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The E-Sylum: Volume 19, Number 17, April 24, 2016, Article 2

A VISIT TO KOLBE & FANNING HEADQUARTERS

This week Len Augsburger visited the offices of numismatic literature dealer Kolbe & Fanning and provided this illustrated report. Thanks! -Editor

Kolbe & Fanning stock combined

This Thursday I was a guest at the worldwide headquarters of Kolbe & Fanning in Gahanna, OH. Their recently expanded office space is a numismatist’s dream, with dedicated space for photography, shipping, research offices for both David and Maria Fanning, and copious amounts of shelving for stock and consignments.

engraving of Guillaume Budé at Kolbe & Fanning office The lobby is graced by an engraving of Guillaume Budé (1467-1540), French scholar and author of the first numismatic book, De Asse et Partibus Eius (1514). The walls are well adorned throughout with similar numismatic varia, ranging from an award plaque from the NBS to John Ford, to color plates of a Saint-Gaudens piece from the Eliasberg collection. A print of a “potty dollar” is appropriately hung upon the door of the restroom.

Kolbe & Fanning office potty dollar Boxes and boxes come in and go out, and these are located about the different rooms in various stages of processing. Of course I could not go home empty-handed, and the sale of one item was completed. I also showed David a copy of the book A Superpower is Born: The Rise of the Dollar, which I had just received from the American Numismatic Society. The opportunity to see so much literature in one place is unusual and I recommend a tour for anyone passing through the area.

Kolbe & Fanning shipping

To visit the Kolbe & Fanning web site, see:
http://www.numislit.com/



Wayne Homren, Editor

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