The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 4, January 27, 2002, Article 5

THREE TOPICS FROM ALLAN DAVISSON

  Allan Davisson writes: "Re Granvyl Hulse's request for
  references on farthings:   I do not think there is anything
  more recent than Freeman. He should familiarize himself
  with Colin Cooke's excellent farthing catalog. I used his
  latest (List 41) as a reference as I worked through two
  important farthing collections. (They are listed and
  described in detail in the sale catalog I am taking to the
  printer this week.)  [Claud Murphy adds: "Lobell covers
  them pretty well in his book but I don't have the exact title
  handy."]

  Plagiarism?  It is a problem and I am aware of a breach or
  two of ethics in the use of one person's work in someone
  else's publication.  I personally usually do not place a
  "copyright" notice in my catalogs. This does not seem to
  me personally to be as important as it once was since most
  of what I write in my catalogs is casual.  But serious work
  should be credited (which I try to do--several years as a
  college prof made me sensitive to such issues.)

  Finally, if anyone has a copy of Valsto on Tarentine coins,
  an original, I would appreciate hearing about it.  I met an
  enthusiastic new collector this past weekend at the New
  York International Show and he is collecting by Vlasto
  type without owning the book."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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