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NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: OCTOBER 9, 2016
Follow Up: Touring Nuremberg by Streetcar - Token. Thank you for posting this so quickly and for your kind sentiments. I received a welcome response from several E-Sylum readers that led to a couple of minor corrections. I anticipate and eagerly read every new E-Sylum, you're doing a great job that is appreciated by all. Glad to help! -Editor
To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: Books on Thomas Spence I love Conder tokens! Someone should write a book about Thomas Spence! Douglas Saville writes: Tell Dave Bowers - and all your readers - that someone DID write a book about Thomas Spence –published by Frank Graham in Newcastle upon Tyne, 1983. (Mary ) P. M. ASHRAF. The Life and Times of Thomas Spence. Fantastic book. I handled two copies in Harry Manville’s library - both now sold. George Kolbe writes: A search through Kolbe and Fanning catalogues revealed the following lot (157), in sale 79 (1999): Ashraf, P. M. The Life and Times of Thomas Spence. Newcastle upon Tyne, 1983. 212 pages, 20 plates. Orange boards, gilt, dust jacket. Very fine. (also) Rudkin, Olive D. Thomas Spence and his Connections. New York, 1966 Augustus M. Kelley reprint. 256 pages, frontispiece token portrait. 12mo. Gray cloth, gilt. Very fine. It seems that Dave Bowers' wish that someone should write about Thomas Spence has already been fulfilled, twice! I should note that I had forgotten about these two books when I made the search and that each appears to have been the sole example sold by K & F, at least since the late 1980s. Estimated at $35, the lot brought $75. It appears that the Rudkin work was originally published in 1927. Thanks. Pittsburgher David Spence collected Conder tokens and gave a presentation to the Sphinx Society one time on Thomas Spence. I
was there, but don't recall if he cited any of these books. -Editor
To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: Could Roman Coins Found in Japan Been Brought by Commodore Perry?
During his stay in Japan he lived in Okinawa. So it is very probable that these coins were lost only in the 19th c. when Perry arrived to open Japan to the international trade. I've added an article elsewhere in this issue with more information on the Perry Collection. Perry was well organized and
it's hard to think coins could have escaped once they were added to the collection. But it is possible that he or someone in his party could have
carried these to Japan. Hard to prove, but an interesting possibility. -Editor
To read about the Perry Collection, see: To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: Query: Holes in Indian Coins   David Pickup writes: I was offered this coin for £20.00. It is silver tanka from India, Tajal-Din Firoz Shah 1397-1422 AD one of the Bahmani Sultanates’ coins. It has holes on both sides which look drill marks. I have seen these marks on pictures of other coins from the same period/area. Does anyone know what these marks are? Are they test marks or some fault in the flan? All the marks avoid the script. Interesting. Can anyone help? -Editor
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