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The E-Sylum: Volume 02, Number 36, September 5, 1999, Article 7"GREAT DEBATE" GOES ONAngel Pietri of the Colonial Coin Collector's Club (C4) writes: "Here are my comments on the Buttrey-Hodder argument for The E-Sylum. I was not at the debate but in view of all the controversy I have read Mr. Buttrey's article and all the recent articles in Coin World. To call his research "superficial" amounts in my opinion to flattery. His article is sheer speculation based on his dislike of John Ford. I cannot describe his evidence as weak because he simply presented no evidence." Jim Spillman, founding editor of The Colonial Newsletter, adds: "I went back and reread Buttrey's original paper in AJN #9 and- in light of the current discussions-I now wonder exactly what it was Buttrey was thinking/writing about-his illustrations were gold assay strips (bars), but he simply referred to his subject matter as False American Gold Bars or simply "gold bars". Nowhere does he seem to recognize the purpose or usage of the strips. Assay strips are considerably different from bullion gold bars, or gold coinage. I suppose that I must reread Buttrey's paper several more times before I can sort out all of his thinking; it is not well written." Wayne Homren, EditorContent presented in The E-Sylum is not necessarily researched or independently fact-checked, and views expressed do not necessarily represent those of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society. This is a static archive page documenting the originally published content. Links were active at the time of publication but may no longer work. Check subsequent issues for corrections and commentary. The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. For more information please see our web site at http://www.coinbooks.org/ There is a membership application available on the web site. To join, print the application and return it with your check to the address printed on the application. Visit the Membership page. Those wishing to become new E-Sylum subscribers (or wishing to Unsubscribe) can go to the following web page link. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: E-Sylum Editor Copyright © 1998-2020 The Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS) |
