The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 10, March 9, 2003, Article 1

COLONIAL NEWSLETTER PUBLISHED

  Gary Trudgen, Editor of The Colonial Newsletter, writes:
  "The April 2003 issue of The Colonial Newsletter (CNL)
  has been published.  The entire issue is dedicated to an
  important study on the enigmatic and rare 1694 Carolina
  Elephant Token.  One of the goals of the author, Neil Fulghum,
  "keeper" of the North Carolina Collection Gallery at the
  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was to place the
  token into its proper historical context.  In this effort, Neil
  has investigated the agents who represented the lords
  proprietors' interests and who personally promoted the
  Carolina colony in London.  From this study, he has
  suggested who might have been responsible for the tokens'
  production and distribution.  Plus, Neil has studied the
  potential connection of the token to the Carolina Coffee-House
  along with its possible ties to like establishments in Cornhill and
  to the Merchants' Walks inside the Royal Exchange.

  For the collectors of Elephant tokens, Neil has identified the
  earliest published American references.  He has provided an
  overview of Elephant Token reproductions and called
  attention to a high-quality electrotype that is often mistaken
  as genuine.  His paper also initiates a project to compile a
  full census of Carolina Elephant tokens.

  CNL is published three times a year by The American
  Numismatic Society, Broadway at 155th Street, New York,
  NY 10032.  For inquires concerning CNL, please contact
  Juliette Pelletier at the preceding postal address or e-mail
  pelletier@amnumsoc.org or telephone (212) 234-3130
  ext. 243."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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