Here are some additional items in the media this week that may be of interest. -Editor
The Big Silver Melt
K.W. Callahan published an article onCoinWeek about Henry Merton's book, The Great Silver Melt. -Editor
 Now I've been sorting bags of pre-1965 silver coinage (in particular, Winged Liberty or Mercury dimes) long enough to realize that certain dates and mints weren't
showing up in the quantities they should be if I were gauging them solely by the quoted listings in my well-worn coin guide. Having sorted literally tens of thousands of such
coins, I've noticed trends in the quantities I find in said bags. But I never had any real statistical evidence to back these up. Until, that is, I got a hold of a copy of Mr.
Merton's book. Then the curtains were drawn back.
To read the complete article, see:
The Book on Silver Coins That Shook Me to My Core
(https://coinweek.com/us-coins/the-book-on-silver-coins-that-shook-me-to-my-core/)
To read earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
THE GREAT SILVER MELT - MAKE THAT THE 'BIG' SILVER MELT (https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v09n19a10.html)
QUERY: INFORMATION ON HENRY A. MERTON SOUGHT (https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n49a11.html)
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: DECEMBER 2, 2012 : More on Henry A. Merton
(https://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n50a08.html)
Jeff Garrett on Error Coins
On his NGC blog this week, Jeff Garrett writes about error coins. -Editor
 My daily assortment of emails contains quite a few inquiries about rare coins and coin collecting. People run across a news article, or something I have written about,
and think they might have something of value. Over the years, some amazing things have surfaced, and I am careful to respond to every correspondence. My recently purchased hoard
of 13,000 Morgan silver dollars started with such an email. The "Antiques Roadshow" aspect of what I do for a living makes every day potentially exciting!
Unfortunately, however, about 90% of the emails I receive are from people who think they might have a rare coin, and it is my job to disappoint them. One of the most frequent
inquiries is about the much-misunderstood subject of mint errors.
To read the complete article, see:
Jeff Garrett: Collecting Error Coins (https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/7871/)
The Curse of the Ship of Gold
Pablo Hoffman passed along this new article about Tommy Thompson and the SS Central America. He writes, "This is the most detailed and engrossing version I've seen
of this spectacular story." -Editor
 The Curse of the Ship of Gold
How a brilliant scientist went from discovering a mother lode of treasure at the bottom of the sea to fleeing from authorities with suitcases full of cash.
To read the complete article, see:
The Curse of the Ship of Gold (https://narratively.com/the-curse-of-the-ship-of-gold/)
Wayne Homren, Editor
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