BURNS NUMISMATIC LIBRARY DONATIONS SOUGHT

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V19 2016 INDEX E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 19, Number 17, April 24, 2016, Article 20

Book and cash donations are being sought for the traveling reference library honoring numismatic literature dealer John Burns. Pat McBride of the Pennsylvania Associations of Numismatists forwarded this appeal. -Editor

PAN has committed to continue with the traveling circuit of the John Burns Numismatic Reference Library. The next stop will be the Central States Numismatic Society Convention at Shaumburg, IL on April 27 th – April 30 th . If you are planning to attend the coin show then please stop by at the club row, tables K-L, and tell us what you think.

The library made its’ traveling debut at the ANA World’s Fair of Money last August. The support shown by the number of visitors browsing through the books was impressive. The idea is sound in that it provides collectors and dealers with a useful and convenient tool to have access to during a coin show.

If you are thinking about a book purchase, the library is a perfect chance to leaf through and decide if a particular book is something that you may want to own. If you are a dealer and forgot one of your reference books then you have an alternative. A collector may be on the fence about a particular purchase and can now have a look at rarity or information that can determine a thoughtful decision. A complete inventory list of the 200 books has now been created and can be accessed on the Burns Library page through the PAN website at http://pancoins.org/john-burns-memorial-reference-library/

Book donations are actively being sought. The list will determine the weak areas that need improvement and it is our hope that numismatists and bibliophiles come through to help. Book donations can be dropped off at the shows or can be mailed to PAN.

The library financial resources have now dwindled to the bare bones as a result of the planned Central States trip. PAN would like to keep the tires inflated for this worthy cause and would hope that you would consider a financial donation. The library will be set up at the PAN Spring Show, May 5-7 and next at the Gettysburg Coin Show, September 16 - 17. Where the library is able to go in the future is dependant on finances. The John Burns Memorial Reference Library is a fitting way to promote numismatic education in John’s honor and it is also a means to acknowledge and appreciate the donors that gave generously to help a friend.

That s Denis Loring and Ed Krivoniak at the library booth in the photo above. A couple bibliophiles I contacted this week have stepped up with cash donations which will help cover expenses for the Central States show. Additional donations are welcome and needed for subsequent trips. Please also consider donating useful reference books, new or used. This is a great resource for coin shows. Thanks. -Editor