Interesting quote from a US Coin site poster - pertains to this side of coins
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J. Sanford Saltus (1853-1922)
J. Sanford Saltus died on June 23, 1922 under peculiar circumstances: while in London to attend a meeting of the British Numismatic Society, Saltus poisoned himself with cyanide. After his death it was suggested that Saltus had committed suicide because a secret engagement was not going well; however, the cause of death was officially listed as "death by misadventure"—the coroner held that Saltus had been drinking ginger ale while cleaning coins with the cyanide and had accidentally mistaken the glass of cyanide for the one containing ginger ale. At the time of his death, Saltus was president of both the New York Numismatic Club and British Numismatic Society.
Serves him right. The CN ion is pretty darned destructive stuff to silver - and even gold (it's used in gold electroplating baths).
J. Sanford Saltus died on June 23, 1922 under peculiar circumstances: while in London to attend a meeting of the British Numismatic Society, Saltus poisoned himself with cyanide. After his death it was suggested that Saltus had committed suicide because a secret engagement was not going well; however, the cause of death was officially listed as "death by misadventure"—the coroner held that Saltus had been drinking ginger ale while cleaning coins with the cyanide and had accidentally mistaken the glass of cyanide for the one containing ginger ale. At the time of his death, Saltus was president of both the New York Numismatic Club and British Numismatic Society.
Serves him right. The CN ion is pretty darned destructive stuff to silver - and even gold (it's used in gold electroplating baths).
Former owner, Cambridge Gate collection.
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I wonder if he briefly had an "oh noes....." moment