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V4 2001 INDEX       E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 37, September 9, 2001, Article 5 ELECTRONIC NUMISMATIC BOOKS The same issue of Coin World contains not one, but TWO mentions of electronic numismatic books introduced at the ANA convention. We've discussed the first electronic auction catalogs in the E-Sylum before, but these may be among the first electronic books. John Baumgartner introduced a CD book he compiled on the "Hot 50" Morgan dollars at the August 11th meeting of the Society of Silver Dollar Collectors' meeting. "The 'book' is really a software program that allows users to learn die characteristics or diagnostics to facilitate identification of the "Hot 50" VAM [Van Allen-Mallis] variety coins..." (p70) Earlier, at the August 9th meeting of the Liberty Seated Collectors Club, "Gerry Fortin spoke to an enthusiastic audience about the status of his CD 'book' on the Liberty Seated Dime series.... He said he believes that electronic books are the future in numismatic research publications" (p88).

Wayne Homren, Editor

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