lot  607: Fijian Government Debenture, 1872 Issue

Lot  715: Bono De Caja, El Banco Comercial Refaccionario De Chihuahua

Lot  738: Banco Nacional Del Peru, 1877 Provisional Issue Specimen

Lot  809: Bank of Zambia, ND (1964) Specimen Banknote.

Lot  948: British American Bank Note Company Engravers & Printers Proof 

Lot  960: Draper, Underwood, Bald & Spencer, ND, ca.1820's Sample Sheet.

Lot  1000: Colonial Pennsylvania, 15 Shillings 5.20.1758.

Lot  1056: Cherokee Insurance & Banking Co. 2 Dollars. 1862.

Lot  1139: Bank of America, 1879 Specimen $10,000 Clearing House Certificate.

Lot  1148: Manufacturers Bank, 184x Proof Banknote on a Proof Vignette Sheet

Lot  1229: Confederate States. 5 Dollars. 1861.

Lot  1280: Legal Tender Note. 1863 Series. 5 Dollars.

Lot  1298: Hackettstown National Bank of NJ., Second Charter $10.00

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