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• The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 21, May 20, 2001, Article 10
  

  HACKEL'S MINT RECORD DESTRUCTION
  

  In response to our discussion of library deaccession (and
  sometime destruction) of runs of periodicals, Henry Bergos
  writes: "Let's not forget what Hackel did!!! Who said the
  Vandals died out ..? She destroyed the government Mint
  records!!! We, the numismatic community, went berserk -
  there were a few groups who wanted to take them if the
  government couldn't store them, but NO !!!!!! -
  She ordered them destroyed -- and so they were."
  

  [Henry is referring to Mint Director Stella Hackel
  (November 1977 - April 1988), who ordered the
  destruction of a large group of U.S. Mint records.
  Can anyone give us more information on what was
  destroyed, or the circumstances of the action? - Editor ]
  

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• http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v04n21a10.html

Date published

• 2001-05-20

Volume

• 4

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