The E-Sylum v21n07 February 18, 2018

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The E-Sylum
  
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Volume 21, Number 07, February 18, 2018
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WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM FEBRUARY 18, 2018
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NEW BOOK: U.S. PROOF GOLD COINS VOL IV: GOLD
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NEW BOOK: CONTEMPORARY COUNTERFEIT HALFPENNY AND FARTHING FAMILIES
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BOOK REVIEW: GUNMONEY
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NEW PERIODICAL: VIETNAM NUMISMATICS
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CHINESE GUIDES FOR IDENTIFYING SILVER DOLLARS
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NEWMAN NUMISMATIC PORTAL 2017 REPORT
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1875-1907 U.S. COINAGE LEDGERS DIGITIZED
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NEWMAN PORTAL SEARCH: BLACK BESS
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DICK JOHNSON ON THE 2018 WINTER OLYMPIC MEDALS
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VALUING THE 2018 WINTER OLYMPIC MEDALS
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NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: FEBRUARY 18, 2018
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"ISIS COIN" IS IRAQI REPUBLIC PIECE
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MORE ON THE CAPONE AND LINDBERGH CASES
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VOCABULARY TERMS: DIE STATE, DIE VARIETY
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ALFRED SEYMOUR ROBINSON (1836-1878)
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THE A.J. VANDERBILT COLLECTION
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DON BAILEY: DEAN OF MEXICAN NUMISMATICS
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ANNE JESSOPP TO LEAD ROYAL MINT
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AUSTRALIA'S OLD TREASURY BUILDING MUSEUM
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BEWARE THE COIN SWAP TRICK
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NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: FEBRUARY 18, 2018
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FINEST LIBERTY SEATED DOLLAR COLLECTION SOLD INTACT
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BOWERS/WHITE CHINESE COPPER COIN SELECTIONS 
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WAYNE'S NUMISMATIC DIARY: FEBRUARY 18, 2018
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A LIST OF COIN EVENT WEB SITES
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THE CONFEDERATE CATHOLIC REBEL CROWN
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AUSTRALIAN MINT SUED BY CANADA OVER PATENT
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NEW ZEALAND MāNUKA HONEY COIN
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AUSTRALIA ISSUES NEW $50 BANKNOTE DESIGN
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VENEZUELA CRAFTSMEN USE WORTHLESS BANKNOTES
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TRASH WORKERS DISCOVER BAG OF DAMAGED BANKNOTES
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IN OTHER NEWS: FEBRUARY 18, 2018
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FEATURED WEB SITE: NUMISMATICS INTERNATIONAL 
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WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM FEBRUARY 18, 2018





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This week we open with two important new numismatic books, a new periodical, a book review, and an annual report for the Newman Numismatic Portal.
Other topics this week include Chinese guides for identifying silver dollars, the 2018 Winter Olympic medals, Alfred S. Robinson, A. J. Vanderbilt, Don Bailey, Liberty Seated Dollars, the Confederate Catholic Rebel Crown, and Numismatics International.


To learn more about U.S. Proof Coins, contemporary counterfeit Halfpennies and Farthings, Gun Money,  the Carolus peso, U.S. Coinage Ledgers, the No Cents V Nickel, die states, the new head of the Royal Mint, and why George VII doesn't have a crown yet, read on. Have a great week, everyone!


Wayne Homren 
Editor, The E-Sylum





NEW BOOK: U.S. PROOF GOLD COINS VOL IV: GOLD


Researcher and author John Dannreuther has begun publishing his long-awaited  four-volume work on United States Proof Coins. Congratulations!  The first volume to appear is number four, a two-part set covering gold coins.  Here is some information from the book's web site.
For ordering information, see the web site or the ad appearing elsewhere in this issue.
-Editor





Before this work the only full-length treatise on United States Proof coins was Walter Breen’s 1977 encyclopedia that later was revised in 1989. Although that seminal book moved the scholarship light years forward, its main drawback was its lack of illustrations. It was published before the digital age and was written on typewriter and laid out in the way books were done for generations. Thirty-five-millimeter photographs were cut and pasted into a layout and that layout was converted to a transparency called a “blue.” From the blues, a printed book was produced.


   This volume on Proof gold has nearly 2,000 illustrations and every Proof gold variety either has a full color photograph or a close-up illustration of its pertinent features. This is only possible because of digital photography and software for a work of this magnitude. Details that previously only could be verbally described is now illustrated with such clarity that words are now secondary. Noting the date’s position by where an imaginary vertical line aligns with the left base of the 1 digit aligns with a dentil below it is still noted in this work, but many date positions have obvious other differences. Micro photographs of date positions illustrate these differences and allow easy identification of varieties.


