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• The E-Sylum: Volume 8, Number 27, July 3, 2005, Article 15
  

  WORSHIPING AT THE ALTAR OF NUMISMATICS
  

  Roger deWardt Lane of Hollywood, Florida writes:
  "Numismatics does get misunderstood!
  

  Your story on the misspelling of numismatics reminded me
  of a local story. I have told this several times over the years;
  it always gets a good laugh.
  

  Years ago, the Florida state coin association was holding their
  convention in Miami. The dealers were staying at the Everglades
  Hotel, a tall hotel on Biscayne Blvd, facing the park filled with
  stately royal palm trees.
  

  Several coin dealers were in the hotel elevator along with a
  family of tourists. The coin dealers each had the well-recognized
  large orange badges with the initials FUN. One of the tourists
  turned to the dealer and said, “What does ‘FUN’ stand for?”
  The reply was – "Florida United Numismatists." Hearing this,
  the visitor said, “What church domination is that?” Well, the
  coin people got a good laugh our of this, and I have been
  repeating the story every since."
  

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• http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v08n27a15.html

Date publiée

• 2005-07-03

Volume

• 8

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