CLAIN-STEFANELLI'S NUMISMATICS - AN ANCIENT SCIENCE

 

Elvira Eliza Clain-Stefanelli wrote a book (the publisher, the U. S. Government Printing Office labeled it as Paper 32 from the Museum of History and Technology) NUMISMATICS AN ANCIENT SCIENCE, illustrated, card covered, 102 pages,1965. The Paper 32 is also in a cloth-bound compendium of Papers 31, 32 and 33, Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, United States National Museum Bulletin 229, 1970. Paper 31 is by Dr. Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli — History of the National Numismatic Collections.

I liked Mrs. Clain-Stefanelli's book so much that I bought a few copies. It also inspired me to want any books and major articles by the husband and wife team. I had one copy of Ancient Science bound in a very dark blue, crushed Leatherette.

Dr. Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli was a featured speaker at the Oklahoma City Coin Club's Numismatic Seminar on June 11, 1967. Mrs. Clain-Stefanelli also attended. I brought the bound copy of her book, hoping to have it autographed. She was very gracious and when I handed her the book she said, Oh, I've never seen it so beautiful

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