   After 1840, nearly all United States coins were produced from completely hubbed dies. Thus, the differences in Proof and circulation strike dies after this point often are the position of the hand-punched dates and little else. Reverse dies are even harder to differentiate, as the ones from Philadelphia (the majority of the Proof coins in this book) usually differ only in post-hubbing features. There is no mintmark in a different position for Philadelphia Proofs to distinguish varieties, as they do not have them!


   In the past, collectors wanted one example of each date and Proofs were the ultimate collector coins. Today, collectors want both Proof and Mint State examples, so Proofs have lost some of their luster, as many collectors today have concentrated on rare circulation strike issues or common issues in very high grades. Admittedly, some of this focus is deserved, as there are many rare issues and there are numerous common-date coins that are very difficult to find in ultimate states of preservation. However, the collectors of the past appreciated the “Coiner’s Caviar” as Proofs were the best coins produced by the United States Mint and those throughout the world. Today, nearly every mint in the world produces Proof coinage – the ultimate examples of their coinage. Mints are proud of their coinage and Proof coins are the ultimate examples of their output. The care in producing and preparing the dies and planchets results in nearly perfect coins. They are miniature works
  of art!


   Hopefully, these four volumes (this work on gold, followed by silver, copper, and nickel treatises) will cause a renaissance in collecting Proofs. In reality, Proof gold coins are among the most sought after and desirable issues in United States numismatics, but the other metals in the ultimate format have languished in recent years. Proof eagles and double eagles are highlights in dealer’s cases and auctions, just as one can imagine they were throughout the years past.


   These four works will systematically identify every known Proof variety issued by the United States prior to 1916. By doing this, collectors will then be able to assemble variety sets of Proofs just as they do for large cents by Sheldon and Newcomb varieties, half dollars by Overton numbers, and the other circulation series that have been extensively studied and have had their varieties enumerated.


   The author hopes that collectors, dealers, and others interested in numismatics will enjoy reading these works as much as the author enjoyed writing them. It is the culmination of a life-long fascination with the Mint’s pinnacle of their output – the best examples of the coiner’s work – Proof coins.


For more information, or to order, see: 


https://www.orcararities.com/






 



NEW BOOK: CONTEMPORARY COUNTERFEIT HALFPENNY AND FARTHING FAMILIES


The Colonial Coin Collectors Club (C4) has published an important new work on contemporary colonial-era circulating counterfeit coinage.
-Editor





The Colonial Coin Collectors Club announces the
latest in its series of publications -- CONTEMPORARY
COUNTERFEIT HALFPENNY AND FARTHING FAMILIES,
VOLUME ONE by Roger Moore, Eugene Andrews,
Robert Bowser, John Howes, John Louis, David
Palmer, Jeff Rock, Rickie Rose, Clem Schettino, and
Byron Weston.


This monograph is the start of an effort to organize
and bring structure to this area of colonial
numismatics: it breaks down the vast number of
different varieties into related groups called Families.
A Family of contemporary counterfeits is a group of
coins that likely came from the same minting
operation at about the same time. Families are
logical groups that share one or more of the
following attributes: dies, die making punches, or
similarities in the design style. 


The work, large format, glossy hardcover, 304 pages and profusely illustrated in color will be available in March for $54.95 (plus $7.25 if shipped) from Charles Davis, P.O. Box 1, Wenham Mass 01984.


Comments on Contemporary Counterfeit Halfpenny and Farthing Families:


Jim Rosen 

Past President, Colonial Coin Collectors Club, Inc.


“Finally, a wonderful and badly needed reference book of extraordinary importance that for the first time begins the monumental task of putting order to the unorganized field of counterfeit halfpence and farthings.”




