I enjoyed seeing John Lupia's biographical piece about Leiser Wolf Schnelling. When my book on coin boards re-introduced this figure to the hobby for the first time since he dropped out of thecoin scene in the 1940s, I was not able to find much background information on the man. Nor had I located a portrait photo. I did find correspondence that was reproduced in my book, and I later cameacross one of his publications that pre-dated his coin boards.

I'm attaching images of two of his coin boards, along with some detail shots. The first edition of Colonial Coin & Stamp Company boards from 1935 featured an illustration of a boy examininghis coins that was rather antiquated in style. This was quickly updated the following year, and all first edition boards of this publisher are rare. Note that at least a few of the very earlyprintings had paper backings rather than the clear cellophane typically associated with this brand of coin board.

I was aware of John Lupia's article prior to its inclusion in last week's issue. Though I did not collaborate with John in any way, I did know of Chris Buck's research in this area. Ibelieve John may have downplayed Chris' contribution a bit in the credit line, though the final product was certainly his own.

David adds:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
LEISER WOLF SCHNELLING (1897-1981) (http://www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n51a15.html)