The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 11, March 13, 2005, Article 4

VOORHIES PAPER MONEY BOOKS DONATED TO ANA

With permission we are reprinting the following article by
Nancy W. Green, Librarian of the American Numismatic
Association. It appeared in the latest issue of the ANA's
Numismatist magazine.

"The ANA#39;s Dwight N. Manley Numismatic Library has
received many magnificent donations through the years, and
this past January another was added to its resources. The
Dr. Jack M. Vorhies Syngraphic Research Library now is
here in Colorado Springs, thanks to the generosity of Dr.
Vorhies and the enthusiastic assistance of ANA Governor
John Wilson. Containing more than 200 volumes, all in
pristine condition, this wonderful assemblage of numismatic
research material is too extensive to list in its entirety, but
here are some highlights:

A needed addition to the ANA Library#39;s shelves are seven
copies of Heath#39;s Infallible Counterfeit Detectors—two of
the original 1864 edition; two 1866 editions, one of which
is the banking edition; and an 1870, 1873 and 1879. Previously,
the Association had only six copies of the publication—two
1866 editions (one pocket-size) and an 1867, 1870, 1873
and pocket-size 1877.

Other wonderful volumes include a copy of Jacob Perkins by
Bathe, Dor and Grenville; a volume of vignette proofs from
American Bank Note Company; a book of specimen vignettes
from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing; and a copy of
Ormsby#39;s Description of Bank-note Engraving.

My personal favorite is a collection of 1907-08 issues of an
American Bank Note Company publication called The Imprint.
Leather-bound with gilt edges, the two volumes contain
beautiful color illustrations portraying a bygone time of elegance
and graciousness that people today can only imagine.

Thank you, Dr. Vorhies, for sharing your outstanding library
with the ANA membership. It will prove a valuable resource
for years to come."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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