To understand the monumental scope of this undertaking, look no further than the Table of Contents.
-Editor



SECTION 1 -- Introduction
Historic Context of Non Regal Coppers
How to Collect Non Regal Coppers
Regal British and Irish Coinages
Formation of Non Regal Families
Understanding the Nomenclature on the Plates
Aid for Attributing Family Members
Glossary of Terms
Anton/Kesse Relationships with Families


SECTION 2 -- Quick Guide For Family Identification


SECTION 3 -- British And Irish Counterfeit And Evasion Families
INTRODUCTION – Moore
Chapter 1 – Aging George Family (AG) – Rose/Bowser
Chapter 2 – Baby Head Variety (BH) – Moore
Chapter 3 -- Banana Nose Family (BN) – Rock
Chapter 4 – Big Bird Family (BB) – Bowser/Moore
Chapter 5 – Boyish George Family (BG) – Moore
Chapter 6 -- British Toon Family (BT) – Rock/Louis
Chapter 7 – Capped Head Family (CH) – Moore
Chapter 8 – Coin X Family (CX) – Louis
Chapter 9 – Coin Y Family (CY) – Howes
Chapter 10 – Defiant Head Family (DH) – Howes
Chapter 11 -- Duke of Yorke Evasion Family (DYE) – Rock
Chapter 12 -- Faceless George Family (FG) – Andrews
Chapter 13 -- Flaming Sprig Family (FS) – Moore
Chapter 14 -- Indian Head Family (IH) – Rock/Bowser
Chapter 15 -- Irish Toon Family (IT) – Louis/Rock
Chapter 16 – Lanky Letters Family (LL) – Moore
Chapter 17 -- Long Neck Family (LN) – Moore/Schettino
Chapter 18 – Machin Mills Family (MM) – Howes
Chapter 19 – Moody Pouty Family (MP) – Moore/Louis
Chapter 20 – Muted George Family (MG) – Louis
Chapter 21 – Notch Nose Family (NN) – Moore/Louis
Chapter 22 – Ogle Eye Family (OE) – Moore/Bowser
Chapter 23 – Old Guy George Family (OGG) – Rock/Louis
Chapter 24 – Potato Head Family (PH) – Moore/Rock
Chapter 25 – Rubber Lady Family (RL) – Moore/Rock
Chapter 26 – Simian George II Family (SGII) – Rose/Moore
Chapter 27 – Slope Head Family (SH) – Moore/Louis
Chapter 28 – Spike Chin Family (SC) – Moore/Louis
Chapter 29 – Swollen Jowl Family (SJ) – Moore
Chapter 30 – Teary Eyed Family (TE) – Andrews/Louis
Chapter 31 – Whistling George Family (WG) – Moore
Chapter 32 – Wood 42 Family (W42) – Moore
Chapter 33 – 1781 Family (81) – Moore/Palmer
Chapter 34 – 1785 Family (85) – Moore/Weston


SECTION 4 -- Summaries Of Incompletely Researched Families
Introduction – Rock/Moore
Bubblegum Face Family (BF) – Bowser/Moore
Coin W Family (CW) – Bowser/Moore
Coin Z Family (CZ) – Bowser/Moore
Crude American Family (CA) – Bowser/Moore
Curly Haired George Family (CG) – Bowser
Distant Bow Family (DB) – Bowser/Moore
Flat Struck Family (FS) – Bowser
Georgivs Triumpho Family (GT) – Moore/Bowser
Headless Rat Family (HR) – Bowser
Long Top Sevens Family (LT7) – Bowser/Moore
Proud Sevens Family (P7) – Bowser/Moore
Quill Pen Family (QP) – Bowser
Roman Head Family (RH) – Bowser
Ski Nose Family (SN) – Moore/Bowser
Slant Sevens Family (S7) – Bowser
Tilted Head Family (TH) – Bowser/Moore
Topless Ordinal Family (TO) – Bowser/Moore
Wedge Top Sevens Family (WT7) – Moore/Bowser
Young Head Family (YH) – Bowser/Moore
Bibliography And Suggested Readings: – Moore/Rock



Wow! What a monumental effort!  Works like this define the shape of the numismatic landscape for decades to come. Many thanks to the authors and C4.  This is also where unusual but useful new numismatic terms are invented (although only time will tell if they have staying power).  My favorites include
Boyish George,
Ogle Eye, 
Rubber Lady,
Headless Rat, 
and Topless Ordinal.
-Editor



For more information on the Colonial Coin Collectors Club, Inc., see: 


http://colonialcoins.org/



For more information on the book, see: 


http://www.numisbook.com/

 



BOOK REVIEW: GUNMONEY


Steve Blencoe submitted this review of the new book on Irish Gun Money by Philip Timmins.  Thank you!
-Editor





GUNMONEY: THE EMERGENCY COINAGE OF 1689-1691 FOR THE IRISH CAMPAIGN OF JAMES II
Philip Timmins


I have been a collector of the Gunmoney series for a few years now and have been frustrated by the lack of any reasonable reference. The papers and articles that have been published were contradictory. The most recent Spink reference, although a slight improvement on the last, was still lacking detail.


