The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 52, December 23, 2007, Article 3

NUMISMATICS IN THE NEWS: GLEANINGS FROM CONTEMPORARY NEWSPAPERS

Pete Smith writes: "This morning I dusted a shelf that hasn't 
been dusted in years. I came across my copy of "Numismatics 
in the News: Gleanings from Contemporary Newspapers". I have 
copy 15 of 20. [This is a draft publication I put together 
in 1995, but never completed. -Editor]

"Recently I checked the microfilm newspapers at the University 
of Minnesota Library. When I have some more free time I want 
to go back and check Philadelphia newspapers from 1793 for 
references to the Mint and early coinage. I am sure you will 
agree there is a wealth of information hiding in old newspapers.

"Now that there are ways to search old newspapers online, 
it would be a great project for somebody to catalog such 
articles. It would probably be possible to put the index 
or even the full text on a website."

[It's amazing how quickly times have changed. Back when 
I compiled my manuscript, I had to type these in one at a 
time, mostly from original newspapers in my collection. 
Not many old papers are available online making the task 
of finding such articles much easier. Is anyone working 
on or considering such a project? -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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