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NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Upside Down Hebrew
Regarding a medal pictured last week, Ken Spindler writes:

"I believe the second image (reverse) is shown upside down. The center legend is upside down Hebrew."

Reader and advertiser Steve also pointed this out. -Editor

Christopher Baker of Atlas Numismatics writes:

"Thank you for letting us know. We will pass this information on to the photography team at PCGS so they can correct the orientation of the reverse image."

The correction has been made. Thanks, everyone! -Editor

Second Zionist Congress Medal corrected reverse

To see the corrected image at PCGS, see:
https://images.pcgs.com/trueview/47664993

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
ATLAS NUMISMATICS SELECTIONS: SEPTEMBER 17, 2023 (https://www.coinbooks.org/v26/esylum_v26n38a25.html)

On Dale Seppa and John Mussell
Frank Robinson writes:

"I'd never met Dale Seppa in person either, but knew him for around 50 years. I particularly remember his mail bid auctions; quite large sales of modest value meat-and-potatoes coins which (unlike in most of today's numismatic auctions) one could actually BUY for reasonable prices. Indeed, as a mail order dealer myself, those auctions were a marvelous source for material, and I would work them assiduously. I mean, like, bidding on almost every lot, once I realized how you could really get stuff. My record for one of Dale's auctions was winning 631 lots! (It was actually a tie for my highest number of lots ever, the other was a 1970s NASCA sale once I'd glommed to the fact that there were no reserves and if you were the only bidder on a lot, they would actually sell it to you, no matter how cheap).

"I also remember John Mussell from the NY show, giving out free copies of his magazine. Which is in fact a really excellent publication."

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
DALE SEPPA (1940–2023) (https://www.coinbooks.org/v26/esylum_v26n38a09.html)
JOHN MUSSELL (1942-2023) (https://www.coinbooks.org/v26/esylum_v26n38a10.html)

Arthur Morowitz Article

Alan Luedeking passed along this updated link to an article about Art Morowitz. Thank you. -Editor

Arthur Morowitz at the first VSDA convention

To read the complete article, see:
Arthur Morowitz, Home Video Industry Pioneer, Dies at 80 (https://www.mediaplaynews.com/arthur-morowitz-home-video-industry-pioneer-dies-at-80/)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
ARTHUR H. MOROWITZ (1943-2023) (https://www.coinbooks.org/v26/esylum_v26n38a11.html)

Medals in the Bargello National Museum
Regarding a catalog of medals in the Bargello National Museum of Florence, Italy, David Fanning writes:

"Here is the reference needed by Leon Saryan:"

Pollard, J. Graham. MEDAGLIE ITALIANE DEL RINASCIMENTO NEL MUSEO NAZIONALE DEL BARGELLO / ITALIAN RENAISSANCE MEDALS IN THE MUSEO NAZIONALE OF BARGELLO. I: 1400–1530. II AND III: 1513–1640. (Florence): Studio per Edizioni Scelte, (1984–1985). Three volumes, complete. Tall 4to, original matching black cloth and boards, gilt; pictorial jackets. xlvii, (1), 608, (8) + (8), (4), 615–1191, (11) + (10), (4), 1197–1618, (8) pages; well-illustrated throughout; 20 enlarged color plates. Housed in cardboard slipcases. Bilingual.

A handsome production of great importance. Illustrates 885 medals. Modesti 1837.

David Tripp writes:

"Here are two catalogues of the Bargello's collection of medals:

Pollard, J.G., Italian Renaissance medals in the Museo Nazionale of Bargello : Medaglie italiane del Rinascimento nel Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Studio per Edizioni Scelte / Associazione Amici del Bargello, 1984-1985, Three volumes

Toderi, G, & F. Vannel, Medaglie italiane del Museo Nazionale del Bargello Firenze, 2003-2007, Four volumes "

Thanks! E-Sylum readers are the best. -Editor

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: SEPTEMBER 17, 2023 : Bargello Museum Medal Catalog Sought (https://www.coinbooks.org/v26/esylum_v26n38a14.html)

On Green Patina on Ancient Coins
Bill Eckberg writes:

"one piece that you excerpted a couple of weeks ago said (not in the part you published as I recall) that the green patina on ancient coins is not corrosion. That is completely wrong. It isn't heavy corrosion, but you can't get oxidation products on the surface of your coins without transforming some of the metal and leaving the surface microporous."

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
PATINA ON ANCIENT BRONZE COINS (https://www.coinbooks.org/v26/esylum_v26n36a26.html)

Anglo-Saxon Abba Coin
Philip Mernick writes:

"Here's a bit of numismatic punnery from today's Metro Newspaper."

Thanks! -Editor

Wayne Homren, Editor

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