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E-SYLUM ARCHIVE
REVIEW: THE NUMISMATIST, JUNE 2008
Thursday was a long day. After work I headed to
a baseball field to join my family in watching our son Christopher's
Little League game. He had a great game. As catcher he threw the ball to
second in time for his teammates to catch the runner between bases and
throw him out. Coming up to bat with two out in the bottom of the last
inning, he hit a nice single to right field, then made it all the way to
third before the play was over. Sad to say, his team still lost despite an
impressive rally.I heated up some leftovers for dinner while my wife put the kids to bed. I grabbed my new copy of the June Numismatist and began reading the cover article: The Art of Robert Aitken - Beauty in Thought & Execution. I enjoyed learning about this important artist, who was responsible for designing commemorative gold coins for the 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition. The story was interesting and the choice of illustrations was superb.
In my haste (or was it hunger?) to get to the
meat of the article, I hadn't noticed who the author was, and I wondered
who it was. As it turns out, the article was penned by none other than
Barbara Gregory, The Numismatist's longtime editor. Other great
articles in the issue included:Prebel Medal Mystery by Tony Lopez, is about a Congressional Gold Medal awarded to Commodore Edward Preble, the commanding officer of the U.S.S. Constitution in the Barbary Wars. The author acknowledged assistance from E-Sylumites John W. Adams and Dick Johnson.
Spanning the Ages by Max Speigel discusses numismatic souvenirs related to the opening of the Brooklyn Bridge 125 years ago.
Philadelphia's First "P" Mintmark concerns an interesting bit of U.S. numismatic trivia: What were the FIRST coins produced at the Philadelphia Mint to bear the "P" mintmark? The answer surprised me - it's NOT the 1942 Jefferson Nickel. Can anyone supply the answer without consulting the article?
Rounding out the issue are the contributions of regular columnists including David Lange, David Vagi, Wendell Wolka and others. It's a great issue - check it out!
Wayne Homren, Editor
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