I was very excited to hear about the new publication by Philip Timmins and was not disappointed when it finally arrived. The book was laid out in a way that I was not expecting, using a timeline rather than by denomination. An added bonus was the synopsis of the conflict which, for those not already in the know, must bring life to the series. A refreshing change to the normal humdrum numismatic references out there.


The timeline of the Limerick mint was also tackled, and the conclusions drawn do make a lot of sense. Varieties in each denomination were tackled, and well illustrated where necessary. I am sure that as a result of the publication, many more varieties will surface from collections around the world. I imagine there will be some debate about what minor variations should constitute a separate reference. This has to be a good thing and no doubt an update to the reference will be published in a few years time detailing those new finds that surface as a result of this publication.


I imagine that this is now the reference that will be used worldwide when identifying coins in the series, and quite rightly so.



Jeff Rock submitted a review as well.  Thanks!
-Editor



The publication of a reference work on the intriguing series of Irish Gunmoney has long been needed –
partially because the series is so darned confusing, but also because there has been so much
misinformation published over the last 300 years that collectors for too long haven’t really known what
was out there. This admirable work by Timmins certainly fills that need, and corrects much of errors of
the past.


The series was issued by King James II from 1689-1691 during his Irish campaign after he had been
ousted from the British throne in the “Glorious Revolution” of 1688, mostly due to his embrace of
Catholicism, but also over fear that he wanted to be an absolute monarch (his father, Charles I, didn’t
fare too well in that role, having been executed in 1649).


The Gunmoney series was issued in a multitude of metals – gold, silver, copper, white-metal and a
brassy base metal (the most common). The coinage was issued in an even larger number of
denominations – crown, halfcrown (in both large and small sizes), shilling (also in small and large sizes),
sixpence, groat and penny. The coins were issued from 1689-1691, as mentioned, but are rather unique
in the annals of numismatics since they were issued every month between June of 1689 and October
of 1690 (a 1691 issue collected with the series was issued in Limerick) – and the coins not only bear the
year of their mintage but the month as well! 


The month wasn’t an affectation on the part of the King,
but rather a way to gradually replace the base metal coins with silver and gold if James II had succeeded
– and, as an added bonus, the soldiers that served him would be able to not only exchange their base
metal coins for silver and gold but also to claim interest on their wages, based on the date of the
coinage. Since James II lost his bid to reclaim his crown this all came to naught – but remains an
ingenious way to finance a war! Not all denominations or metals were issued in each month, and this
has led to much of the confusion and uncertainty among collectors. Also adding to the confusion is that
some issues were struck over earlier ones – but not over the same denominations. The smaller crowns,
for instance, were struck over the earlier half crowns.


Timmins tackles this problem in the logical manner, moving month-by- month, not only listing the
denominations that were issued but also going into die varieties for each denomination. The die
varieties are often subtle in nature, and the author makes the attribution easy by giving enlarged
illustrations of distinguishing characteristics (usually in the crown and date detail on the reverse side.
The only minor drawback of the book is that while each obverse die is illustrated in full, the reverse dies
are not – only the enlarged portions to distinguish the dies. This certainly saved space and decreased
printing costs, but it would have been nice to have even if it added a few more pages to the work. The
photographs are in color, slightly enlarged, and are overall of good quality – which is nice since the
series is often found in wretched condition, and having nice examples to compare to definitely makes
attribution easier.


Speaking of attribution, Timmins has devised a method that makes sense and is flexible enough to add
new discoveries if they are made. The attribution numbers are a bit long, but there wasn’t any other
option that combined utility and flexibility (simply numbering them from 1 to whatever the end of the
series was has been proven the wrong way to do things ever since it was first used!). So a Timmins
number may read: TB12B1-A. This number is basically shorthand for T(immins variety) B(ase metal) 12
(Shilling), June 1689 (the B) and Die Variety (1-A). The system is easy enough once you get the hang of
it.


The book is more than just a listing of die varieties, however. The introduction gives a history of James
II’s Irish campaign and the reasons these coins were needed. Each monthly chapter starts with an
update of what happened in that month to the King trying to reclaim a throne, and they are fascinating
reading, even if you know how things eventually worked out. The listings of the varieties give all the
information needed to easily attribute, and the author gives remarks where needed. Just as useful as an
accurate listing of varieties is the addition of a rarity scale (a bit different than the American version, this
one has a dozen points ranging from C3 (extremely common) to R7 (just one or two known), and
includes the charming category of N – “normal, neither scarce or common” which is really something
the Americans should think of including in the future).


