Welcome to the Numismatic Bibliomania Society mailing #12, December 24, 1998. NEW SUBSCRIBERS New subscribers include Tom Green and NBS member Saul Teichman. Welcome aboard. "PAPER MONEY" RESEARCH QUESTION Last time, I posted Bob Cochran's research question: "Do any of you have (or know where to find) a complete set of PAPER MONEY? Maybe we'll turn up another set or two for Bob's inventory." Well, four people responded in quick succession. Joe Adamski and Tom Sheehan have unbound sets. Tom O'Mara [President of the Fractional Currency Collectors Board (FCCB)] has a set bound in matching green hardcover. Richard Dockter reported having a complete set as well as a nearly complete second set. Please let us know if you have or learn of any other complete sets; we'll publish the final census in an upcoming issue of The Asylum. BASS SALE SHOW-N-TELL? My bids in the December 12th Kolbe sale of the Harry Bass Library came up short (I bid on lot 33, the Fuld copy of the 1893 J.A. Bolen work). Another subscriber was more successful in the sale. Would any other bidders care to report? If so, I'll share the results in future mailings. FROM THE MAILBAG The postman brought a number of year-end numismatic journals to my door, and I thought two items would be of interest. First, the December 1998 issue of the John Reich Journal (for collectors of early U.S. silver) has a great photo on p32 of the dismantling of the second Philadelphia Mint in 1902. Second, the Fall 1998 issue of Numisma, the journal of the Eastern States Numismatic Association, has an article by literature dealer (and Numisma editor) Charles Davis titled "Significant Literature of the 20h Century" The article lists Davis' picks for best American numismatic literature per decade. Before revealing the list, perhaps some of our subscribers would care to make their own recommendations. And what about non-U.S. titles? Which works deserve special recognition? A NEW EDITION OF ANOTHER SORT Your scribe is proud to report that his son Christopher Knobel Homren was born at 1:54pm Friday, December 18th, weighing in at 8 lbs, 10oz, 21 inches. Mom and baby are fine and resting at home for the holidays. Dad's still kind of bewildered and thinking, "please kid, get your own books to color in..." FEATURED WEB SITE Today's featured web site is the Paper Money collecting site supported by International Bank Note Society member Cael Chappell, http://www.collectpapermoney.com/ Happy holidays! Wayne Homren Numismatic Bibliomania Society The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. For more information please see our web site at http://www.money.org/club_nbs.html There is a membership application available on the web site. To join, print the application and return it with your check to the address printed on the application. For those without web access, contact Dave Hirt, NBS Secretary-Treasurer, 5911 Quinn Orchard Road, Frederick, MD 21701 (To be removed from this mailing list write to me at whomren@coinlibrary.com)
