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The E-Sylum: Volume 3, Number 22, May 28, 2000, Article 6WASHINGTONIANAAnother nomenclature debate around the hobby surrounds the proper term for medals, tokens, and other numismatic items depicting or relating to George Washington. In the May 15, 2000 issue of The Coin Collector, Q. David Bowers writes: "The preference of "Washingtonia" (this being the modern term for Washington collectibles) over the traditional "Washingtoniana" (used in the 19th century by the likes of W. Elliot Woodward, Joel Munsell, Franklin B. Hough, et. al.) seems to be fading, perhaps at least in part due to the comments made at the "Washingtonia" conference held by the American Numismatic Society in New York last November." Citing comments by David T. Alexander and George Fuld, Bowers states that "for the meantime it will be "Washingtoniana" in our catalogues." 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 - 2024 The Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS) |
