San Francisco History Through Its Exonumia
A Selection of the Works of Jerry F. Schimmel
A new collection of Jerry Schimmel's writings on San Francisco history and tokens has been released by PCNS. This book is available now as a print-on-demand title from Lulu.
Description
Jerry F. Schimmel (1933-2021) was well-known as a numismatic writer and a collector of tokens and exonumia. A member of PCNS for over fifty years, he contributed hundreds of articles to numismatic and general interest publications, usually focused on San Francisco history as represented by tokens from bars and other entertainment establishments, particularly on the notorious Barbary Coast. This is a collection of twenty-five articles personally selected by Jerry.
- Author: Jerry F. Schimmel
- Editor: Michael Wehner
- Paperback 6X9 Perfect Bound, 135+pages, 25 chapters, over 100 illustrations & color photos.
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Chapter Titles
- An Old Ship From The Gold Rush
- Old Frisco’s East Street and Sailor Saloons With Side Trips to Jackson Street and the Cliff House
- A Tale Of Two Thalias More Frisco Dives
- When They Danced The Turkey Trot at The So Different
- A Pearl from the Barbary Coast: The Columbia
- One Tough Lady: The Barbary Coast’s Maggie Kelly
- Lost and Found: Arthur Putnam’s Salacious Satyrs
- An Ignoble Episode At The Cafe Royal
- 100 Years Ago in Wicked Frisco: A Dance Hall for The Abstemious
- The Ribeltad Vorden
- Febe’s
- The Interlude
- John’s Grill
- 100 Years Ago: The Night they expelled Maiden Lane’s harlots
- A Madam of San Francisco: Dolly Ogden
- The Parisian Mansion and Frisco’s Forgotten Resorts of Ill-Repute
- The Central Hotel
- San Remo Hotel: Bar Token Leads to Colorful History of a North Beach Hostelry
- The Artifacts of Sing Chong and Grant Avenue
- The Telegraph Hill Shillelagh
- Stelling’s Market
- Union Hall: From Convention Center to Skid Row and Back Again
- The Panama-Pacific Expo: Le Travail Français
- Geissebrecht, Macedo and Perry: What to Do with Your Coins If You Don’t Spend Them
- An interview with Jerry Schimmel—May 26, 2019
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