The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 13, March 24, 2002, Article 10

ENRICO CARUSO, COLLECTOR

  In response to Carl Honore's note about musicians and
  numismatics, Steve Pellegrini writes: "I wonder if Carl
  noticed Lot #7 in the upcoming Kolbe auction.  It  offers
  the Henry Chapman catalogue for the 1923 NYC sale
  of Enrico Caruso's extensive collection of gold coins.
  The great singer's knowledge and acumen of ancient
  numismatics was well known and respected during his
  ifetime.

  When a courtier informed Italian King Victor Emmanuel
  that Caruso had just acquired a particularly fine specimen
  of rare Roman gold, he remarked with a sigh,  "If I were
  Caruso then I too could afford to buy such a coin".  --
  If  you've ever read the catalogues of Hans Schulman's
  marathon 1967 sale of the King's collection then you'll
  know that no crocodile tears need be shed for Old Vic
  Savoy or his coin collection."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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