I THOUGHT I COLLECTED OBSCURE STUFF

The August 2000 issue of the TAMS Journal, official publication of the Token and Medal Society, contains an ad by Denis Loring seeking tokens or medals depicting a manatee. Now that's specialization! I've seen dolphins on coins, but can't recall a manatee appearing anywhere.

Several years ago, your editor developed a code phrase for obscure numismatic specialties. Whenever I had trouble making someone understand why I like numismatic ephemera, I'd explain that "it's sort of like collecting die varieties of Lithuanian subway tokens." "Oh, OK," they'd say, thinking to themselves, "I get it - this guy's a nut". You got it.

Wayne Homren, Editor

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The E-Sylum: Volume 3, Number 32, August 6, 2000, Article 7

I THOUGHT I COLLECTED OBSCURE STUFF

Wayne Homren, Editor