The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 41, October 14, 2007, Article 5

NOTES ON THE OCTOBER 2007 NUMISMATIST MAGAZINE

A number of folks have commented to me about the improved 
quality of the American Numismatic Association's 'Numismatist' 
magazine. Having gone through a number of format and focus 
changes in recent years it's inevitable that some would have 
been disappointed as familiar features disappeared or morphed 
into something new. But good things come to those who wait. 
The Numismatist staff has continued to address comments and 
suggestions and the current product is quite nice.

Anyway, ANA members should be sure to check out (among other 
things) George Fuld's article on 'Waldo Newcomer: Collector 
Extraordinaire', Rich Bottles' neat piece on coins encased 
in celluloid buttons, and David Lange's opinion column on 
the state of the U.S. Mint's commemorative coin program.

Editor Barbara Gregory's 'Editor's Desk' column is illustrated 
this month with a great caricature sketch of her. I emailed 
her asking, "So who?s the artist who drew the picture for your 
column? Well done. I also loved the juxtaposition of the 
Frankenstein photos (p35)." She writes: "The artist was Bill 
Bogos (www.BillBogos.com); it is definitely the best caricature 
I?ve had. Regarding the ?quarter shrinker,? we just happened 
to find the Frankenstein poster, which mimicked Hickman nicely.?

Under the heading "Stranger Than Fiction", Eric Brothers 
contributed a Halloween article titled "Frankenstein Meets 
the Quarter-Shrinker'. Subscribers may recall the December 3, 
2006 E-Sylum item about Bert Hickman, a retired electrical 
engineer who enjoys using magnetic force to smash coins to 
roughly half their normal size. Gregory's pairing of Hickman's 
photo with a Frankenstein movie poster is a delight. 

Also, page 63 sports a photo that E-Sylum readers may also 
appreciate - the mahogany coin cabinet that once stored Waldo 
Newcomer's gold coin collection was discussed in an exchange 
in April this year. Ron Guth (who contributed to the article) 
wrote: "I drooled when reading George Fuld's description of 
Waldo Newcomer's coin cabinet. I've been a big fan of all 
things Waldo for quite some time. In my humble opinion, 
he is one of the great, unsung heroes of American numismatics."

[I was been sipping a glass of Cabernet as I wrote this the 
other evening, and thought I'd share the great typo I caught 
- "good thongs come to those who wait", which I think was a 
quote from Bill Clinton when he was Governor of Arkansas. 
-Editor]

MAKING SMALL CHANGE SMALLER: HOW TO SHINK COINS FOR FUN
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WALDO NEWCOMER'S COIN CABINET
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WALDO NEWCOMER INFORMATION SOUGHT
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  Wayne Homren, Editor

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