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V11 2008 INDEX
E-SYLUM ARCHIVE
THE LITERATURE OF U.S. DEPRESSION SCRIP
The Kappen-Mitchell book Depression Scrip of the United States (mentioned above) has long been one of my favorite numismatic books, even though its coverage is incomplete. Subtitled Period of the 1930s States A thru I the book covers Alabama through Iowa. As Neil Shafer noted in the Preface to his 1984 Standard Catalog of Depression Scrip of the United States, "A second book was planned to complete the state listings, but somehow it was never finished."The Kappen-Mitchell book was superseded as a catalog by the 1984 Mitchell-Shafer work. But Kappen-Mitchell remains quite useful for the background information it contains on many of the scrip issues listed.
I had forgotten all about contributing to the book. I didn't do much, but had sent Neil a list of the notes in my own meager collection. Mine is a presentation copy, complete with an example of actual Depression Scrip. Neat!
QUICK QUIZ: Who can name another book on paper money which includes an actual example of the item catalogued?
Wayne Homren, Editor
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