E-SYLUM'S BEST: WHATEVER BECAME OF DON TAXAY?

Joel Orosz writes:

Five important works on North American numismatics were written by Don Taxay:

"Counterfeit, Mis-Struck and unofficial U.S. Coins" (1963)
"The U.S. Mint and Coinage" (1966)
"An Illustrated History of U.S. Commemorative Coinage" (1967)
"Money of the American Indians (1970)
"Scott's Comprehensive Catalogue and Encyclopedia of United States Coins (1971)

After this burst of scholarship, Taxay faded from the scene. In the Colonial Coins mailing list this week, Ray Williams asked "Speaking of Don Taxay, does anyone know whatever happened to him? He just disappeared and fell off the edge of the earth..."

Various stories and rumors were mentioned, ranging from reports that Taxay had moved to India, had a sex change operation, lives among the Seminole Indians somewhere in the Everglades of Florida, or tends bar or dances on stage in Las Vegas. Any, all or none of these may be true. While entertaining, perhaps some of our readers can shed further light on the subject. When is the last time anyone recalls hearing from him? What were his plans?

To read the complete original E-Sylum article, see: WHATEVER BECAME OF DON TAXAY? (coinbooks.org/esylum_v08n54a10.html)

To read some of the follow-up responses, see: DON TAXAY WHERE ARE YOU? (coinbooks.org/esylum_v09n01a09.html_

Wayne Homren, Editor

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