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."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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