John Lupia submitted the following information from the online draft of his book of numismatic biographies for this week's installment of his series. Thanks! As always, this is an excerpt with the
full article and bibliography available online. This week's subject is coin dealer G. L. Fancher. -Editor
George Lewis Fancher (1852-1922), was born on October 8, 1852, in Camillus, Onondaga County, New York, son of Harry (1809-1896-), and Harriet Phillips Fancher (1812-1873), both native New Yorkers.
In 1870, he served a three year apprenticeship at a druggist on the corner of 8th Avenue and 43rd Street, New York City. The 1870 New York City Directory listed him as George S. Fancher working as a clerk in a drug store
at 680 8th Avenue. He remained there until 1873.
In 1873 he moved to Plantsville, Connecticut, managing a drug store there for two years.
On December 3, 1874, he married his childhood sweetheart, Emma J. Fergus (1854-) of Camillus, New York.
In June 1881, Fancher was a correspondent of Ebenezer Locke Mason, Jr.
Fancher began advertising he is a dealer in Coins, Medals, Colonial, Continental and Confederate Money, Old Newspapers, Almanacs, Old and Rare Coins, &c., Bought, Sold and Exchanged.
On June 11-12, 1884, George Massamore, Sale 24, 1250 lots, sold part of the George L. Fancher collection together with A. M. Wortman, et alia.
Fancher was a coin dealer who published a Fixed Price List. He applied for ANA Membership in November 1903.
The 1920 U. S. Census lists him still living at 59 Meadow Street, Winchester, Litchfield County, Connecticut.
He died on November 15, 1922, at the family home at Camillus, New York.
To read the complete article, see:
FANCHER, GEORGE LEWIS (https://sites.google.com/a/numismaticmall.com/www/numismaticmall-com/fancher-george-l)
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