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The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 7, February 11, 2001, Article 4ON MATTHEW YOUNGJohn Kraljevich writes: "I'm enjoying the E-Sylum as always. Thanks again for sending it out so dutifully. On Matthew Young, others can probably pass on more than this but he was a London-area coin dealer circa 1828 who restruck at least the American Plantation token and a crown of James II; no doubt he produced others at the same time as well. According to http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/Barbados.intro.html, he is also responsible for some restrikes and overstrikes of the Barbadoes Penny and is called a friend of Royal Mint Assistant Engraver John Milton. A different page on the same marvelous website, http://www.coins.nd.edu/ColCoin/ColCoinIntros/AmPlant.intro.html, states he purchased a group of dies engraved by John Roettier including the aforementioned American Plantation token dies and gave the bulk to the British Museum. I'm left wondering what else he restruck ... perhaps stuff familiar to us that has never been attributed to him? What other pieces de caprice can be placed at the feet of this (apparently) learned numismatist?" 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) |
