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FANCY TERMSBob Cochran writes: "I enjoyed the latest "E-Sylum," as usual, especially the comments by the folks who keep trying to nail down the "proper" name for us poor unfortunates who collect "paper." I've been collecting currency and related items for about 30 years now, and I've come to the conclusion that the "fancy" (and probably CORRECT) terms are RARELY IF EVER used in the "real world." I still think Gene Hessler's "Syngraphist" is probably the most etymologically correct word to describe someone who "collects paper money," but it's not heard that often. Neil Shafer's impressive "Exographica" certainly SOUNDS correct, but I'm afraid if I described myself using that word in THIS part of the country, I might wind up in a couple of photos (attractive front AND side views) with numbers under my chin. So I just tell folks that "I collect paper money and stuff like that." It usually gets the point across, and the dealers pull out their stack of "stuff" and away we go."Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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