The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 38, September 23, 2007, Article 11

GLEANINGS FROM RECENT NUMISMATIC PERIODICALS AND CATALOGUES

The September 26-29 Heritage auction features the Frederick Mayer
collection of over 350 U.S. Encased Postage stamps.  Lot #13043 is
an amazing association item, a silver pitcher presented by employees
of the National Currency Bureau (forerunner of the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing) to their boss Spencer M. Clark on Christmas Day, 1864.

The Dix Noonan Webb 4 October 2007 sale catalog features a number
of interesting notes, but I especially enjoyed The Tony Wild Collection
of Isle of Man Banknotes and the Simon Narbeth Collection of Early
South African Banknotes.

The Stack's October 11, 2007 catalog of Part XIX of the John J, Ford
Jr. collection is yet another mind-boggling assemblage of important
numismatic rarities, this time featuring the David Proskey - F.C.C.
Boyd - John J. Ford Jr. collection of United States Postage Envelopes
and the Boyd-Ford collection of U.S. Fractional Currency.  Simply
astounding.

H.R. Harmer, Inc is offering Part II of their sale of the American
Bank Note Company Archives on October 17-19.  Mostly stocks and bonds,
yet filled with many numismatic specimens such as Depression Scrip,
experimental Tyvek & polymer notes, and a great collection of U.S.
Postal Notes.  My favorites are the U.S. Confederate currency vignettes
from the famous Montgomery issues (lot 1752).   For the researcher are
invaluable items such as a unique archival record book of Hawaiian
banknotes containing letters, records and other material from the
1880s through 1923 (lot 1862).

The September 3, 2007 issue of Coin World noted that the Civil War
Token Society has opened discussions with a cable television network
about the possibility of creating a half-hour documentary about the
token and other Civil War money (p79).

The September 2007 Numismatist Letters to the Editor section includes
a great letter from Russ Rulau which opens, "Editor Barbara Gregory
and her staff are to be commended for elevating the numismatic content
of Numismatist to its glory days some 50 to 70 years ago.  The August
2007 issue features perhaps the most important article in decades."
Russ goes on to compliment David Lange on his "Father of the Coin
Board" article which was derived from material compiled for his recent
book on the topic.  I'd like to second Russ' opinion and congratulate
Dave once again for his specific achievement, and recognize the ANA's
Numismatist staff for the impressively increasing quality of the
club's journal.

And speaking of impressive journals, Curry's Chronicle, the quarterly
journal of the Carson City Coin Collectors of America seems to get
bigger and better with each new issue.  The Fall 2007 issue is a whopping
84 pages of great material, a true bargain in return for the $20 annual
membership dues.

The November 2007 issue of Coin Worlds' Coin Values magazine has a nice
article by Timothy Benford on coin replicas.  It mentions a book begun
(but never finished) by Michael Czapla describing Gallery Mint coin
reproduction die varieties.  Does anyone have a copy of the manuscript?
Has anyone picked up the ball?

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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