Editor’s Note: For nearly 70 years, the feature-rich pages of Coins magazine, Bank Note Reporter’s venerable sister publication, have tracked the history, fun and the growth of this great hobby, while also attracting new collectors to pursue what was once deemed the “hobby of kings.” Dusting off these timeaged issues, from the early 1960s and beyond, each installment of “Past Times with Coins,” written by its former longtime editor, explores what nuggets of interest they contain. This installment was taken from the April 25 issue of Numismatic News.
Stories of towns that through the passage of time have disappeared are fascinating. Some remind us of their once prosperous existence by a few leftover bricks or a single, forlorn dwelling.
My master’s degree thesis advisor, Dr. Watson Parker, a leading authority and author on South Dakota’s Black
