I studied Jean Fabien Maunovry in connection with the research for Forgotten Colorado Silver and can add a little more to this account. Mrs. Maunovry died in Denver on March 30, 1979 at the age of 101, according to the Goulder/Kurt Family Tree in Ancestry.com. Her ashes are apparently buried in Fairmount Cemetery, Denver, next to her first husband, Clark C. Fenner.

This family tree seems to be the only authority for Maunovry's September 21, 1921 disappearance; I stayed in Colorado Springs for a few days after the Golden Day at the American Numismatic Association headquarters this past August, and visited the Penrose Library there. The local history department has no file on Maunovry, and he does not appear in the periodicals index either (also checked "coin dealer"), so his "disappearance" was not reported at the time and must come from family tradition. (I was unsuccessful in contacting the originator of the family tree to determine their source.)

Maunovry is listed in the 1922 Colorado Springs city directory, surveyed Jan. 1-April 15, 1922, but this may be an oversight. In 1924 he was still listed as a member of the Rochester Numismatic Society, Rochester, NY, but with no address.

Lupia stated:

I would argue that the evidence is not strong enough to state that the hoard was actually purchased in Denver; I would also dispute use of the word "claims," which to me implies the writer believes the statement has no foundation in fact.

Here's what Zerbe actually wrote:

Zerbe did NOT write that this lot was purchased in Denver.

From studying Farran Zerbe's correspondence on Lesher Dollars at the American Numismatic Society archives, I became impressed with his careful, cautious approach to Lesher Dollar research. He was also in 1918 one of the most aggressive Lesher collectors, and had no incentive to make them appear commoner than they were. Clearly he was satisfied that Maunovry's holdings were what Maunovry said they were.

Based on Zerbe's actual statement, I would offer this summary of the transaction, restating Maunovry's "claim" as Zerbe's "report."

For Mrs. Maunovry's entry on Find A Grave, see:Clark C Fenner(https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=34118604&PIpi=15723436)

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
NEW BOOK: FORGOTTEN COLORADO SILVER(http://www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n25a03.html)
JEAN FABIEN MAUNOVRY (1878-1942)(http://www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n40a21.html)