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The E-Sylum: Volume 3, Number 54, December 31, 2000, Article 4NOTES FROM GAIL BAKERANA Education Director Gail Baker writes: "The U.S. Mint pops up in the most unlikely places! I recently purchased "Travels in Philadelphia" by Christopher Morley (David McKay Company, publishers) circa 1920. It has a happy little chapter titled "At The Mint." He talks about the operations and about producing coinage from other countries including Peru, Argentina and "a big order of the queer coins of Siam, which have a hole in the middle, like Chinese money." Interesting... On another subject - Jacob Perkins. While touring the offices at the Franklin Institute, I came across an oil painting of Jacob Perkins. It is unlike the only other picture I have ever seen of him. Guess I should not have been so surprised to see his picture - but I was. Dick Johnson recently wrote about a 3-part series of articles which ran in the weekly newspaper "Philadelphia Dispatch", January 23 and 30, 1853 and February 6, 1853, headlined "The Way Coins Are Made, A Rare Visit to The United States Mint" Where could one find this article? I would very much like a copy!" Wayne Homren, EditorContent presented in The E-Sylum is not necessarily researched or independently fact-checked, and views expressed do not necessarily represent those of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society. This is a static archive page documenting the originally published content. Links were active at the time of publication but may no longer work. Check subsequent issues for corrections and commentary. The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. For more information please see our web site at http://www.coinbooks.org/ There is a membership application available on the web site. To join, print the application and return it with your check to the address printed on the application. Visit the Membership page. Those wishing to become new E-Sylum subscribers (or wishing to Unsubscribe) can go to the following web page link. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: E-Sylum Editor Copyright © 1998 - 2020 The Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS) |