While not mentioned in the book itself, a fair number of Gunmoney coins have been found in
archaeological contexts in North America, including in Colonial Williamsburg. Perhaps this is
unsurprising since the British colonies here were often the dumping ground of coinage that was not
wanted in England or Ireland. The William Wood coinage of Hibernia coppers may have circulated more
in North America than in Ireland (especially after Jonathan Swift took aim at it), the 1760 Voce Populi
coppers may have ended up here, and counterfeit Irish halfpence were sent here (along with their
British counterparts) and are even found as undertypes for some of the early state coinages of the
United States.


The book is nicely printed, in Ireland of course, and is published by The Numismatic Society of Ireland.
While shorter than initially expected – just 146 pages – each page carries its weight, and the author
gives you everything you need to know to collect and enjoy this fascinating series. It is well worth the
price, even when factoring in expensive postage costs from Ireland to the US. David Fanning has noted
that he will soon have the book available in the US, and that should help bring the postage cost down to
collectors on this side of the Atlantic.



I was familiar with the series but have already learned a lot just from these reviews.  Thanks!
For ordering information, see the earlier article or contact David Fanning for availability. See

www.numislit.com
.
-Editor



To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: 


NEW BOOK: GUNMONEY

(http://www.coinbooks.org/v21/esylum_v21n03a04.html)





  



NEW PERIODICAL: VIETNAM NUMISMATICS


Numismatic globetrotter Howard Daniel submitted this information about a new periodical on Vietnamese numismatics. 
-Editor





During my recent visit to Viet Nam, I was in Hanoi and met with Mai Ngoc Phat.  Mr. Phat is an old friend who has assisted me in my numismatic research for many years.  He is the primary force and senior editor of a new magazine, VietNam Numismatics.  He has also established a national numismatic club.  There are now thousands of numismatists in Viet Nam and this magazine serves them and overseas Vietnamese.  It is written in Vietnamese and most of the articles are about old to modern coins, notes, tokens, etc., but there are articles about pieces from other parts of the world.


The first issue's cover and inside cover are attached.  The oldest important Vietnamese numismatist; Nguyen Ba Dam, and the oldest important foreign numismatist; Howard A. Daniel III are pictured on the page.  The picture with me includes my wife, Phung and Mr. Phat.  He has also included the covers of my latest Vietnamese catalog, Democratic Republic of Viet Nam Coins & Currency.







Three issues of the magazine have been published.  Nguyen Duc Viet is working with Mr. Phat and there is now a way of obtaining copies of the magazine for people who live outside of Viet Nam.  Past, current and future issues can be obtained for US$10 each (which includes postage) by sending it to Mr. Viet via PayPal to his email address 

VIET at ueh.edu.vn.  If anyone wants further information they can contact me at 

HADANIEL3 at msn.com but Mr. Viet is also fluent in English.



Thanks, Howard.  The club does not yet have a web site.  It looks like a great publication on a topic of increasing importance in today's numismatic marketplace.
-Editor





CHINESE GUIDES FOR IDENTIFYING SILVER DOLLARS


Helen Wang of the British Museum publishes the Chinese Money Matters blog.  A recent post describes merchant manuals used to identify Mexican silver dollars and other foreign coins in circulation in China.  Here's a short excerpt - seethe complete article for much more.
-Editor





Mexican silver dollars, and other silver coins, were known and used in China in the Qing dynasty. They were often cut or stamped in China, and there are numerous examples of cut and chop-marked dollars – there are examples in the British Museum Collection, and many more have been published in Chopmark News (there are copies of this journal online and print copies of later issues in the library of the Dept of Coins and Medals at the British Museum). For a good introduction, with wonderful illustrations, see Joe Cribb’s Money in the Bank: The Hongkong Bank’s Money Collection (published by Spink for the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, 1987). For further detail, see Richard von Glahn’s article “Foreign Silver Coins in the Market Culture of Nineteenth Century China”, International Journal of Asian Studies, vol. 4, issue 1 (Jan 2007), pp. 51-78.


