The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 32, July 24, 2005, Article 11

ON THE KLEEBERG FORD ARTICLE

John H. Burns writes: "Just when I didn't think it could get any
worse I made the mistake of reading Kleeberg's "obituary" on
John J. Ford. I know you have to present "both sides" but this
was over the top."

George Frederick Kolbe writes: "It is way past time for
fair-minded coin collectors, dealers, researchers, and scholars
to publicly condemn the rantings of a small yet significant
segment among us. The latest insult is John Kleeberg's so-called
obituary of John J. Ford, Jr., posted on the Internet and publicized
in the last issue of the E-sylum (for those who have read only
Wayne Homren's excerpts, believe me, he exercised great
discretion - read the whole sordid mess at the peril of losing
your appetite, or worse).

I do not know with certitude whether John J. Ford, Jr. was
"the greatest forger ever" or if he is innocent of all serious charges.
I do know that the personal invective spewed out by Kleeberg
and others brings them only dishonor, and for those of us who
remain silent, complicity in this calumny.

I propose that: 1) honorable numismatists decry the ad hominem
attacks of Kleeberg and others; 2) support honest research to
determine the authenticity of controversial pieces and the genesis
of any pieces deemed false; and 3) cast personal agendas, pro or
con, aside in reaching honest conclusions."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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