The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 10, March 6, 2005, Article 14

LITTLE NUMISMATIC BOOKS

Neil Shafer writes: "I always enjoy the E-sylum. Some time
ago there was a discussion of tiny books, as I recall it. Purely
by serendipity I came across several items I had forgotten were
here: first, a booklet measuring 2 5/8 x 2 1/8 inches titled
Chase National Bank Exhibit of Moneys 50,000 Specimens, etc.
There are 20 pages, each with an illustration of some great coin
in the museum (last page is a 3 pence note of 1764 printed by
Franklin). No publication date is given, but location is given as
46 Cedar St.

The next two are really not books but they come close. One is
a "Red Book" with date 1947 and in the darkish wine-red color,
full design of the original cover, but it's actually a 2-page coin
folder with places for two cents, a 1946 at left and 1996 at right.
Text inside is about the 50th anniversary of the Guide Book;
size of the folder is 3 3/8 x 2 1/4 inches.

Last is a blue Lincoln Cent coin folder for 50th Anniversary of
the Coin Folder 1940-1990. Left page holds a 3-pc. set of
1940 cents for Our First Year, center page has a 1965 hole
for Our 25th Anniversary, and third page the 2-pc. 1990 set
for Our 50th Anniversary. The little flap page of information
covers the third page as with the regular folders. Dimensions:
3 3/4 x 3 inches. Are most of us familiar with these already?
I have no idea how widely they were distributed, or even
how I obtained these."

[The mini-"Red Book" was given out by the publisher at the
1996 American Numismatic Association convention in Denver,
according to recollections of myself and John Burns. We were
both at the show and I recall picking one up, but don't know
were it ended up. John picked up some of the remainders at
the end of the show and may have some in his inventory
somewhere. -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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