On Rainbow Toning

Fred Liberatore writes:

Steve Bishop writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
WAYNE'S NUMISMATIC DIARY: JULY 25, 2021 : Rainbow Toned 1887 Morgan Dollar(https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n30a21.html)

More on George W. Wyon
Daniel Fearon ofNew Malden, Surrey, England writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
MEDALLIC MEMENTO OF GEORGE WILLIAM WYON(https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n30a23.html)

More on Robert Garrett

The legacy of Robert Garrett lives on today through athletics and history.

It was 125 years ago in the summer Olympics of 1896 that Garrett was making headlines, competing along with about 240 others.

His grandson, James, said Garrett kind of stumbled into it. He was studying at Princeton University and was on the track team. His professor brought up the idea of going to Greece.

"They had a blacksmith locally in Princeton make a disc, what they thought a discus was, about a foot wide, and it weighed almost 30 pounds to 27 pounds," James Garrett said.

That was nearly impossible to move, let alone toss. Americans didn't know the actual size of the Greek discus, so they took their best guess. The uncertainty didn't stop them from taking the very long journey east.

Garrett grew up at the Evergreen House on North Charles Street, which is now a museum and library belonging to Johns Hopkins. He became known as the last, first Olympian, passing away in 1961.

Garrett was also a passionate collector of ancient manuscripts, collecting 11,000, which is said to be the largest collection in the U.S. He ended up donating them to alma mater, Princeton University.

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
FIRST PLACE MEDAL AT THE 1896 OLYMPICS(https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n30a15.html)

Collecting U.S. Treasury Checks
Kavan Ratnatunga of Sri Lanka writes:

Kavan adds:

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
WILL CORONAVIRUS STIMULUS CHECKS BE COLLECTIBLE?(https://www.coinbooks.org/v23/esylum_v23n16a33.html)
CARES ACT TREASURY CHECK SECURITY FEATURES(https://www.coinbooks.org/v23/esylum_v23n18a29.html)

The Coin Book That Survived The Blitz
George Kolbe writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: JULY 25, 2021 : WWI Soldier's Coins That Stopped a Bullet(https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n30a12.html)

On Handling Books Wearing Gloves
Bob Van Arsdell writes:

To read the complete articles, see:
Gloves or No Gloves? On the Proper Handling of Rare Books & Manuscripts(https://library.pdx.edu/news/the-proper-handling-of-rare-books-manuscripts/)
Misperceptions about White Gloves(https://www.betweenthecovers.com/btc/articles/49)

Lev Messick responds:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: JULY 25, 2021 : On Examining Precious Documents(https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n30a12.html)

Calling the Coppers

David Powell writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: JULY 25, 2021 : : Website Name Origin Stories: eacs.org(https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n30a12.html)

Query: "Hose 8 WFD"

David Hoover writes:

Icy Strait Point Token Exhibit
Gary Greenbaum writes:

Coins in the Comics

To read the Coin Talk item, see:
Your Tuesday Laugh (https://www.cointalk.com/threads/your-tuesday-laugh.384117/)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
COIN UNIVERSITY PROGRAM IN SAN FRANCISCO(https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n21a17.html)