The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 14, April 8, 2007, Article 31

CHARLES BUSHNELL'S CRUMBS FOR ANTIQUARIANS

This week on the Collector's Universe coin forum, user Fletcher writes: 
" ... I recently ordered a rare (1 of 50) first edition set of Charles I. 
Bushnell's "Crumbs for Antiquarians" because it contains a narrative 
written by my GGGGG Grandfather Ebenezer Fletcher about his wounding, 
capture, and escape from the British during the revolutionary war. It 
just arrived and is in excellent condition ... it looks like it has 
been sitting on a shelf since the day it was printed, only the corners 
are slightly bumped. 

"To my surprise, it also contains a complete section on the first 
Business Tokens issued in the State of New York and the Talbot, Allum 
& Lee company. It also has a census and list of related auctions from 
the 1850's with prices realized and who purchased each coin ... a very 
interesting read. On a side note, it is widely believed that Charles 
I. Bushnell was responsible for the Fugio New Haven Restrikes."

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