Money Tree Numismatic Literature Sale Catalogs on Newman Portal

The Money Tree (Ken Lowe and Myron Xenos) conducted 32 numismatic literature auction sales between 1987 and 1999, and these catalogs are now accessible on Newman Portal.  Opening remarks by Xenos in the initial catalog set the tone for the remainder of the series. “Both Ken Lowe and myself have tried to present this Sale to you in a humorous as well as educational vein. Ken has spent the few weeks pulling books and pamphlets out of the catacombs and cataloging them….Ken never finished rummaging through the dungeon….” The Money Tree never took themselves too seriously and the personalities of the writers are in full-view in all their unvarnished glory. The approach was a bit different than that of their competitor George Kolbe, himself not above the occasional snarky comment, which was expressed so subtly that only the most aware would catch on, and always in language artful enough to claim “plausible deniability.” The 1980s and 1990s were truly a golden age for the genre and these catalogs are a pleasure to read. Newman Portal is grateful to Myron Xenos for permission to scan these publications.Link to Money Tree sales on Newman Portal: https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/auctioncompanydetail/511339