Front-Facing Portraits Lose By A Nose
Regarding front-facing portraits vs. profile views on coins,Pabitra Saha writes:

Henry issued a secret indenture to start reducing the amount of silver in pennies and groats. To keep the weight the same and to hide the debasement Henry created copper coins and gave them the thinnest covering of silver possible. These coins were minted for 2 years before they were released into general circulation.

The fun thing about these silver coated copper coins was that Henry's nose was the bit that stuck out the most on the coins. As the coins rubbed against each other in people's pockets the silver on the nose was the first to rub off, leaving Henry with a reddish nose and earning him the nickname 'Old Copper Nose'.

To read the complete article, see:
Old Copper Nose(https://thewealthgap.substack.com/p/old-copper-nose?)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
FRONT-FACING VS. PROFILE VIEWS(https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n13a15.html)

More on Dealer David Gotkin
Julian Leidman writes:

Jeffrey S Zarit writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
DAVID R. GOTKIN (1944-2022)(https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n13a11.html)

Guess the Price of the Eliasberg 1898 Quarter

The Eliasberg Quarter Dollar is coming back onto the market after a quarter of a century. The big question is "What will it sell for?"

The person who guesses closest to the actual price (hammer price plus buyer's premium) without going over will win a 2022 Redbook. Only guesses received by midnight PST on April 4, 2022 will qualify. The coin sells on April 5 and the winner will be announced shortly thereafter.

This contest is open to all U.S. citizens and participation is free.

To watch the video, see:
The Eliasberg 1898 Quarter - Guess the Price(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Dlg5FM3sL0)

Countermarks Sans Coins
David Pickup writes: