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NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: MAY 17, 2020One of the Great Pleasures of Collecting
David Gladfelter offers this quotation from the late Colin Narbeth. Thank you. -Editor
"Writing up the collection is one of the great pleasures of collecting. The ability of a collector, his skill at selecting, and his general research can be judged by the finished product. Basically, the collector is setting out to tell a story, illustrated by the notes themselves." -Colin Narbeth, Collecting Paper Money (London: B. A. Seaby Ltd., 1986), 29. To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia Building
"A quick look at the city directories shows a few different addresses for the Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia. The 1300 Locust building is still there and is a four story grand one. It housed numerous other Societies, Reading Rooms, etc. 1867-70 / 524 Walnut
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More on Coronavirus Stimulus Checks
 Kavan Ratnatunga passed along two articles on the topic of returning mistakenly-issued coronavirus stimulus checks to the U.S. government. Thanks. -Editor The IRS said someone who died before receipt of the payment, a non-resident alien or someone who is incarcerated does not qualify for a check. These payments need to be returned if received, the IRS said. To read the complete articles, see:
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Query: 1907 Philippine 1st legislative Session Medal
  Aaron Dembinsky writes: "I have been searching endlessly for information on a medal that I have. I have finally found some information that another collector I recently got in touch with kindly provided. "The medal in question is the 1907 SILVERED BRONZE 1ST LEGISLATIVE SESSION HONEYCUTT-78a. "I am attaching images the medal I have. I also had the Bronze version which I recently passed on to another collector - the same gentleman that provided me with the below link. "I was hoping your readers can shed some light on the background of this silvered version of the medal and what its value may be. I see that one sold at auction in March 2019 but I can not find any records of the realized price. "Any and all information will be really appreciated." Interesting medal. Can anyone help? -Editor To read the complete article, see:
Query: Connecticut State Library Pattern Coins
"Has anyone imaged the pattern coins in the Connecticut State Library ? I am working on a photo library for many of the U.S. Pattern coins and could use color images of about 57 coins. Any help readers can provide would be greatly appreciated." Query: Don Taxay
"A leading light in numismatic research in 1964 was Don Taxay, formerly with New Netherlands Coin Company, who was appointed curator of the Chase Manhattan Bank Money Museum. This museum was operated for a few years, after which the bank donated the coins to the American Numismatic Society. Taxay disappeared from view with some suggesting he went to India to engage in some type of meditation or spirituality." Query: Privately Printed Numismatic Publications
  Robert W. Rightmire writes: "I'm looking for names of individuals who privately printed a numismatic publication that appeared regularly for at least five years. "Examples from other collecting fields:
Interesting question. I'm sure there are some, but the timeframes can be difficult to determine sometimes. -Editor Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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