Anti-FDR Numismatic items
On the topic of Odium Numismatica, as Paul Bosco aptly put it last week, Jeff Kelley writes:

While submissions with an overly liberal or conservative bent give this editor heartburn, I have to admit the world would be a boring place without the contributions of diehards from the left or right. I read this great description once of "the Revolution of the Moderates" (cue the angry mob):

(Leader) What do we want?!
(Crowd) GRADUAL CHANGE!

(Leader) When do we want it?!
(Crowd) IN DUE COURSE!

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:ODIUM NUMISMATICA: CONTEMPORARY POLITICS IN NUMISMATICS(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v16n15a14.html)

Alan Weinberg on Paul Bosco
Alan V. Weinberg writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:ODIUM NUMISMATICA: CONTEMPORARY POLITICS IN NUMISMATICS(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v16n15a14.html)

The New Bedford Whaling Museum
Katie de Silva writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:THE NEW BEDFORD HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY WHALE MEDAL(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v16n15a11.html)

John Work Garrett's Opponent Joseph I. France
Karl Kabelac writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: APRIL 14, 2013: On John Work Garrett's Senate Race(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v16n15a12.html)

Correction: Writer-Themed Coins
Last week I published images of two writer-themed coins.Pabitra Saha writes:

In my rush to complete the issue I didn't catch that error, either. We'll correct the E-Sylum archive.

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:SOME WRITER-THEMED COIN DESIGNS(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v16n15a25.html)

Here's a World Mint news Blog article with more on the Latvian coin:New Coin Releases from Latvia(world.mintnewsblog.com/2013/04/new-coin-releases-from-latvia/)

Canadian Coin Copyrights
Joe Boling writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:VIDEO DISCUSSES ELIMINATION OF THE CANADIAN NICKEL(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v16n15a29.html)
THE FUNDAMENTAL UNITS: BIG PHOTOS OF LITTLE COINS(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v16n15a28.html)

The Isle of Man's Laxey Wheel Coin
In the you-learn-something-new-every-day department comes this image from Pabitra Saha of a new coin from the Isle of Man picturing the Laxey Wheel. What the heck is that? I had to look it up, but it's the largest working waterwheel in the world

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To read the Laxey wheel Wikipedia entry, see:Laxey Wheel(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laxey_Wheel)

History of Roman Coins Video
Georges Depeyrot forwarded this link to a new English-language video on the history of Roman coins. Thanks!

To view the video, see:Roman coins (English version)(www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEFksaqdrjg&feature=youtu.be)