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The E-Sylum: Volume 15, Number 30, July 15, 2012, Article 7

MORE ON MONTROVILLE DICKESON

Jim Neiswinter writes:

In the 1st edition (1859) of his American Numismatical Manual, Dr. Montroville Dickeson enumerated 31 varieties of 1793 cents. In J. N. T. Levick's notebook that I found at the American Numismatic Society he comments on this: "No one person has ever possessed so many varieties of the 93s as Dr. D. mentions & how in creation he ever conjured up so many is a mystery to me."

However he did get one right. In describing a 1793 Liberty Cap variety he writes: "In one of the varieties there must have been a flaw in the die, which disfigured the effigy with a raised line through it lengthwise." This is the first published description of the S14 variety.

I've attached a pix of Dr. D next to a young Charlie Davis.

Montroville Dickeson

Um, yeah. Except for the hair, it looks just like him, plus he has a stick up his butt... Actually, if I'm interpreting the photo properly, that stick seen behind the Indian Chief was something commonly used by photographers of the day. At the time posing for a photo was a lengthy ordeal because of the long exposure times required. The stick had a small seat that helped the subject prop themselves up without moving while the photo was being taken. Do these have a name? -Editor

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: QUIZ ANSWER: MONTROVILLE W. DICKESON (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n29a05.html)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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