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SWEDISH AMERICAN TERCENTENARY COIN HOLDER  Andy Singer writes: I was looking for a Swedish commemorative 2 Kronor coin of 1938 which commemorates the 300th anniversary of Swedish settlement in what is now Delaware. This was for a friend who is descended from some of the original settlers. He had just purchased the Delaware commemorative half dollar and asked if I could find him some of the Swedish counterparts. And look what I found: Here is a four-coin holder put together by the Swedish American Tercentenary Association, Inc. of New York and Chicago. Swiatek and Breen mention a five-coin holder, and the Swedish coins are mentioned in the Red Book, but has anyone ever seen this? Andy also wrote to David Lange, who reported seeing one of these in a a coin show exhibit. I collect these holders and related
pamphlets and correspondence as part of my numismatic ephemera collection. The papers and packaging that organizations shipped commemorative halves,
medals, etc. to buyers with were typically thrown away, but a few examples have survived, and are much more rare than the coins themselves. I wish I
could say I had one of these, but alas, I do not. Too bad, since I'm part Swedish. My grandfather's name was Gustave Olof Homren.
So... have any readers seen one of these? -Editor  Archives International Auctions, Part XXIII U.S. and Worldwide Banknotes, Security Printing Ephemera and U.S. Federal Bonds and Documents. Highlights include:
 1580 Lemoine Avenue, Suite #7 Fort Lee, NJ 07024 Phone: 201-944-4800 Email: info@archivesinternational.com WWW.ARCHIVESINTERNATIONAL.COM 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@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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