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V4 2001 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 6, February 4, 2001, Article 10

"I recently ran across a fantastic 1839 auction sale by Sotheby's of the library of Matthew Young --- enormous quantities of early numismatic books. Has this ever been written up in America?

The sale began on Nov. 26, 1838 and lasted for four days. It took 39 pages to list all of the numismatic literature items. A great quantity was naturally on Classical numismatics, but there is everything. There must have been loads of collectors at the time to have that many books and articles published."

So.. can any of you tell us more about Matthew Young and his numismatic library?

Wayne Homren, Editor

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