The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 43, October 24, 2004, Article 10

THINNEST NUMISMATIC BOOK

  As suggested by one of our readers, let's now consider
  the topic of thinnest numismatic book.

  Pete Smith, who kicked off this line of discussion in the first
  place, writes: "Over the weekend I bought Weimer White's
  book on coin chemistry. The book is hardbound but the
  thickness of the covers appears to equal the thickness of the
  pages. Perhaps not the thinnest numismatic book but still
  quite thin."

  Bruce Burton writes: "Regarding thinnest "books", I nominate
  the Numismatist reprint of Copper Coins of Norway by O.P.
  Eklund, which has only five printed pages and two of those
  are "plates".  It seems like one of the Frank Lapa books was
  also quite thin, and another of his, on Vatican Coins is among
  the thinnest I've seen that is hardbound. "

  Mark Borchardt's nomination is: "Any single sheet broadside."

  [Can't get much thinner than that, can we?  I have a November
  9th, 1866 broadside of a sale of "Coins, Book, &C." in a
  frame on the wall above my desk.  QUICK QUIZ:  Can anyone
  tell us the name of the consignor or auctioneer?  How about the
  description of lot number 1?  (I didn't say it would be an easy
  quiz, but we'll find out if anyone else out there has this one...
  -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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