Michael Hodder and Q. David Bowers
May 7, 1957
Dear Bob:
If the half dime of 1797 with 15 stars is still available would you please send it to us for inspection?
Very sincerely,
Hon. R. Henry Norweb
Dear Bob:
As you perhaps know from the correspondence I recently bought through your Cleveland office the 1797 15-star half dime which you advertised. Our example is from the same die but an earlier striking since it shows no die break. It is however only in Fine condition, whereas yours is Uncirculated.
With this background my purpose in writing is to inquire if you would be interested in my example, and if so should it be sent on to you for evaluation and credit.
Very sincerely,
R. Henry Norweb
May 29, 1957
Dear Mr. Norweb:
Thank you for your letter of May 27th, and it was good hearing from you again.
We shall be glad to see your coin, and you may send it to us at your convenience.
Our kindest personal regards.
Very truly yours, Robert Friedberg
R. Green
The trade name of R. Green was adopted by Charles Green, who did business at 180 West Washington Street, Chicago, Illinois, during the 1950s. His wife Ruth was a partner and did most of the traveling, for Charles was confined to a wheelchair. For a long period of years, the firm of R. Green was one of the most important advertisers in the Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine. Most of the items pertaining to R. Green in the Norweb file are invoices, but there are some scattered exchanges of correspondence, excerpted herewith:
August 19, 1953
Dear Sir:
Thank you for your letter received today.
The Greens are away for two weeks as stated in their advertisment in the June and August Scrapbook Magazine. They plan to attend the ANA Convention in Dallas and also hope to get a much needed rest.
They left instructions to acknowledge all letters, orders, and packages and to advise the senders that they would be put in thesafe and upon return of the Greens they would be given their immediate attention.
Hoping this meets with your approval and thanking you for your indulgence at this time.
Sincerely,
EM. Smedley
Secretary to R. Green
P.S.: Mr. Green phones this office most every day, if urgent busi-ness, leave your number and he will phone you. Thanks.
September 21, 1953
My Dear Mr. Green:
Enclosed is my check for $6.50 in payment of the 1881-O Uncirculated silver dollar as listed of page 978 in the October issue of the Scrapbook.
Yours very truly,
Hon. R. Henry Norweb
January 25, 1954
Dear Mr. Green:
I would like to know if you still have available one of the Hudson Bay Company's five shilling notes illustrated in one of your recent lists.
Also I would be interested in good "Jackass" note to be included in a display we are making up for the Historical Society. We have one note of this kind, but we need another to put upside-down beside it. [The "Jackass" note was so-called because when the eagle was inverted, it appeared to resemble the head of a mule.]
Please let me know as soon as you can, as Mrs. Norweb and I are leaving within 10 days to Cairo [to attend the sale of the Farouk Coin Collection]. We should see a lot of old friends at the sale from all over the world. At least it will be an exciting experience.
Yours very truly,
Hon. R. Henry Norweb
January 30, 1954
Dear Sir:
It will be nice to see you in Cairo. We leave on the Queen Mary February 10, 1954. Will perhaps fly from Paris to Cairo. Thanks for past favors.
C.E. Green
ANA 4104
April 17, 1954
Dear Mr. Green:
The enclosed $10 note was ordered just before our departure for the Farouk Sale. On checking it since our return I notice there is a bad crease down the center which spoils this specimen for the purposes in mind.
The collection is largely of notes of historical or pictorial interest and is to be circulated around the Cleveland schools by our local Historical Society. Since the idea in adding the specimen to the collection was to show the so-called "jackass" I wonder if in your stock there is another Uncirculated specimen without defects.
Everyone missed you in Cairo.
Very sincerely,
Hon. R. Henry Norweb
November 22, 1955
Dear Mr. Green:
My son who is out of town has asked me to write to inquire if you would be good enough to send him on approval the 1892-S and 1893-O half dollars (both Uncirculated) listed in the November issue of the Scrapbook.
I trust you are sending Mrs. Norweb a copy of your List No. 50 with emphasis on the colonials in which you know she has a special interest.
Very sincerely,
Hon. R. Henry Norweb
November 29, 1955
Dear Mr. Green:
To my regret I am returning the two half dollars you recently sent on approval. While Uncirculated, they are not up to the high standard of the other half dollars of this series in my collection. I am enclosing $1 in currency to cover your mailing expense.
Very truly yours,
Hon. R. Henry Norweb
Mortimer Hammel
Extensive correspondence and business was conducted with Mortimer Hammel, a dealer in world coins at 414 West 44th Street, New York, New York.
June 5, 1956
Dear Mr. Hammel:
Long before this I had hoped to be in New York and see you about our common interest in the Latin-American series. It is another case of "one proposes and circumstances dispose" with the result that of late none of my plans seem to be working out. Even as to next week when I had hoped to spend some time in New York en route to Boston for my 40th anniversary, it now develops that I shall have to be in Washington all that week.