The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 18, May 1, 2005, Article 18

THE GOBRECHT PAPERS

"LSCC members Len Augsburger and Bill Bugert made a
trip to the Pennsylvania Historical Society (PHS) on March 9,
2005 to view the Christian Gobrecht papers in the Society’s
collection. The Pennsylvania Historical Society had been the
site of numismatic pay dirt at least once before - during the
2000 ANA in Philadelphia, Joel Orosz uncovered a long lost
diary of the 19th century Philadelphia collector Joseph Mickley.
The 1852 Mickley diary described the story of a mint insider
whose special connections greatly benefited his cabinet.
Orosz in the American Journal of Numismatics, volume 13
(2001), gave this story of this find. The Gobrecht papers at
the Society are divided into a number of files...

Overall, this is a rich archive, which deserves further study.
In particular, the Gobrecht catalog prepared in 1902 may
reveal work by Christian Gobrecht, which is currently
unattributed. This material is available to the public and may
be viewed during open hours at the Society. There is a six
dollar charge for admission."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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