First 1794 Dollar Article Updated
David Finkelstein writes (in today's issue of the JR Newsletter):

To read the revised article, see:
The First 1794 Dollar Released From TheMint - REVISED (https://gallery.mailchimp.com/74a0e3c37d154d935bdeb2daf/files/826a46b1-1d1f-4fc9-8ddf-421020767ef4/DJF_Mint_First_1794_Dollar_Release_REVISED.pdf)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
THE FIRST 1794 DOLLAR RELEASED (www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n05a27.html)

On Searching Contemporary Newspapers for Numismatic Content
Regarding Julia Purdy's great find of the 1787 newspaper article describing the Connecticut copper coins, Randy Clark writes:

Bob Van Arsdell writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
MARTINUS SCRIBLERUS ON THE CONNECTICUT COPPERS (www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n05a08.html)

Extracting Coins Embedded in Acryllic
Web site visitor Kristen Anderson writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
EXTRACTING A MEDAL EMBEDDED IN ACRYLIC (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v17n47a17.html)

Frank Lapa Question
Regarding numismatic dealer and author Frank Lapa, Bruce W. Smith writes:

To read earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
FRANK LAPA (hww.coinbooks.org/esylum_v06n01a12.html)
LAPA MURDER CASE (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v06n29a20.html)
MORE ON THE FRANK LAPA/RAY YABLUM MURDER CASE (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v09n31a32.html)
MORE ON FRANK LAPA'S REPLICAS (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v16n10a12.html)

Indiana, not Illinois
Bob Evans of Ohio writes:

Dick Johnson writes:

Bob adds:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
VOCABULARY TERM: MAP SHAPE (www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n05a14.html)

Of Blockheads and Shakespeare

Regarding a token pictured in an earlier issue of The E-Sylum, last week Jeff Rock wrote:

Dave Schenkman forwarded this quote from his recent article in The Numismatist about the token:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: JANUARY 29, 2017 : We Three Blockheads (www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n05a09.html)

www.northeastcoin.com, Since 2000
Tom Caldwell of Northeast Numismatics in Concord, MA writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
ON VANISHING NUMISMATIC WEBSITES (www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n05a11.html)

The Work of Artist Shepard Fairey
In last week's item about the "E Pluribus Venom" note by artist Shepard Fairey, I said I was unfamiliar with the artist. Mary Lannin writes:

For more information on Shepard Fairey, see:
About Shepard Fairey (www.streetartbio.com/shepard-fairey)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: JANUARY 29, 2017 : E Pluribus Venom Note (www.coinbooks.org/v20/club_nbs_esylum_v20n05.html)

Movies with Books
For bibliophiles, Bruce W. Smith writes: