MORE ON WILLIAM WEEKS

PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE FULL ISSUE PREV FULL ISSUE

V18 2015 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 18, Number 35, August 30, 2015, Article 12

MORE ON WILLIAM WEEKS

Dave Hirt submitted these notes on William Weeks. Thanks! -Editor

I want to comment on the post on William Weeks. It was stated that he was pictured in the photo of the January 24, 1913 New York Numismatic Club dinner. I was curious what he looked like, so I pulled my 1913 yearbook of the NYNC off the shelf. It is a nice clear photo. Among others, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Chapman are right in the center of the first row. Mrs. Chapman was a very nice looking lady.

However, Wm Weeks is not listed as one of the attendees. Also there is a list of the 1913 members of the NYNC, and Weeks is not listed as a member.

I also checked the McKay catalog of book sales, and found three sales of the Weeks library by Stan V. Henkels & Co. all in 1902:

February 20: Autograph letters and historical documents.
March 5: Americana
March 10: Miscellaneous books.

Numismatic books are not mentioned. There is a picture of William Weeks in the book The American Numismatic Society 1858-1958 opposite page 116.

On a related (yet quite unrelated) note, Gary Beals adds: "William Weeks of New Jersey and New York, Lawyer and numismatist is not the only fellow in money history with that name. This from the draft of my dictionary El Numiscadero". -Editor

Bilimbiques Slang for the promissory notes used during the Mexican Revolution of 1910-1917. The word is said to have originated from the Mexicans’ pronouncing the name William Weeks, an America cashier at a mine in Mexico some years before the revolution. He issued promissory notes to the miners that were called “William-Weeks” but over the years the word bilimbique evolved and was applied to any promissory note of the time.

Gary adds:

Any of the Mexican revolution bills 1910-1917 fall under this term — as best I know. Dozens of types and denominations. Many printed by American Banknote Co. -- beautiful. Many were also used as Movie Money.

And speaking of Mexico, I am looking for Clyde Hubbard, noted author on Mexico coins.

Thanks for the great information. Is Clyde still with us? -Editor

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
WILLIAM WEEKS AND HIS 1839 LARGE CENTS (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n34a16.html)

Wayne Homren, Editor

The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org.

To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com

To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum

PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE FULL ISSUE PREV FULL ISSUE

V18 2015 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE