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This is a 1972 catalogue that I don't know much about. Probably a short-lived series, as I can't seem to find too much about online? Dr Haxby's name is listed as one of the principal contributors, but I'm not sure of what to make of this signature. "Many thanks to James A. Haxby R. S. Yeoman"    Edited by Altaira
02/05/2017 10:43 am
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If it were JUST the signature I would consider it more desirable.
Inscriptions IMO lower value UNLESS it's to someone famous.
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02/05/2017 09:53 am
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Dr Haxby's name is well-known in Canadian numismatics - this isn't someone not famous. He has written reference work and is best known for his study of large cents. He is a member of this forum but I haven't seen him for some time.
A personal signature thanking him as one of the principal contributors, I don't really understand.
I'll edit my title to include Dr Haxby's name.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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Yes, James Haxby is indeed a very well know name in Canadian numismatics as well as to collectors of US obsolete bank notes. He co-authors/edits the annual Coins of Canada reference guide with RC Riley. He was also the lead author of the Whitman A Guide Book of Canadian Coins that was published in 2012. His work on Canadian large cent varieties (especially the 1859) is legendary.
His multi-volume work on US obsolete bank notes remains a vital and oft-referenced reference among collectors of these notes.
The Coins of the World book never gained the traction that Whitman had hoped for and was eventually dropped from its lineup as an annually updated title; the Krause world coin catalogs went on to dominate the area. An updated version of the volume is now published under the title A Catalog of Modern World Coins: 1850-1964.
I think you've got a nice piece of numismatic literature history with the added bonus of it being signed by two acknowledged leaders of numismatic literature and education. A very nice addition to your library!
Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives
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A personal signature thanking him as one of the principal contributors, I don't really understand. Yeoman likely sent the book to Haxby after the book was printed/published as a simple acknowledgement of his assistance with the book's contents. Such gifts are not at all uncommon in the field among authors. Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved.
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Yeoman likely sent the book to Haxby after the book was printed/published as a simple acknowledgement of his assistance with the book's contents. Never would I have thought that! If that's the case then it makes this book very much cooler. Thanks commems! Also, I didn't know he did work on US banknotes too. Awesome. |
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Nice find!  |
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Great find! A little piece of numismatic history as mentioned above.
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Books are my soft spot, too soft perhaps  Otherwise I wouldn't have bought two copies of Haxby's Striking Impressions. Or many copies of catalogues that are too old to really reference with. Or the other novels I've never went and read. By the way, how is "Yeoman" pronounced? |
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Yeoman likely sent the book to Haxby after the book was printed/published as a simple acknowledgement of his assistance with the book's contents. Such gifts are not at all uncommon in the field among authors. I concur. I have a friend who contributes to the Krause catalogues (info and values on 19th century Australian and New Zealand tradesman tokens). Every time they issue a new version of 19th century Krause, they send him a copy. Partly as a "thank you", partly to double-check with the contributor that the information they contributed made it into the published version of the book correctly. My friend has, as a result, ended up with more copies of the 19th century Krause catalogue than he really needs, so he's often donated the "unwanted" ones to the local coin club, which then usually get sold in the coin club auction. So it's entirely feasible that a book like the OP's ends up on the open market via a similar route. Quote:
By the way, how is "Yeoman" pronounced? "Yeoman" is, besides being this fellow's surname, a proper English word, though a word now largely obsolete as there is a general shortage these days of nobles, knights and squires for them to serve. Wikipedia. The Wikipedia article shows the usual pronunciation; saying it the same way you might say "Yo, man!" would not be too incorrect. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Thanks Sap, very informative. I did purchase this book through a coin club auction.
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