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NEWMAN PORTAL ADDS FRANKLIN PEALE DOCUMENTThe latest addition to the Newman Numismatic Portal is the Official Misconduct of Franklin Peale. Project Coordinator Len Augsburger provided the following report.
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The Musical Mint Sofa  Official Misconduct of Franklin Peale (1853), just uploaded to the Newman Portal, details charges leveled against the 19th century Chief Coiner of the Mint by Richard S. McCulloh, the former melter and refiner. Peale was in particular accused of using Mint workmen to equip a trumpet mechanism with a sofa, "designed to terrify children and disturb the nerves of female visitors." More seriously, Peale was charged with lining his own pocket in the production of award medals contracted to the Mint. Although a public domain document, copies of Official Misconduct are uncommon, and we are grateful to Roger W. Burdette for providing these scans. The image is extracted from p. 15 of Official Misconduct, explaining the "musical sofa." -Editor
Link to Official Misconduct on NNP: 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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