Abstract of von Glahn’s article: ‘Both the physical qualities of different types of money and the cultural values assigned to them contributed to the determination of their economic value. China began to import substantial quantities of silver coins from Europe as early as the sixteenth century, but it was around 1800 that a foreign coin, the so-called “Carolus peso” issued by the Spanish kings Carlos III and Carlos IV, 
became the basis of a new monetary standard in China, the yuan. In the nineteenth century the Carolus peso and imitations of it (mostly manufactured in China) served as the principal means of exchange, and the yuan as the standard unit of account, in the markets of South China. This paper analyzes the monetary conditions that led to the establishment of the 



Carolus peso as the monetary standard of South China with particular consideration of the distinctive “currency circuits” formed by regional variations in monetary circulation. Significant differences can be seen in the monetary regimes that prevailed in Jiangnan and Guangdong, the major commercial centers of the empire. While Guangdong reverted to a commodity money standard that allowed the use of a wide range of different types of physical monies, including “chopped” and broken foreign coins, in Jiangnan the Carolus peso became a unified, fiduciary monetary standard. This regional variation attests to the distinctive regional characteristics of market culture in late imperial China.’



Finds of Mexican silver dollars are reported in Chinese numismatic journals, and sometimes make a splash in the local press: see, for example, the hoard of hundreds of silver dollars found in Longhai Village (Fujian province), in 2011, which Gary Ashenkazy highlighted on his blog Primaltrek.


To read the complete article, see: 


CHINESE GUIDES FOR IDENTIFYING SILVER DOLLARS AND OTHER COINS, 19TH CENTURY

(https://chinesemoneymatters.wordpress.com/2018/02/16/41-chinese-guides-for-identifying-silver-dollars-and-other-coins-19th-century/)






 


NEWMAN NUMISMATIC PORTAL 2017 REPORT


Newman Numismatic Portal Project Coordinator Len Augsburger provided the following report on the site's growth in 2017.
-Editor





The Newman Numismatic Portal in 2017:
A growing community resource











Numismatic collections, journals and auction catalogs … not long ago, these gems were rare and uncirculated. Or at least a distant archive away. Today, many are easily and instantly viewed – at no cost to users – on the Newman Numismatic Portal (www.NewmanPortal.org). And more content is constantly added by those in the numismatic community, from major
organizations to individual researchers.


Thanks to such enthusiastic input, the Newman Portal came a long way in 2017, its first full year of operation. Among the 20,000 documents, images and other media now available on this easily used internet site:




    Auction catalogs: Stack’s Bowers and Kagin’s opened their historic auction catalogs for scanning. The Stack’s Bowers auction sale catalogs, from 1935 to date, cover 800 distinct sales while Kagin’s, beginning in 1940, contributed 295 catalogs for inclusion on the Newman Portal. Heritage
Auctions has linked its comprehensive online auction archives, listing nearly 3 million auction lots, to the Newman Portal.
Heritage Auctions has linked its comprehensive online auction archives, listing nearly 3 million auction lots, to the Newman Portal.



   The ANS library: The American Numismatic Society, in addition to hosting Newman Portal scanning equipment in its library, has made extensive contributions to the Portal by releasing published content for open access. These titles include the American Journal of Numismatics, Numismatic Notes and Monographs, ANS Magazine and Coinage of the Americas Conference proceedings, and the Virgil Brand ledgers from the ANS library, documenting one of the most important American collections at the turn of the 20th century. ANS trustee Dan Hamelberg has made his incomparable personal library of American numismatic literature available for scanning.


   The ANA’s Numismatist. The American Numismatic Association made The Numismatist available on a search-only basis through the Newman Portal. For a full view, see 

https://www.money.org/thenumismatist/digitalarchives
.


   Specialized collections. Collectors including Alan Weinberg and Arnold-Peter C. Weiss have contributed images of outstanding collections of medals, as has the owner of the Eclectic Numismatic Treasure collection of exonumia. Two comprehensive collections of numismatic postcards, from Bob Merchant and David Sklow, are viewable on Newman Portal, with the Mark Borckardt collection currently in processing. These curated images can now be viewed in a text-searchable format.



   Club publications.  Numerous numismatic organizations and societies have partnered with Newman Portal to digitize their publications, which serves the dual purpose of archiving their specialized content for posterity and promoting the organization through open access on the Internet. This is done at no cost to contributing organizations, and many joined NNP in 2017, as the number of individual and organization contributors nearly doubled, from 35 to 69. Among these were the John Reich Collector Society, Numismatic Literary Guild, Society of  Paper Money Collectors, Fly-In Club, Florida United Numismatists, National Scrip Collectors Association, and the Fractional Currency Collectors Board.




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