19TH CENTURY NUMISMATIC RAFFLES: DANIEL GROUX

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The E-Sylum: Volume 18, Number 19, May 10, 2015, Article 18

19TH CENTURY NUMISMATIC RAFFLES: DANIEL GROUX

Last week I wrote: "There were at least TWO raffles in the world of 19th century American numismatics. What are the others?" Scott Miller writes:

Regarding 19th century numismatic raffles, I believe the American Art Union included medals as possible prizes in its lotteries.

I wasn't aware of that; thanks. But what I had in mind was Daniel Groux, who published a pamphlet promoting a raffle of his collection in 1855. Many thanks to Joel Orosz, who provided the below images of his copy of the pamphlet, which was earlier in the library of Harry Bass. Groux's "Grand Enterprise" never came to fruition, and neither did his Magnum Opus on American Numismatics (see next article). -Editor

Joel adds:

The good professor was better at projecting grandiose schemes than at fulfilling them.

Daniel Groux's 1855 pamphlet for collection raffle

Daniel Groux's 1855 pamphlet for collection raffle title page

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
1859 SAGE NUMISMATIC BOOKS RAFFLE TOKEN (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n18a17.html)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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