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NEWMAN PORTAL: MORE ON MYSTERIOUS MRS. MARSHALLThe latest addition to the Newman Numismatic Portal is the American Numismatic Society's copy of the Catalogue of Coins of Mrs. Marshall. Project Coordinator Len
Augsburger provided the following report. Thanks! -Editor
  LEFT: Cover of Mrs. Marshall catalog, from the Dave Hirt library RIGHT: Inscribed back cover of ANS copy of the Mrs. Marshall catalog In June 2016 we reported on the 1864 Catalogue of Coins of Mrs. Marshall from the Dave Hirt library. The function of the document wasn’t entirely clear – did it represent an actual auction, an exhibit catalog, or a fixed price list? A recent discovery at the ANS answers the question. The back cover of this copy has a penciled inscription: “My dear [Benjamin?] Haines: I have this Catalogue for you, to prove that all the fools are not yet dead! The collection is on Exhib. at the Swine-itary Fair, and Mrs. Marshall proposes to sell them for ten thousand dollars (!) after the Fair is over. Ever thine, Numismatist. April 5th, 1864.” From this it is clear the document was an exhibit catalog, and one could make a case to classify it as a fixed price list as well. Thanks to Lara Jacobs of Internet Archive, who scans ANS library materials under Newman Portal sponsorship, for bringing this copy to our attention. Link to June 5, 2016 article in The E-Sylum: Link to Mrs. Marshall catalog on Newman Portal: Link to Mrs. Marshall biography on John Lupia’s Numismatic Mall: Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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