Mixed materials related to fake western gold assay bars, including news clips, auction sale lot descriptions, personal memoranda, and correspondence. Included is Walter Breen's 1967 statement to the PNG USAOG working panel, Don Taxay's statement regarding the conclusion of the arbitration panel, a draft of an article by Eric P. Newman titled "Gold Items Involving Gorham Blake," and John Kleeberg's "How the West was Faked: The Phony Western Gold Bars of Paul Franklin's Massapequa Mint." Ephemera not scanned: Photocopy of "United States Assay Office" from 13th edition 1959 of unknown publication. Photocopy of "Patterns and Other Issues" from History of US Coinage, 1979-1980 by Bowers. Photocopy of "Minutes of S.P.P.N. Philadelphia Meeting" from Beasher Bulletin, vol. 12, no. 2. Photocopy of "Pacific Company" from Redbook, 14th edition (1960). Photocopy of "Pacific Company" from Redbook, 15th edition (1961). Photocopy of "F.D. Kohler" from Redbook, 13th edition (1959). Photocopy of "California & Sierra Co." from Redbook, 11th edition (1957). Photocopy of "Kellogg & Hewston" from Redbook, 9th edition (1955). Photocopy of "SS Central America yields discovery" from Coin World, 10/30/2000. Photocopy of "Auction" from Coin World 10/30/00. Photocopy of Appendix II from History of US Coinage by Bowers. Photocopy of "Mint ships dollar test pieces to vendors for testing phase" from Coin World, June 7, 1999. Photocopy of "Blake & Co" from Coin World, November 27, 2000. Photocopy of "65 Pounds of Gold!" advertisement in Coin World 1/8/01. Photocopy of "America's Oldest & Largest Rare Coin Company" from Brash Bulletin, vol. 13, no. 2, 2001. Photocopy of "The Confederate Papers" from unknown publication, June 1, 2004. Photocopy of "Georgia Issues (1830, 1849)" from unknown publication by Breen. Copy of "How the West was Faked..." by John M. Kleeberg. Photocopy of "Blake & Co." from Coin World, November 27, 2000. Copy of "Coin Prices", November 2000. Clipping of "Territorial Gold Pieces Highlight March Sale" from Numismatic News, March 13, 1982. Clipping of "Rarities Sale takes Bowers into new year" from Numismatic News, January 2, 2001. Photocopy of "Western Numismatic Americana" from The Numismatist, July 1959. Copy of Coin world,vol. 54, issue 27, July 15, 2013. Copy of "'Bottle Cap' Counterfeiter Made Error in Judgement" from Numismatic News Weekly, April 25, 1972. Copy of "Have you joined the winners yet?" from Coin World, February 28, 1968. Copy of "The Numismatic Perspective", issue #8, March 8, 2004. Photocopy of "Bowie $5 gold coin brings $253,000" from Coin World, February 5, 2001. Photocopy of "Ford" from unknown publication.
Correspondence between Newman and Kenyon V. Painter from 1968, plus a notebook containing Newman's handwritten notes related to travel to Phoenix in 1968.
Photocopies of correspondence (dated 1966-1969) related to the PNG USAOG panel, including material from Leo Young, Don Taxay, John J. Ford, Jr., and Walter Breen. Includes a copy of Don Taxay's statement following the PNG arbitration panel decision.
Mixed correspondence related to the Lilly donation to the Smithsonian Institute and its appraisal. Ephemera not scanned: Copy of "Pioneer and Territorial Gold Coins & Ingots."
Correspondence related to the Professional Numismatist's Guild (PNG) working group on the U.S. Assay Office of Gold in the 1960s, plus additional material dating into the 2000s. Ephemera not scanned: Photocopy of "Origin of Western assay bars fascinates Ford over the years" from Coin World, September 6, 1999. Photocopy of "65 Pounds of Gold!" advertisement.
Correspondence and personal memoranda related to Newman's attempt in 1967 to identify a "bank president" in the Phoenix area who supposedly sourced western gold assay bars.
Mixed correspondence on the subject of fake assay bars, correspondents include Ken Bressett, John J. Ford, Jr., Kenyon V. Painter, and ANACS. Ephemera not scanned: Photocopy of "Importance of the Blake & Agnell Misspelling." Photocopy of memorandum.
