The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 14, March 31, 2002, Article 14

CELEBRITY COLLECTORS

  In response to the item about Enrico Caruso's coin
  collection, Carl Honore writes: "I am aware of the great
  tenor's collection and also of King Victor Immanuel.
  Both of these figures in history and numismatics show up
  in my soon to be published book,  " The Life and Times
  of the Liberty Nickel".  Hoagy Carmichael was another
  collector whose catalog was extensive.  It was too bad
  that Kern's collection was handled by Max Mehl.
  Mehl's catalogs tended to come out like shopping lists
  and NOT like catalogs as we know them today.

  I would have liked to have seen coins in today's auctions
  pedigreed to Kern or Carmichael or some of the other
  famous people you wouldn't expect to find in the hobby
  of kings."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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