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NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: AUGUST 9, 2020

Col. Nehemiah G. Ordway's Deluxe Heath's Counterfeit Detector
Dave Sundman writes:

"I am curious as to who offered the Heath's counterfeit detector presentation copy to Col. Nehemiah G. Ordway. Ordway was originally from New Hampshire."

Last week's article discussed the Heather Hardin-Hudson collection of counterfeit detectors. The lot description for a deluxe Heath Counterfeit Detector presented to Secretary of the Treasury Hugh McCulloch mentioned that similar examples were given to other prominent figures including Nehemiah G. Ordway. -Editor

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
HARDIN-HUDSON COUNTERFEIT DETECTION COLLECTION : Lot 94: Presentation Heath Counterfeit Detector (https://www.coinbooks.org/v23/esylum_v23n31a03.html)

1926 Union Asbestos and Rubber Company Sesquicentennial Medal

Neither Dick Johnson nor Joe Levine were familiar with this particular piece owned by Rachel Proper. She reached out to Dick about it, and he passed it along for our readers. -Editor

1926 Union Asbestos and Rubber Company Sesquicentennial Medal reverse

Rachel writes:

"I enjoy coins, tokens and other such things. Recently I purchased at a yard sale a large medallion (about 2.75”). On the front is says 'sesquicentennial 1776 1926 150 years of American independence' The back says 'Announcing the 10th Anniversary of Unarco and the opening of our new factory at Chicago, Ill. Union Asbestos & Rubber Company'

"The front side has a Liberty Bell on it and the back side looks kind of like a wreath border.

"I was wondering where I could find out information about it? And find out if they made copies or if this is original. I have spent some time looking and cannot seem to find one. "

Corporate medals are an under-researched area. Can anyone help? The company went bankrupt after a flurry of lawsuits over the danger of asbestos. Today a firm of the same name manufactures nothing with asbestos but specializes in shopping carts and other store and warehouse equipment. It is part of Warren Buffet's Berkshire Hathaway empire. However, its web site doesn't mention asbestos and traces its history only to 1937. What is the connection, if any? All the more opportunity for someone to do some research on this piece. I checked with researcher Harry Waterson who writes: "Asbestos companies are hard to research. You get a lot of hang-ups. I found a couple of librarians in New Jersey who kept vertical files of asbestos companies that had plants in NJ." -Editor

To visit the Unarco website, see:
https://www.unarco.com/index.html

1958 Worthy Coin Corp. Catalog
Web site visitor Greg Richardson of Odessa, TX writes:

"I have a coin catalog from The Worthy Coin Corp. from 1958: 294 Washington St. Boston 8, Mass. The booklet mentions being incorporated in 1938.

My Mom has had this booklet forever and gave it to me. In 1958 I was 5 yrs old. Wish my parents would have bought all the coins possible."

Thanks. At my request Greg passed along an image. Thanks. A nicely preserved copy. -Editor

To read earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
DON CORRADO ROMANO (1903-1984) (https://www.coinbooks.org/v21/esylum_v21n40a12.html)
WORTHY COIN COMPANY START DATE (https://www.coinbooks.org/v21/esylum_v21n41a11.html)

Wayne Homren, Editor

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