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The E-Sylum: Volume 19, Number 40, October 2, 2016, Article 9

NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: OCTOBER 2, 2016

Conder Tokens and Other Topics

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Dave Bowers writes:

Very nice issue. I love Conder tokens! Someone should write a book about Thomas Spence! Emery May Holden Norweb collected books with fore-edge paintings. I enjoyed several she showed me in the family NYC home in River House. The coverage of PAN is impressive.

Dave included the images of a token and Virtuoso's Companion, an early book covering Conder tokens. -Editor

conder tokens Virtuoso's Companion 2014-09-050

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
FEATURED WEB SITE: CONDER TOKEN COLLECTOR'S CLUB (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v19n39a45.html)
FORE-EDGE PAINTING (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v19n39a31.html)
FALL 2016 PAN SHOW SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v19n39a12.html)

Caesar the Elephant
Elephant Denarius of Caesar David Pickup writes:

In 1980 (roughly) I bought a Caesar denarius with the elephant. It was found in a place called Orsett in Essex. I was interested to read that the word “caesar” in Punic means elephant so it is a Punic pun.

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
COINS OF JULIUS CAESAR (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v19n39a34.html)

More on the COYN Press
Last week George Cuhaj wrote:

Mrs Pittman In the early 1970s there was a group called the Junior Numismatic Correspondence Club of America. When I was involved in it from 1974-77 they were publishing a mineograph type bi-monthly newsletter with YN authored articles and drawings. I met many of the group at the YN meetings during the ANA New York show. Lorry Kiessing, Larry Hample, and Paul Johnson (Now RCNA executive director) were all early members of the group.

As YNs tend to grow up and rotate out, its successor group was called the Confederation of Young Numismatists (COYN) which published COYN Press for a few issues.

George forwarded this image of John Pittman's wife holding a copy of COYN PRESS. George took the photo at the founding COYN meeting at the London, Ontario, Canadian Numismatic Association convention. Does anyone have a run of this periodical? I'm guessing it's pretty rare. -Editor

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
TWO NUMISMATISTS EXCHANGE CORRESPONDENCE (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v19n38a07.html)

Another Captain Cook Resolution and Adventure Medal
Gene Anderson writes:

I enjoyed the brief discussion about the Resolution and Adventure medal of Captain Cook the past two weeks in the E-Sylum. I have an article that should be published in the November issue of The Numismatist about this medal. It was great fun doing the research.

One of the best articles I came across was written by Peter Lane and published in the April 2009 issue of the Journal of the National Museum of Australia. He lists 21 recovered medals: Bruny Island (1), New Zealand (11), Tahiti (2), BoraBora (1), Vanuatu (1), Society Islands (2) New Caledonia (2), and Canada (1). The key players in this drama, James Cook and Joseph Banks, are such interesting people. Attached are pictures of my example.

R&A medal brass obverse-ANA article R&A medal brass reverse-ANA article

Thanks. Nice medal! We'll look forward to the article. -Editor

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: SEPTEMBER 25, 2016 : More on Captain Cook’s Resolution and Adventure Medal (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v19n39a16.html)

Antony Macaroni and the Barter Street Bookshop
Tom Sheehan writes:

I saw this while in Edinburgh. Tony Macaroni used an image of Antony from a Roman coin in the sign. We were there during the "Fringe Festival".

Tony Macaroci sign

Thanks. Coins are everywhere, when you know to look for them. Tom also sent this image of a London bookstore on Barter Street, a perfect place to haggle with sellers. -Editor

Barter Street Bookshop London


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Wayne Homren, Editor

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