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The E-Sylum: Volume 20, Number 2, January 8, 2017, Article 9

NEWMAN PORTAL ADDS NUMISMATIC MIRRORS BOOK

Another new addition to the Newman Numismatic Portal is Pete Smith's monograph on numismatic mirrors. Project Coordinator Len Augsburger provided the following report. -Editor

1974 Tokens and Medal Society mirror Numismatic mirrors were a popular marketing item in the 1970s and 1980s, with many examples originating particularly in the southern California area. They were issued by dealers, collectors, and various organizations, featuring promotional art on one side and a flat mirror on the other. These were convenient, portable mirrors that one could carry in a purse or wallet. Pete Smith has built a collection of about 100 examples and documented the set in The Pete Smith Collection of Numismatic Mirrors. Smith cites two articles on coin mirrors that can be found on the Newman Portal, one from the Brasher Bulletin (2010) describing their origin, and another from the Calcoin News (1974), with biographical data on one of the manufacturers. Numismatic mirrors are unknown to today’s generation, but those who were actively attending shows in the 1970s will likely recall this bit of numismatic history.

Link to the Pete Smith monograph on the Newman Portal:
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/525351

Link to Brasher Bulletin article by Hall Dunn, “Good For Trade Mirrors” (Fall/Winter 2010,p. 26)
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/518864

Link to Calcoin News article by Doris McClung, “Ed McClung” (Fall 1974, p. 122):
https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/516470

THE BOOK BAZARRE

A Guide Book of the UNITED STATES MINT —Q. David Bowers presents more than three dozen American mints from pre-federal private issuers to the modern era, including a section on mints that never were! Includes an appendix on U.S. Mint–related medals, ephemera, and other collectibles. Volume 23 in the Bowers Series. 448 pages, full color, for $24.95, online at Whitman.com , or call 1-800-546-2995.


Wayne Homren, Editor

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