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The E-Sylum: Volume 10, Number 12, March 25, 2007, Article 19 UPCOMING JAEGER ARTICLE ON STEPPING THE MAST Regarding last week's item about coins placed under a ship's mast, Katie Jaeger writes: "Coincidentally, I have an article coming up on the mast timber suppliers of Pennsylvania, and how they got their enormous product to market at the seaports. It includes a description of mast stepping and coin placement." "The original reason that shipbuilders would invite the whole community to this ceremony was that all hands were needed to lift these gigantic pieces of timber into place! It evolved into a much-enjoyed tradition like the topping out party for a skyscraper. "Lest readers get the impression my article is numismatic, it mentions that a coin of the current year was placed beneath the mast just before it settled into place during stepping, but that's all. Since 2003 I've been gathering information for a comprehensive article on mast-step coins, how they are used to date wrecks, the traditions behind them, etc., but that one is years away." [Katie's article will appear in the upcoming Winter/Spring 2007 issue of New York's South Street Seaport Museum's magazine. -Editor] Full Story Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@coinlibrary.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum | |
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