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V4 2001 INDEX       E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 47, November 18, 2001, Article 8 THE MASON PLATE, FELDMAN, AND THE SCRAPBOOK Russell Rulau of Iola, Wisconsin writes: "I was pleased to see this notice in E-Sylum for Nov. 11. Lee F. Hewitt was chief editor of Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine when that plate was first exposed to the modern collecting public in the August, 1967 issue of the magazine, having then been recently rediscovered by the late, lamented Aaron Feldman. Aaron was a friend and a constant supplier of interesting tidbits for coin magazines. Aaron had also supplied the photo of the Mason Plate to me as chief editor of World Coins, and it appeared in the August, 1967 edition on page 630. In an ironic twist of fate, I was to take over as chief editor of NSM in May, 1968 when Hewitt sold out to Amos Press in Ohio. Speaking of "Scrapbook," all serious collectors miss that periodical. It had only three editors: Lee Hewitt 1935-68, Russ Rulau 1968-74, and Courtney Coffing 1974-76. Courtney has produced an index to the magazine, but magazine copies in existence are insufficient to supply today's crop of scholarly collectors and researchers. In my mind I have always thought of the ending of NSM in early 1974 as the "Crime of '74". NSM was a pioneer in honest-to-goodness numismatic depth, which fell victim to bottom-line-business journalism."

Wayne Homren, Editor

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