In the Tokens and Medals book, a sneak peek into the collecting/research interests of QDB…
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I started to read the Whitman/QDB Tokens and Medals book. For those of you with an extra $15.50 burning a hole in your pockets, this book is well worth it. Even though I don’t like the fact that there are advertisements in the book, I did notice one that was put in there by QDB himself, and it was well worth reading.
The full page advertisement gives a roadmap of the collecting interests/research interests of QDB himself. It reads at the top:
“In connection with my long-time interest in medals and tokens, as well as in other areas of numismatics, I am interested in corresponding with anyone with information to share. In particular, I seek pre-1870 articles, newspaper notices, advertisements, and other ephemera relating to the issuing and distribution of coins, tokens, medals, and paper money.”
Then, he lists about 50 specific items of interest, of which I will list a few here:
--Jacob Perkins of Newbury, MA
--correspondence related to state chartered and national banks of New Hampshire up to 1900
--Tokens and medalets issued by George Merriam and John Bolen
--Nickel sized tokens used in coin operated pianos (which, BTW, he also states that he is in the process of updating is nickel/musical token book from 1975!)
-- other very esoteric items
Does anyone else think it is pretty cool to get a laundry list of the things that QDB is actively researching and inviting correspondence?
The full page advertisement gives a roadmap of the collecting interests/research interests of QDB himself. It reads at the top:
“In connection with my long-time interest in medals and tokens, as well as in other areas of numismatics, I am interested in corresponding with anyone with information to share. In particular, I seek pre-1870 articles, newspaper notices, advertisements, and other ephemera relating to the issuing and distribution of coins, tokens, medals, and paper money.”
Then, he lists about 50 specific items of interest, of which I will list a few here:
--Jacob Perkins of Newbury, MA
--correspondence related to state chartered and national banks of New Hampshire up to 1900
--Tokens and medalets issued by George Merriam and John Bolen
--Nickel sized tokens used in coin operated pianos (which, BTW, he also states that he is in the process of updating is nickel/musical token book from 1975!)
-- other very esoteric items
Does anyone else think it is pretty cool to get a laundry list of the things that QDB is actively researching and inviting correspondence?
Always took candy from strangers
Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day
--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day
--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
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He is also very excited about merchant counterstamps. I think it is neat that a big-time dealer is still a collector at heart.
By the way, the tokens and medals book is a great overview of the whole series - highly recommended.