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The E-Sylum: Volume 3, Number 15, April 9, 2000, Article 8NBS Board Member Bill Murray submits the following review, noting, "I encountered this for my annual book review article for COINage's YEARBOOK. Certainly an esoteric volume, I think many of your E-Sylum readers, erudite numismatists that many of them are, would be interested: "Certainly all would expect a book by Eric Newman and the late George Mallis to be meticulously researched and that describes "U. S. Coin Scales and Counterfeit Detectors". Starting with a history of scales beginning in the second millennium before Christ, the book then examines all scales and counterfeit coin detectors for which U. S. patents were issued, and many without patents. The tribulations of one inventor, John Allender, and his attempts, finally successful, to get a patent for his counterfeit detector is a story reading like fiction. While not yet a collectible, I expect this book to be much sought after in years to come. Inquire of Eric P. Newman, EPNNES, 5450 Cecil Ave. St. Louis, MO 63105. $39.50 including shipping." Wayne Homren, EditorContent presented in The E-Sylum is not necessarily researched or independently fact-checked, and views expressed do not necessarily represent those of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society. This is a static archive page documenting the originally published content. Links were active at the time of publication but may no longer work. Check subsequent issues for corrections and commentary. The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. For more information please see our web site at http://www.coinbooks.org/ 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. Visit the Membership page. Those wishing to become new E-Sylum subscribers (or wishing to Unsubscribe) can go to the following web page link. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: E-Sylum Editor Copyright © 1998 - 2020 The Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS) |
