The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 8, February 17, 2002, Article 14

TURNING TO LITERATURE

  In a Letter to the Editor of Coin World, published in the
  February 25, 2002 issue, Phil Nesbitt of San Antonio,
  TX writes: "Recently I wrote to your fine paper and
  vented about the many dishonest and under-educated
  coin dealers out there.

  I have since turned my interests to collecting numismatic
  books and past auction catalogs....   Printed literature
  on this hobby is about the only thing dealers haven't
  thought to overgrade, overprice and reveal their "lack"
  of knowledge when commenting on your holdings."

  [Caveat emptor is as applicable in literature is it is
  anywhere else in numismatics.  But it does seem to
  be true that numismatic bibliophiles and dealers are
  generally more pleasant to deal with than the typical
  coin dealer on the bourse floor.  Good luck, and
  welcome to the realm of bibliophiles!   If anyone knows
  Mr. Nesbitt, please invite him to subscribe.  -Editor ]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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