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The E-Sylum: Volume 18, Number 3, January 18, 2015, Article 14

NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: JANUARY 18, 2015

Alex Clain-Stefanelli
Douglas Mudd, Curator/Director of the Edward C. Rochette Money Museum at the American Numismatic Association writes:

I was saddened to hear of Alex Clain-Stafanelli’s death – in my years working with his mother I got to know him a little – he was a kind man dedicated to his mother and to education.

Gene Brandenburg forward this cell phone photo from the September 2011 Nummis Nova dinner - Alex was gene's guest that night. Thanks. -Editor

Alex Clain-Stefanelli, Eric Schena, Tom Kays, Mike Packard

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
ALEXANDER A. CLAIN-STEFANELLI, 1943 - 2014 (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n02a06.html)

Can Monkeys Balance a Budget?
Regarding the monkeys being trained to use money, Chip Howell writes:

I'll be interested in a follow-up to see if monkeys can be taught to balance a budget, and if the instruction program can be adapted to our legislature.

This could revolutionize the legislative process. Of course, once the lobbyists learn to donate bananas, we’ll be back in deep doo-doo. -Editor

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
PSYCHOLOGIST TRAINS MONKEYS TO USE MONEY (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n02a26.html)

Boston Time Capsule Coin Inventory
Charles Morgan writes:

Published reports on the Boston Time Capsule have some erroneous information. Hubert Walker's version is the most accurate to date.

Below is a link to Hubert's CoinWeek article, which opens with an interesting discussion of the definition of Time Capsule vs a "Foundation Deposit". I understand John Kraljevich is involved with appraising the coins and medals, so further details may eventually emerge. Can anyone tell us about the 19th-century practice of cleaning coins with an acid wash? That's what was done when the capsule was opened in 1855. -Editor

According to Lily Rothman in a January 6 piece for Time magazine, the Paul Revere-era time capsule unearthed and opened recently in Boston isn’t technically a “time capsule”. In the article, expert William E. Jarvis–who literally wrote the book on time capsules with his Time Capsules: A Cultural History (2002)–insists that a true time capsule must have a “dig-up-by” date. Items like the one excavated from the cornerstone of the Massachusetts State House on December 11, 2014 are called “foundation deposits”, a tradition that comes down to us from the most ancient past.

But enough of that. You’re here for the coins.

To read the CoinWeek article, see:
Coins, Other Contents of Boston Time Capsule Revealed (www.coinweek.com/us-coins/silver-coins/coins-contents-boston-time-capsule-revealed/)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
BOSTON TIME CAPSULE OPENED (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n02a08.html)

Still looking for Superior Photo of O-130 Half Dollar
Chuck Heck writes:

In response to Mr. O'Connor's request --- unfortunately, my second edition Overton does not have a copy of the requested photo. Sorry that I cannot help.

Anyone else? If you've got the book on your shelf, please take a quick look. Someone must have one of these. Thanks. -Editor

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
SUPERIOR PHOTO OF O-130 1795 HALF DOLLAR SOUGHT (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n02a10.html)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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