The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 36, September 8, 2002, Article 5

NUMISMATIC WALL CHARTS

In response to last week's query about the Castenholz U.S.
coins wall chart (advertised in their Numismatic Messenger
publication), Eric Newman writes: "Coin Wall Charts were
used for instruction in schools, particularly in rural schools
with only one teacher who let certain grades which were not
being instructed at that specific time read books or study
wall charts.

I do not have the specific wall chart being sought but I have
one which is about 30" wide and 40" long copyrighted in
1896 by F.M.Woods, entitled "Money and Fraction Drill."
It contains several examples of all current gold, silver, nickel
and copper coins of the US (Except 3 cent and 20 cent)
including a $50 slug and each denomination of paper money.
It shows what fraction each coin is of each larger coin.  It is
#23 of a group of charts on various subjects.  It is in full
color and has a few animals and objects scattered around."

Howard A. Daniel III writes that he was a subscriber to "The
Numismatic Messenger" and, many years ago, donated his
set to the ANA Library.  It has been a long time, but he thinks
he might have sent the chart with it and/or the library may have
a copy from another source.

  Wayne Homren, Editor

	coinbooks.org Web

The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization 
promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org.

To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor 
at this address: whomren@coinlibrary.com

To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum