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NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: MAY 18, 2014Corrections to the May 11, 2014 Issue Last week's article on the John Burns Memorial dinner was well received and widely circulated. CoinWeek picked it up for their E-Sylum article of the week. It was a great event and much fun was had by all. But I have two name corrections, and apologize for my mistakes; the correct spellings are Dianne Deep and Chris Komondy. Also, in the article on Coin Design Competitions, “Weinman dime and haft dollar” should be “... half dollar” (thanks to Ken Spindler for catching this one).
To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
More on Consimilar Alan Luedeking writes: Consimilar: Who needs it, if 'identical' is consimilar? Fred Michaelson writes: I must admit that I don't remember ever encountering the word "consimilar," but I'm surprised that Webster would use such a redundancy in defining it: "having a common resemblance." (not to mention Merriam-Webster's "sharing in similarity.") The concept of "common" is already contained in the word "resemblance," as that of "sharing" is contained in the word "similarity." Whoever Collins is, he's got the others beat on this one. Larry Dziubek writes: Duane Feisel uses the word BIFACIAL in his auctions when describing a token that has an obverse and reverse that are alike. I asked Duane Feisel, who writes: Typically I wouldn’t use “bifacial” or “consimilar” but I think a consignor had used bifacial to describe his token, and I just used it in the auction listing. Normally I just use (same) or (same as obverse) for the reverse when O&R are identical. That is easy to understand! I have never used consimilar. Where space is not at a premium as in my catalogues, I do use “same as obverse”, sometimes modified as (same as obverse, no signature line).
bi•fa•cial (bī-fā′shəl)
To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: VOCABULARY WORD: CONSIMILAR (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v17n20a20.html) Eric Newman's Tenacity Regarding the upcoming research article from Eric Newman, Anne Bentley writes: When I grow up, I want to be just as active and involved as Eric is!!! Looking forward to the article this summer! In the Colonial Coins Forum, Ray Williams wrote about being at this week's heritage Newman colonial coin auction in New York: I saw many friends there and the socializing was as much fun as the auction itself. Being there in person, the auction seemed to run smoothly with only one minor internet delay. Eric Newman's son was there. I told him what an influence Eric has been to me and how his research and sharing of knowledge has added to the hobby for generations to come. At the break, there was a birthday cake for Eric, who will be 103 this month! Eric wrote a stanza of a poem for his son to read to those present. It was very nice and funny too. The cake had Eric's image on top - just like the catalog cover. Now... usually those cakes are good for looking at, but this one was delicious!!!
I've been practicing this sentence in the mirror: "Eric, would you have change for a dollar?" Given the prices realized at the sales of his collection, that might be the only way I'll get coin with a Newman pedigree for my collection...
-Editor
To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
ERIC NEWMAN'S LATEST CONTINENTAL CURRENCY DOLLAR RESEARCH
(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v17n20a04.html)
A Fishy Medal By Van Dionant Here's an interesting medal your Editor found while surfing eBay this week.
To read the complete eBay lot, see:
Belgium. AQUARIUM FISH. By Van Dionant.
(www.ebay.com/itm/Belgium-AQUARIUM-FISH-By-Van-Dionant-/151302086186)
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