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Question about a coin envelope.
Garry8137
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Hello. I obtained a graded merchant token some time ago that included this envelope. I was wondering if the envelope belonged to Mr. Boyd or to a collector who obtained the token from him. 
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The upside down notation on the back seems to say O Earl lot.
"AU-55+" doesn't seem to be something that would have been a Boyd-era annotation.
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Considering FCC Boyd passed away in 1958, I believe this would have contained a coin from his personal collection. The envelope itself was probably not from the collection of Mr Boyd, although I am not familiar with his handwriting.
Fred (FCC) Boyd was a pretty famous numismatist in the early and mid 20th Century. I'm sure some other members here will be able to give you more information.
QDB wrote a summary about him here
[https://stacksbowers.com/News/Pages/Blogs.aspx?ArticleID=meet-fcc-boyd]
“We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”
Todd - BHNC #242
In my opinion the style of writing and the type of ink does not scream 1950's or earlier.
Thanks very much!
Todd's QDB link fixed
Thanks for the link.
Here's an example of FCC Boyd's handwriting, although script cursive. Looks quite different.
Letter is to EPN who he corresponded with for years.
Lance.
Didn’t Ford buy Boyd’s estate? Look for examples of Ford’s writing.
Reminds me of library hand.
It was used before typewriters, and sometimes later, to hand write card catalog cards.
Often in all caps.
The person who wrote it in 1958 possibly learned to write 50 years before that.
It never resembles a person's normal penmanship but it is distinct if you can find another envelope.
My Saint Set
See the word Gilt above
Ford’s G somewhat resembled the letter S
So I don’t see a match there
We were friends over twenty years ago
bump
Here are some samples of John J. Ford's writing I am posting for CaptainBlunt. Look at the R's. The OP's envelope was definitely written by Ford, presumably from the Boyd Estate as I surmised.
That is amazing. Thank you very much.
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