OK robot - here is your book cover -

Well, what the hell, humans failed me for the most part - In 2015 I put 1,950 hours into my numismatic dictionary plus $8,000 or so in production and printing of 1,000 copies of the 352-page book. I wonder how many hours the robot would have needed?

I am happy with my book in spite of the low interest collectors seemed to have in learning more. So if I was to donate a cover idea for a coin dealers book, it would be just like the cover of my actual book, Numiscadero.

Mr. Robot would simply direct the cover artwork to drop off the text layer and it would run with the numismatic items and its own cover information

The difference - I will let that robot use the experimental blue background version rather than the actual printed one in red. The coins, medals, banknote and ingot face plate are from my collection at the time. I arranged them and a professional photographer took the shot.

For more information on Gary's book, see:
NEW BOOK: EL NUMISCADERO(https://www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n03a02.html)
BOOK REVIEW: EL NUMISCADERO(https://www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n20a05.html)

Ron Guth writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NEW BOOK: GUIDE TO BECOMING A COIN DEALER(https://www.coinbooks.org/v26/esylum_v26n51a06.html)