The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 39, September 11, 2005, Article 26

MINT MUSEUMS AND NUMISMATIC DISPLAYS

Myron Xenos writes: "Reading about the New Orleans Mint
brought back memories of mediocrity. The three times I visited,
there was virtually nothing of any numismatic value there - history
was left to the imagination.

My trip to the San Francisco ANA convention allowed me to
stop at the Carson City Mint in Nevada. Their firearms collection,
which included a brass gatling gun, was unparalleled, a sight to
behold. So I asked where the Carson City coins were. I was
told that the museum had all but two in their collection, and that
the collection was locked up because of its value.

When I arrived back home in Rocky River, I called the curator.
He assured me that they were working on the situation. More
than one friend has said they were told the same thing in prior
years. Thank goodness for the ANA and other coin shows
where rare coins can actually be seen. Perhaps museums
might consider this when receiving donations. Indiana Jones
knows where the Ark of the Covenant is -- buried deep in
the bowels of the Smithsonian."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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