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BIBLOPHILE BOGGS TRANSACTIONSThe late money artist J.S.G. Boggs had completed transactions with numismatic bibliophiles, myself included. After I gave him a copy of Gene Hessler's U.S. Essay, Proof and
Specimen Notes, he was inspired to draw his own 19th-century style specimen note (I wrote about this in a cover article for The Numismatist). I also sold him (in exchange for Boggs bills)
three books about Trompe L'Oeil artists William Harnett and others who painted realistic depictions of U.S. banknotes. Here's another bibliophile exchange I wasn't aware of. -Editor
Pete Smith writes: Boggs was at the 1994 ANA convention in Detroit. As I recall he was selling his signature for $1.00 or his autograph for $10.00. I gave him a dollar for his signature on a 4 x 6 card. After some discussion, we completed a transaction. I gave him a copy of my book, Building, Maintaining and Disposing of a Numismatic Library. He recorded the transaction on another 4 x 6 card with his autograph. I believe I have the only record of a Boggs transaction involving a piece of numismatic literature written about numismatic literature.  To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see: 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 All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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