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NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: APRIL 6, 2014Numismatic Grandfathers Fred Michaelson writes: I loved that photograph from Baltimore. It looks like you were taken to the show by your three grandfathers.
Q. David Bowers, Harvey Stack, Wayne Homren, Lawrence Stack
I'm no spring chicken either, but it was great to see and spend a little time with some of our hobby's great ambassadors. It looks like I took a selfie in front of Mt. Rushmore.
Fred adds: The caption under the other picture ("Harvey and Me") reminds me of Jimmy Stewart's six-foot rabbit.
Harvey and Harvey, with Me and Elwood
Me, too! I was tempted to make a reference to Elwood P. Dowd, and here it is.
I had a lot of fun writing last week's Numismatic Diary, and it was chosen by CoinWeek as their featured E-Sylum article last week. Thanks!
-Editor
To read the complete CoinWeek article, see: Excerpts from the E-Sylum: Wayne’s Numismatic Diary, March 30, 2014 (www.coinweek.com/featured-news/excerpts-e-sylum-waynes-numismatic-diary-march-30-2014/) To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: WAYNE'S NUMISMATIC DIARY: MARCH 30, 2014 (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v17n13a22.html) The George H. Earle Collection Regarding Ron Guth's question about the coins stolen from (and returned to) the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in the 1930s, Richard Stroman writes: It appears it was indeed the same Mr. George H. Earle who donated the Greek coins to the Pennsylvania academy and whose collection was sold by H. Chapman in 1912. I submit brief articles from The Numismatist magazine of April 1928 (Earle's obituary) , July 1938 (story on the theft), and January, 1940 (recovery of the coins)
Above is a clip from one of the Numismatist scans Richard provided. Thanks! I've forwarded them all to Ron Guth.
-Editor
Ron Guth writes: Thank you and Richard for the information. It's interesting to note that by 1938, the 23 coins were worth almost as much as the whole collection brought in 1912. Coin prices must have advanced considerably. I wonder what the Earle collection would have brought today? Along those same lines, I wonder whose collection would be worth the most today, after adjusting for inflation? Parmelee, Brand, Col. Green, Newcomer, or someone else? To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: QUERY: GEORGE H. EARLE, JR COLLECTION (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v17n13a16.html) More on Bushnell's Manuscripts Regarding Bushnell's Manuscripts, Mike Paradis writes:
1013 Hayes, R. The Negociator's Magazine : an Account of the / Monies, Weights and Measures .... of the World. 8vo, calf Lond. 1764 "For a very laughable mistake in regard to the Silver Coinage of Massachusetts, see page 219."—Mr. Bushnell's MS. note. I see the Negociator's Magazine is also online but I do not see mention "silver coinage of Massachusetts" mention on page 219. To read the 1883 Bushnell library sale, see: /ia600400.us.archive.org/33/items/cu31924031351798/cu31924031351798.pdf To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: ia600504.us.archive.org/18/items/negociatorsmagaz00haye/negociatorsmagaz00haye.pdf Ethnic Numismatic Humor Fred Michaelson writes: I leave you with this numismatic (and ethnic) humor from Mason's magazine of December 1867: "A Scotchman asked an Irishman, 'Why were half farthings coined in England?' Pat's answer was: 'To give Scotchmen an opportunity of subscribing to charitable institutions.'" [It would be nice to change "Pat" to "the Irishman."---still ethnic, but less obnoxious.]
To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NUMISMATIC HUMOR CONTEST RESULTS
(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v17n13a21.html)
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