The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 32, August 10, 2003, Article 25

HOLY PYX!  THE SHROFF SAID MY SCISSEL IS CUPRIC!

 Bruce Perdue writes:  "I was directed to  the web site
 "Luciferous Logolepsy" by two different news letters that
 I receive.   The address is
 http://www.kokogiak.com/logolepsy/

  I thought our readers might find it as interesting as I did.
  with a great interest in books, how could you not be
  interested in words!   Some numismatic terms from the site
  follow:

  cupric
       adj. - applied to compounds of bivalent copper.
       cupro-nickel, n. alloy of copper and nickel used for
       making 'silver' and 'nickel' coins. cuprous, adj. applied
       to compounds of univalent copper.

  pyx
       n. - vessel for reservation of Eucharist; box containing
       specimens of newly-minted coins. trial of the pyx, test for
       weight, etc., of newly- minted coins.

  scissel
        n. - metal strip from which coins have been cut.

  shroff
        n. - banking expert specializing in valuable coins"

  [In our February 25, 2001 issue (v4n9), Michael Marotta
   brought up the definition of shroff.  "Scissel" is a new word
  to me.  It's nice to know.

  Interestingly, the following fortune cookie found me at
  lunch on Thursday:  "You are a lover of words / someday
  you will write a book."  -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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