The E-Sylum v20n14 April 2, 2017

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The E-Sylum

  An electronic publication of
  The Numismatic Bibliomania Society

Volume 20, Number 14, April 2, 2017
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WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM APRIL 2, 2017
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KOLBE & FANNING’S SALE 145 CLOSES APRIL 22, 2017
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NEW BOOK: 2017 AMERICAN LIBERTY GOLD COIN
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NEW BOOK: ANCIENT LIBRARIES 
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BOOK REVIEW: HEATON'S TREATISE ON MINT MARKS
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ANA YOUNG NUMISMATISTS LITERARY COMPETITION
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GARRETT NUMISMATIC PAPERS DIGITIZED
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HELLENISTIC ROYAL COINAGES PROJECT GRANT
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NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: APRIL 2, 2017
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THE SLIPPERY STANDARDS OF COIN GRADING
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GIANT GOLD MAPLE LEAF COIN STOLEN 
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VOCABULARY TERM: GALVANO
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LYMAN HAYNES LOW (1844-1924)
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NUMISMATISTS EXAMINE TIME CAPSULE COINS
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MINT UNVEILS 2017 AMERICAN LIBERTY SILVER MEDALS
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DICK JOHNSON VISITS THE YALE ART MUSEUM
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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: APRIL 2, 2017
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BICYCLE MEDALS 
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1818 WASHINGTON MARKET CHOWDER CLUB TOKEN
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WAYNE'S NUMISMATIC DIARY: APRIL 2, 2017: PART 1
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WAYNE'S NUMISMATIC DIARY: APRIL 2, 2017: PART 2
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DOES COIN SHOW TRUE PORTRAIT OF JESUS?
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ALL NEW £1 COINS RECALLED
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DIX NOONAN WEBB OFFER RARE PALESTINIAN BANKNOTES
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ARTICLE PROFILES SECOND STORY BOOKS' ALLAN STYPECK
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BOOK TUNNEL ENTRANCE TO CHINESE BOOKSTORE
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NEW INVISIBLE COINS ISSUED
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U. S. AND RUSSIA ANNOUNCE NEW JOINT CURRENCY
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FEATURED WEB SITE: NATIONAL SCRIP COLLECTORS 
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WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM APRIL 2, 2017

New subscribers this week include: 
Catherine Canuti, Richard August and Frank Robinson, courtesy of Dave Bowers;
Gavin Scott, courtesy of Charles Farthing;
Rob Gartenberg, courtesy of Julian Leidman; and
Ann B. Scott.
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Thank you for reading The E-Sylum. If you enjoy it, please send me the email addresses of friends you think may enjoy it as well and I'll send them a subscription with your compliments. Contact me at whomren at gmail.com anytime regarding your subscription, or questions, comments or suggestions about our content.

This week we open with a new numismatic literature sale from Kolbe & Fanning, two new books and one review.
Other topics this week include coin grading, the stolen giant gold coin, the coins from the Baltimore Washington Monument time capsule, bicycle medals, 
and what could be ‘one of the most important discoveries in modern history’.

To learn more about the 2017 American Liberty Silver medals, 
the Yale Art Museum, the Garrett numismatic papers, 
 Lyman H. Low, King Izas-Manu of Edessa, the Clavilux, the Free Trade Anti-Corn Law medal, 
bibliophemera, and galvanoplasty, read on. Have a great week, everyone!

Wayne Homren 
Editor, The E-Sylum

KOLBE & FANNING’S SALE 145 CLOSES APRIL 22, 2017

Here is the announcement for the April 22, 2017 numismatic literature sale from Kolbe & Fanning. Some great stuff here.
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KOLBE & FANNING ANNOUNCE APRIL 22 AUCTION OF NUMISMATIC BOOKS
FIRM USING AUCTION MOBILITY FOR LIVE ONLINE BIDDING

Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers have announced that their Sale 145 will be held on April 22, 2017. The 443-lot sale features selections from the libraries of Tom Cederlind and Italo Vecchi, as well as interesting and important material from other consignors on ancient, foreign and U.S. numismatics. 

Some highlights of the sale include:

Lot 78: Jacob Hirsch’s famous auction catalogue of the Consul Weber collection of ancient Greek coins, bound in red half morocco (the sale features several other Hirsch catalogues in similar bindings)

Lot 92: Joel Malter’s set of the Collection R. Jameson of ancient Greek & Roman coins

Lot 112: a set of Mazzini’s magnificent Monete Imperiale Romane

Lot 227: a beautifully bound complete set of Denton & Prattent’s Virtuoso’s Companion to 18th-century British tokens

Lot 262: an original copy of Maurice Prou’s very scarce but foundational work on Carolingian coins, still a standard reference after more than 120 years

Lot 320: an original annotated typescript of Walter Breen’s highly important work on U.S. half cents, with original correspondence laid in

Lot 335: Tom Elder’s catalogue of the George Alfred Lawrence collection, with the complete complement of 22 outstanding photographic plates

Lot 369: Abe Kosoff’s original files for revising the J. Hewitt Judd pattern book, including original annotated pages, photographs, carbon-copy typescripts, correspondence and other materials

Lot 378: a nearly complete set of Error Trends Magazine, of one several lots offering comprehensive runs of publications on error coins, some of them very obscure and rare

Lot 381: the 1821 edition of James Mease’s foundational article on North American medals, the first substantial numismatic work published in the United States and only the second copy to be offered at auction in the numismatic marketplace.

