LOOSE CHANGE: MAY 17, 2020

Coins of Medieval Hungary: Part II

To read the complete article, see:
Coins of Medieval Hungary: Part 2 (https://coinweek.com/world-coins/coins-of-medieval-hungary-part-2/)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
LOOSE CHANGE: MAY 3, 2020 : Coins of Medieval Hungary: Part I (https://www.coinbooks.org/v23/esylum_v23n18a32.html)

Opening the 1795 Boston Time Capsule

To watch the video, see:
Scientists open oldest US time capsule dating back to 1795 (https://www.msn.com/en-us/video/science/scientists-open-oldest-us-time-capsule-dating-back-to-1795/vi-BB142gPS)

To read earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v17n51a12.html (1795 MASSACHUSETTS STATE HOUSE TIME CAPSULE)
BOSTON TIME CAPSULE OPENED (http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n02a08.html)
MASSACHUSETTS STATE HOUSE TIME CAPSULE EXHIBIT (http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n12a09.html)

Colin Narbeth (1929-2020)

To read the complete article, see:
Colin Narbeth (1929-2020) (https://coinsweekly.com/colin-narbeth-1929-2020/)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
COLIN NARBETH (1929-2020) (https://www.coinbooks.org/v23/esylum_v23n19a09.html)

Harry Potter Books Found in Trash

Three first edition Harry Potter books would have been lost in landfill if not for the actions of a Buckinghamshire school teacher. The teacher, who wishes to remain anonymous, spotted the books in a trash bin where she worked in 2008 and couldn't bear to see them go to waste. Now they are expected to bring thousands at auction.

After the seller rescued the books, she kept them in her loft, but four years ago her son investigated their value. "A London business offered £4,000 for one of the paperbacks there and then, but they just went back into the loft," the seller said.

The seller then consigned two paperback versions of Harry Potter and Philosopher's Stone and one hardback, which are now going up for auction at Hansons Auctioneers and Valuers in a bumper Harry Potter-themed Library Auction on 21 May. The hardback is expected to sell for between £8,000 and £12,000 ($10,000-15,000), and the two paperbacks are expected to fetch £2,000 ($2,450) and £3,000 ($3,600) each.

There were 500 hardback first editions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone printed in 1997, which is when Harry Potter made his debut. 300 of the books were sent to British schools and libraries and others were sent to private book shops. All of them contain printing errors, which were corrected in later versions.

To read the complete article, see:
Rare Harry Potter Books Found in Trash at Auction (https://www.barnebys.com/blog/rare-harry-potter-books-found-in-skip-at-auction)

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