Mint Director Nellie Tayloe Ross
Bruce W. Smith writes:

William McChesney Martin of St. Louis Fed
Bruce W. Smith writes:

First Appearance of Machin's Elizabeth II Portrait
Regarding The second effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Arnold Machin (1968-1984), thearticle quoted last week said:

Chip Howell writes:

Chip adds:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
THE EVOLVING EFFIGY OF QUEEN ELIZABETH (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v17n52a23.html)

The Relative Weights of Gold and Lead
Lastweek's article about Hanukkah Gelt (chocolate coins) stated that "Gold is almost three times as heavy as lead by volume". Rich Hartzogwrites:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see: IF HANUKKAH GELT WERE REAL GOLD(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v17n52a33.html)