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FICTITIOUS COINSAndy Lustig writes: "I picked up a neat book this weekend, "Manuel Du Commerce" by Pierre Jeanrenaud, published in 1859. It's a bankers? guide to the coinage of the world, with illustrations, weights and fineness. I don't suppose it's much of a bibliomaniacal treasure, but it does have some pretty cool coin drawings, my favorite being an 1831 Capped Bust Dollar! It reminds me of another book I saw a while back that contained an illustration of a 1793 Flowing Hair Dollar. Naturally, this all leads me to wonder what other fictional coins are illustrated in similar works. Perhaps our gang would like to compile a list?" [Sounds like fun. The Evans' "History of the U.S. Mint" playfully included an illustration of an entire tray full of 1804 dollars. Although that many of them don't exist, it is a "real" coin. I also recall that some editions of the Heath Counterfeit Detectors illustrate specimen notes which never saw circulation. Other examples, anyone? -Editor]Wayne Homren, Editor 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@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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