THE NUMISMATIC SCRAPBOOK
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The One Hundred Greatest Items Of United States Numismatic Literature Rank: Number 33
Clain-Stefanelli 796, Davis 506, Sigler 1941
While The Numismatist focused on club news, columns, and feature articles, the Scrapbook was an advertisement driven vehicle, running over three hundred pages a month at the height of the 1960s coin boom, with the great majority of content dedicated to plying the coin trade. To be sure it still attracted top numismatic research talent, including Walter Breen, Robert Julian, and others. Also found were numerous brief news updates which often convey information found nowhere else. With an index existing at http://nip.money.org, and a constant stream of back issues available via E-Bay and online booksellers, a run of the Scrapbook remains accessible, useful, and affordable. One might add storable to our attributions, as the handy 5” x 6” size ensures that bookshelf challenged collectors can house a complete set in a surprisingly small amount of space.
Vigesimoquarto Editions
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HEWITT, Lee F., Editor. THE NUMISMATIC SCRAPBOOK.
Chicago: Hewitt Publications, January, 1935 - November, 1936
24mo: 14 x 10 cm
Softbound: Printed yellow card covers
Issue Numbers 1 - 10
Duodecimo Editions
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HEWITT, Lee F., Editor. THE NUMISMATIC SCRAPBOOK.
Chicago: Hewitt Publications, January, 1937 - December, 1968
12mo: 19 x 13 cm
Softbound: Printed yellow card covers (Jan. 1937 - March 1937); Printed gray card covers (Apr. 1937 - Dec. 1937); Pictorial card covers (Jan. 1938); Pictorial paper covers (Feb. 1938 - Dec. 1968)
Issue Numbers 11 - 394
Octavo Editions
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HEWITT, Lee F., Editor. THE NUMISMATIC SCRAPBOOK.
Chicago: Hewitt Publications, January 1969, - December, 1968
8mo: 22 x 14 cm
Softbound: Pictorial paper covers (Jan. 1969); Color pictorial paper covers (Feb. 1969 - Feb. 1976)
Issue Numbers 395 - 480