The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 2, January 12, 2003, Article 18

LYNN GLASER

  Last week, Bob Leonard shared some information about
  numismatic author Lynn Glaser.  Glaser was one of the
  collaborators on The Fantastic 1804 Dollar book, along
  with Walter Breen, Eric Newman and Ken Bressett.
  Ken writes: "I was shocked to read Bob Leonard's
  comments on Lynn Glaser.  I had never heard any of that
  story. Lynn just sort of dropped out of sight at one point
  and I never heard from him again."

  "As far as I can recall, Lynn never did autograph any
  books along with the rest of us.  I do not even have such
  a copy. He did very little to assist with the writing of the
  book other than to offer some background notes that he
  had accumulated as part of his research on other projects.
  He showed promise as a budding numismatist and we
  were happy to offer him encouragement, but he quickly
  drifted away into other fields."

  [Through Walter, I contacted Lynn Glaser about ten years
  ago.  I was hoping to have him sign my copy of the 1804
  book - the other three authors already had.  Walter told
  me the town he was living in, and through directory information
  I managed to locate him.  He seemed quite surprised to hear
  from someone in the numismatic field and said he'd nearly
  forgotten about his work on the book.  He said he didn't
  normally sign books, but since I'd gone to the trouble of
  contacting him, he agreed to do it.  I sent him the book by
  mail, and a couple weeks later it came back with a signature.
  I've never met him in person.   With Walter dead I wonder
   if my copy is the only one signed by the "Gang of Four".

  I should also note that I believe we had typos in earlier
  E-Sylum issues (v3n35 and v3n40), where Currency
  Auctions of America principal LEN Glaser was listed
  incorrectly as LYNN Glaser.   -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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