Abner Kreisberg
Regarding Abner Kreisberg Martin Kaplan writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
VIDEO: ABNER KREISBERG INTERVIEW(https://www.coinbooks.org/v23/esylum_v23n32a06.html)

1967 San Francisco Assay Office Video
Dave Lange writes:

To watch the video, see:
San Francisco New Mint(https://diva.sfsu.edu/collections/sfbatv/bundles/191503)

Mayflower 400

Jeff writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
ROYAL MINT COMMEMORATES MAYFLOWER 400TH(https://www.coinbooks.org/v23/esylum_v23n32a24.html)

To read the updated article, see:
Royal Mint releases Mayflower anniversary £2 coins(https://www.coinworld.com/news/precious-metals/royal-mint-releases-mayflower-anniversary-2-pound-coins)

Matte Proof Cents Thrown Into the Trash

In 1967 I was at Paramount International Coin Company in Englewood, OH, north of Dayton.

I was in charge of buying. Fred Vollmer (still active today) had a bunch of Matte Proof cents for sale-many duplicates, dozens altogether. We agreed on a price.

The package arrived, and someone on staff took off the multiple paper wrappings on the outside of a coin box and spread the contents out for me to see.

I looked them over, found them to be of beautiful quality, and sent a check to Fred.

Fred then called and said that I had paid for only part of the shipment.

How could that be?

Fred checked at his end and found that a clerk had put the cents in a long cardboard box and had sealed it. Then it was found that some had been left out, so the clerk spread them out on top of the wrapped box and added other layers of wrapping paper. When the box arrived the clerk at my end threw away the wrappings and gave me the cents.

Somewhere in a solid waste facility north of Dayton some Matte Proof cents probably remain today. Fred and I discussed the loss and each of us agreed on a compromise settlement.

Nostalgia!

For more information, see:
Matte Proof Lincoln Cents 1909-1916(http://www.lincolncentresource.com/Matte_Proofs.html)

More on Book Dealer John Jenkins
Mike Marotta writes:

A year earlier, I had trailed Jenkins for a magazine article. I was impressed by his hustle at a book fair and the World Series of Poker. Poker pro "Amarillo Slim" Preston described him as "a sneaky, clever rat."

Jenkins fell into his business as a Texas teen - washing desirable coins so they looked uncirculated and, later, misrepresenting documents supposedly signed by JFK (but actually by Kennedy's secretary).

"He was a good guy on some levels and a crook on the deepest level," Vinson told The Post. "He thought of it all as bluffing."

To read the complete article, see:
Inside the wild double life of rare books dealer John Jenkins(https://nypost.com/2020/05/02/inside-the-wild-double-life-of-rare-books-dealer-john-jenkins/)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NEW BOOK: BLUFFING TEXAS STYLE(https://www.coinbooks.org/v23/esylum_v23n18a06.html)

Fyre Festival Token
Jeremy Schneider writes:

Jeremy writes:

To read the complete item description, see:
LOT # 51(https://www.txauction.com/lots/24192)

The British Newspaper Archive
David Powell writes:

David adds:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND ROWING MEDAL(https://www.coinbooks.org/v23/esylum_v23n32a17.html)