Regarding our search for the provenance of two Isle of Man coins initiated by a request from Peter Preston-Morley, Pete Smith has found our answer! Readers had helped narrow the search to early Dave Bowers auctions, and Pete pinpointed the answer. He also has a vision of numismatic research in the future. He writes:

Peter Preston-Morley writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
QUERY: ISLE OF MAN COINS PROVENANCE SOUGHT (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n29a22.html)
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: JULY 26, 2015 : Isle of Man Coin Provenance (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n30a10.html)