Dan Hamelberg writes:

445 Kelly, James. KELLY'S COINS AND CHATTER. A complete set of Kelly's house organ, 1948-61, plus ten affiliated auction sales. 4to, self-covered as issued. Folded for mailing, else fine copies. (200.00)

A complete set of this lively house organ. Kelly's publication schedule was erratic over the course of Coins and Chatter's existence, with some volumes comprising twelve numbered issues, while others consisted of as few as two. His numbering scheme often went askew, making it difficult to determine what exactly makes up a complete set. To complicate matters further, he published occasional unnumbered ANA issues, as well as ten auction sales that, while separate publications, were issued with the periodical.

This set includes the following: Vol. 1 (1948), Nos. 1-7, complete. Vol. 2 (1949), Nos. 1-11, complete. Vol. 3 (1950), Nos. 1-11, plus a special ANA edition, complete. Vol. 4 (1951), Nos. 1-12 (10 was skipped), complete. Vol. 5 (1952), Nos. 1-10 (8 was skipped), complete, plus auctions 1, 2, 3, 4/5, and 6. Vol. 6 (1953), Nos. 1-9 (2-3 were skipped), plus a special ANA edition, complete, and auctions 7 and 8. Vol. 7 (1954), Nos. 1 and 2, complete. Vol. 8 (1955), Nos. 1-6, complete. Vol. 9 (1956), Nos. 1 and 2, complete. Vol. 10 (1957), Nos. 1-12, complete (the first three numbers are misidentified as being from Vol. 7). Vol. 11 (1958), Nos. 1-8, complete. Vol. 12 (1959), Nos. 1-12, complete, plus two unnumbered auctions. Vol. 13 (1960), Nos. 1-12, complete. Vol. 14 (1961), Nos. 1-6, complete.

In the interest of accuracy, it has to be mentioned that an issue of Coins and Chatter not here present was distributed in the March 1949 issue of Hobbies magazine: whether this is necessary for a complete set is subject to debate.

Though a modest publication, Kelly's Coins and Chatter provides an excellent feel for numismatics during the time period, and their seemingly ephemeral nature meant that few issues were saved, so that significant runs are infrequently offered. Ex Del Bland library.

Tom Wetter writes:

David Gladfelter writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:QUERY: KELLY'S COINS AND CHATTER SET(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v16n22a09.html)