The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 41, October 13, 2002, Article 11

COIN HOARDS

  Joe Wolfe writes: "I am searching for the names of books or
  journal articles on what numismatists are concerned with when
  a cache of coins is found. Is there some sort of science for
  analysis of caches and what is it's name?  I am close to the
  Library of Congress and can slip down there easily for a
  day's research and reading. I can search, read, and eventually
  find the best resources but it is so much easier just to ask the
  experts. My reason for reading up on this topic is I want to
  do the right thing by numismatics and also archeologists when
  I find a cache of coins.

  From the treasure hunter's point of view I suspect an intact
  cache would be worth more to many potential buyers since
  he or she could do the analysis, publish material on what
  was found, and perhaps even name the find."

  [In numismatics the term "coin hoard" seems to be most
  often used.  There is quite a body of work on coin hoards
  of the ancient world, but far less has been written on hoards
  found in the United States.  Dave Bowers' book, "American
  Coin Treasures and Hoards" is the best single source of
  information on known hoards.  But none of the books I've
  seen discussed hoards from the archeological view. -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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