The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 27, July 6, 2003, Article 17

A MAGAZINE FOR NUMISMATISTS?

  A number of people have lamented the changes to the
  American Numismatic Association's publication,
  "Numismatist", citing a "dumbing down" of the level of
  scholarship to cater to newer collectors.  One response
  is to note that the more scholarly articles have long ago
  migrated to specialty publications.  Dick Johnson pointed
  out to me that not all collectors have ready access to these
  other publications, and it's a point well taken.  I'm a goof
  for numismatic information, and shell out a ton of money
  each year in order to receive a wealth of U.S. numismatic
  periodicals.  Few collectors are as voracious, and a
  general publication with high-quality articles would be
  attractive.   But there is a publication which I believe already
  exhibits a high degree of scholarship, and it may be
  unfairly overlooked by serious  numismatists - COINage
  magazine.  Once one gets past the breathless "How Much
  Is Your Coin Worth?" cover blurbs, the articles inside are
  the equal of any U.S. numismatic periodical published today.
  I find myself reading COINage first when it arrives in my
  P.O. Box.  I always learn something new from the articles.
  The August 2003 issue, for example, has great articles by
  Tom DeLorey, R. W. Julian and David T. Alexander, all
  of whom are regular contributors.   John Iddings' articles
  on the John J. Ford collection and 1787 coinage are very
  interesting.  Other articles cover the new $20 paper money
  designs, the numismatics of Napoleon and the American
  Numismatic Association library.   The articles do not have
  end notes or footnotes, unfortunately, so COINage will
  never be a true journal of record, and it will never be the
  place to find information on newly discovered varieties.
  But the information is great, and many articles are well worth
  saving for future reference.  Researchers of the future will
  find some real gems in the magazine's index.  [Speaking of
  which, does an index to COINage exist anywhere?]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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