Starting with this auction, Kolbe & Fanning will be using Auction Mobility as their third-party online bidding platform. Auction Mobility is an app-based platform allowing users the ability to participate in the sale through phones, tablets and computers (though bids placed via post, email, fax or phone will continue to be accepted). To register for the sale, bidders must go to bid.numislit.com and sign up. We believe that once our clients have set up their accounts, they will recognize that the new platform is an improvement and is easy to use to browse lots, place bids, or participate in the live sale online. Those wishing to participate on their devices can download the new Kolbe & Fanning app through the Apple or Google Play Store. 

The printed catalogue of Sale 145 has been mailed to active customers. A PDF of the printed catalogue has been posted to the firm’s website at numislit.com for those who prefer that format (the online catalogue is truncated). Bids may be placed via post, email, fax or phone prior to the sale. Advance absentee bids may also be placed through the online catalogue at bid.numislit.com; live internet bidding will be available during the sale itself through the same platform.

Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers LLC is a licensed and bonded auction firm in the State of Ohio. For more information, please see the Kolbe & Fanning website at numislit.com or email David Fanning at df at numislit.com. To register for the sale, go to bid.numislit.com. We look forward to your participation. 

NEW BOOK: 2017 AMERICAN LIBERTY GOLD COIN

A new book has been published by the United States Mint as part of a package deal for the new 2017 American Liberty Gold Coin.  Here's some information from the Mint web site.
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Celebrate the United States Mint’s 225th anniversary with a brand new design that remembers our past and embraces the future! This new design featuring an African–American woman as Lady Liberty is a fresh take on our Nation’s cultural roots, the traditional allegorical representation of Liberty, blending one of the most important symbols of our past with the creation of a modern American symbol. 

This new coin embraces our Nation’s founding principles that “all men are created equal … with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Join us as we celebrate this anniversary with a newly “minted” American symbol, the culmination of 225 years of progress and artistic vision.

Designer Justin Kunz has crafted a modern classic in his depiction of Liberty on the 2017 American Liberty 225th Anniversary Gold Coin. This 99.99% 24–karat gold coin is the first high relief coin with a proof finish ever minted by the United States. Each coin is hand packaged in an exquisite black–lacquered hardwood presentation case and is accompanied by a companion hard–cover book detailing the fascinating numismatic history of our Nation’s most cherished symbol.

An April 1, 2017 Coin World article has more information (including the book image shown above).
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The Proof 2017-W American Liberty gold $100 coin to go on sale at noon ET April 6 from the U.S. Mint will be accompanied by a hardbound, color-illustrated book chronicling the coin’s design, development and production.

The book is 48 pages in length, not counting the front and back flyleaf pages and case cover. The book measures 5.5 inches by 3.9375 inches.

The book was printed by Westland Printers in Laurel, Md., with binding executed by Advantage Book Binding in Baltimore.

To read the complete article, see: 

Hardcover book accompanies Proof 2017-W American Liberty gold $100 coin

(www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2017/04/hardcover-book-with-2017-w-american-liberty-gold-coin.all.html)

For mroe information, or to order, see: 

2017 AMERICAN LIBERTY 225TH ANNIVERSARY GOLD COIN

(https://catalog.usmint.gov/225th-united-states-mint-anniversary.html?cm_sp=FC-_-225_am_lib_gold_coin-_-040117)

NEW BOOK: ANCIENT LIBRARIES 

This one's strictly for the bibliophiles among us (no numismatic connection).  Thanks to John Lupia for passing along this new work on the history of libraries.
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Ancient Libraries and Renaissance Humanism

The De bibliothecis of Justus Lipsius

Thomas G. Hendrickson

Although many humanists, from Petrarch to Fulvio Orsini, had written briefly about library history, the De bibliothecis of Justus Lipsius was the first self-contained monograph on the topic. The De bibliothecis proved to be a seminal achievement, both in redefining the scope of library history and in articulating a vision of a public, secular, research institution for the humanities. It was repeatedly reprinted and translated, plagiarized and epitomized. Through the end of the nineteenth century, scholars turned to it as the ultimate foundation for any discussion of library history. In Ancient Libraries and Renaissance Humanism, Hendrickson presents a critical edition of Lipsius’s work with introductory studies, a Latin text, English translation, and a substantial historical commentary.

For more information, or to order, see: 

Ancient Libraries and Renaissance Humanism

(www.brill.com/products/reference-work/ancient-libraries-and-renaissance-humanism)

BOOK REVIEW: HEATON'S TREATISE ON MINT MARKS

In his The Curious Collector column in the April 2017 issue of The E-Gobrecht, an electronic publication of the Liberty Seated Collectors Club, Len Augsburger examines a landmark book in American numismatics: Augustus Heaton’s  A Treatise on the Coinage of the United States Branch Mints.  Here it is, with permission.  I added an image of the work's cover from the Newman Numismatic Portal.
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Many collectors today will
be surprised to learn that
19th century American numismatists generally paid little attention to mint marks.
The typical collectors put together date runs, often
proofs and an 1873 proof Liberty Seated dollar was
just as good as an uncirculated example of the same
year from the Carson City Mint. This all changed in
1893 with the publication of Augustus Heaton’s A
Treatise on the Coinage of the United States Branch Mints
(https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/512404).

Heaton’s motivation to delve into mint marks
is explained in the preface of the work – 

“The writer, a few years since, after enriching his almost complete
collection of silver and minor issues of the parent institution [Philadelphia Mint] with all attainable varieties, became much interested in gathering United
States coinage bearing the letters to which he has referred. The attraction of his pursuit grew with each
piece acquired, each series completed, and each unknown variety found, until his modern dates quite divided his consideration with the old.” 

Here we see the
timeless quality of a numismatist – the desire to explore the unknown and to document the findings.
Not to mention that an interesting collection can be
assembled in the course of the work! These characteristics are all operative today and any number of authors are systematically researching die varieties and
documenting discoveries in a variety of formats.

Heaton’s work was first announced in the 
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