The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 49, November 16, 2003, Article 1

AUTHOR BYRON KANZINGER DEAD AT AGE 32

  Bob Johnson writes: "This is the obit I saw today in the
  Philadelphia Inquirer."

  Byron Kanzinger, author of the Civil War Token Collectors
  Guide, has died.  The obituary was published last Sunday,
  November 9th.  Last week's E-Sylum was published early,
  and unfortunately, Bob's news arrived afterwards while your
  editor was traveling.

  "Bryon D. Kanzinger, 32, a senior manager at the Regal
  Marketplace theater complex in Upper Providence Township,
  died of melanoma Thursday at his parents' home in Collegeville."

 "Mr. Kanzinger was vice president of the Civil War Token
  Society and the author of The Civil War Token Collectors
  Guide.

  He created the Civil War Token Collectors Hall of Fame,
  designing the election process and the special tokens given to
  those honored for their contributions to the hobby. He presented
  the tokens to the winners at the annual meeting of the American
  Numismatic Association.  He was inducted into the Hall of  Fame
  last month as its 12th member."

  "Memorial donations may be made the Civil War Token
  Society, 26548 Mazur Dr., Palos Verdes, Calif. 90275."

  To read the fully obituary, see

http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/2003/11/09/news/obituaries/7215520.htm

  Larry Dziubek, past President of the Civil War Token Society
  writes: "Bryon's book has standardized pricing for the buying
  and selling of Civil War tokens.  The book does a good job
  on both patriotics and storecards in three grades. The
  knowledgeable dealers and collector specialists always had an
  advantage for "cherrypicking" at shows or in auctions. Many
  people now use this book like the Redbook is used for U.S.
  coins.

  The guide enables a neophyte to instantly make use of the
  many years of experience that are built into the pricing
  structure.  This is possible due to the high level of accuracy
  of Bryon's  contributors.  Things like desirability variables of
  geography, strike quality, mintages, die sinkers, and even
  pictorial designs are at  one's finger tip.  This phenomenon
  is most  evident when following eBay or other auction sales.
  Results tend to be center around the Kanzinger price much
  like bullet holes concentrate near the bull's-eye of gun range
  targets.  Bryon was always looking for ways to assist the
  collector to enjoy the hobby."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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