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The E-Sylum:  Volume 4, Number 28, July 8, 2001, Article 5

HUMOROUS TIDBITS IN NUMISMATIC PUBLICATIONS 

   Alan Meghrig hints at some entries in the Breen Half Cent book, 
   hoping to ring a few bells and send some of us scurrying to our 
   libraries. 

   Bob Lyall, author of  "The Tokens, Checks etc of the British 
   Caribbean" recalls inserting the following on p123:  "Efforts to 
   trace the issuers (of a Jamaican banana tally) have proved 
   fruitless...."    He also notes that the publisher of  "The Tokens 
   and Checks of Malta" is listed as "Lolly Barret", an anagram 
   of his full name (Robert Lyall). 

   Dave Bowers writes: "Concerning literary hoaxes, a minor 
   one occurred in the early days of COIN WORLD (which was 
   established in spring 1960). 

   Robert Bashlow (since deceased) made up a fake obituary 
   of a great Russian numismatist who had recently died, noting 
   that for years he was the secret source of rarities, etc., for the 
   Chapman brothers.  He sent the obituary to Coin World, 
   and it was published.  There never was any such person. 

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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