The E-Sylum:  Volume 6, Number 26, June 29, 2003, Article 3

COLLINS NEW ORLEANS MINT HISTORY

  Dave Ginsburg writes: "Is anyone familiar with the book,
  "A History of the United States Mint, New Orleans, Louisiana"
  by Charles J. Collins, Jr. (Baton Rouge: LSU Printing Office,
  1970.)?   I first saw a reference to it in the bibliography of a
  Louisiana State Museum publication, but haven't so far found a
  bookseller or numismatist who has a copy or has even heard
  of it.  I asked my local library to try getting it through inter-
  library loan, but the only copy they could find is in the reference
  collection of the New Orleans Public Library (which they won't
  lend out.)  I think there may also be a copy in the LSU library.

  I'd appreciate news of a copy for sale, or information about
  the author, or if a fellow E-sylum subscriber who lives in New
  Orleans would go to the library and tell me something about
  the book!   Thanks!  If you have any news, please contact me
  at  ginsburg.d at worldnet.att.net  ."

  [I assume LSU means Louisiana State University.  This is why
   I love bibliographies and footnotes - you never know what
   interesting new source might turn up.  I thought I had seen every
  U.S. Mint history published, but I don't believe I've come across
  this before.  If anyone learns more about it, please keep E-Sylum
  readers in the loop.  -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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