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V4 2001 INDEX       E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 20, May 13, 2001, Article 6 WAS LOUBAT A GENTLEMAN? In his "Names in Numismatics" column in the December 2000 issue of The Numismatist, NBS Board member Pete Smith relates the famous story about J.F. Loubat, known in numismatic circles as the author of the two-volume classic, "Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876". "On the evening of November 28, 1881, Loubat conversed with Henry Turnbull. Their reports of the conversation differed. Turnbull said he asked why he was not married, and Loubat replied, "Nobody would have me. I am not rich enough." Turnbull then suggested that Loubat marry a well-known, wealthy widow. It was Loubat's reply that got him in trouble. "Why should I marry her when I've been trying for ten years to ____ her daughter?" The missing word was too vulgar to print in 1881..." "While at a club in San Francisco, Turnbull announced that Loubat was no gentleman. Word got back to Loubat, who wrote to Turnbull and called him a liar. Turnbull responded with a thousand copies of a circular distributed to club members. He said Loubat had no proof to support his claim. (One can only speculate what a copy of the circular would bring today at a numismatic literature sale)."

Wayne Homren, Editor

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