NEW CLUB FOR COLLECTORS OF SO-CALLED DOLLARS 上市 Deposited
The E-Sylum: Volume 7, Number 23, June 6, 2004, Article 9
NEW CLUB FOR COLLECTORS OF SO-CALLED DOLLARS
Dick Johnson writes: "Sixty medal collectors throughout the
country have already joined a club for those interested in
collecting so-called dollars. Jeffrey L. Shevlin of Carmichael,
Calif. has launched the new specialized club, first meeting at
the ANA National Money Show, March 27, in Portland,
Oregon, where the first 23 charter members signed up.The So-Called Dollar Collectors Club planned to meet again
at the Long Beach Show June 6th. Further plans are underway
for a meeting during the ANA Convention in Pittsburgh, August
18 through 22 (date and time to be announced).Long considered somewhat of the collectible between coins
and medals, so-called dollars are those struck items of
silver-dollar size but bear no denomination. They became
popular at expositions, particularly the American Centennial
of 1876 in Philadelphia and the Columbian Exposition of
1892-93 in Chicago. The series was cataloged by Harold
Hibler and Charles Kappen; in 1963 their catalog, "So-Called
Dollars; An Illustrated Standard Catalog with Valuations" was
published by The Coin and Currency Institute of New York
City.In 1978 my partner, Chris Jensen, and I published a pamphlet
"Current Valuations: A Price Supplement to So-Called Dollars,"
bringing HK prices up to date. These were compiled by a
panel of Chris, Joseph Levine and Hank Spangenberger, all
well versed in market prices of the series. Later Chris and I
bought all the remainders of the original book from Coin &
Currency Institute. These copies have long since been sold
and widely dispersed to collectors and numismatists interested
in the series.Now 25 years later there is perhaps a demand for a revised
catalog, and that is one of the goals of Jeff Shevlin and the
new collectors' club. Cost of a year's membership is $15 and
collectors may write for an application blank, or send their
check, name, mailing address, phone number and email
address to: So-Called Collectors Club, 7737 Fair Oaks
Blvd, Suite 250, Carmichael, CA 95608."- 2004-06-06
- 7