Dave Hirt on Fonrobert and Collecting CSA Paper Money
From Budapest Dave Hirt writes:

A John L Riddell Signature
Steve Feller writes:

To read an earlier E-Sylum article, see:FROM TEXAS TO THE MOON WITH JOHN LEONARD RIDDELL(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v15n54a10.html)

Is the eBay 'Coin Die" a Mold for Plastic?
Greg Adams writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:QUERY: WHAT IS THIS EBAY 'MINT DIE'?(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v16n02a16.html)

On Passing a Counterfeit
Regarding my commentary on the man caught trying to eat fake money, Greg Burns writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:SUSPECT TRIES TO EAT COUNTERFEIT MONEY(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v16n02a33.html)

On German Hyperinflation
Ron Guth writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:INFLATION MONEY AND PROPOSED PLATINUM COIN DESIGNS(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v16n02a23.html)

George Calvert, the First Lord Baltimore
Tony Hine writes:

George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, 8th Proprietary Governor of Newfoundland (1579-15 April 1632) was an English politician and colonizer. He achieved domestic political success as a Member of Parliament and later Secretary of State under King James I. He lost much of his political power after his support for a failed marriage alliance between Prince Charles and the Spanish royal family. Rather than continue in politics, he resigned all of his political offices in 1625 except for his position on the Privy Council and declared his Catholicism publicly. He was granted the title of 1st Baron Baltimore in the Irish peerage upon his resignation.

Calvert took an interest in the colonisation of the New World, at first for commercial reasons and later to create a refuge for English Catholics. He became the proprietor of Avalon, the first sustained English settlement on the island of Newfoundland. Discouraged by its climate and the sufferings of the settlers, Calvert looked for a more suitable spot further south and sought a new royal charter to settle the region, which would become the state of Maryland. Calvert died five weeks before the new charter was sealed, leaving the settlement of the Maryland colony to his son Cecilius. His second son Leonard Calvert was the first colonial governor of the Province of Maryland. Historians have long recognized George Calvert as the founder of Maryland, in spirit if not in fact.

To read the complete article, see:George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Calvert,_1st_Baron_Baltimore)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:HERITAGE OFFERS THE JOHN W. ADAMS COLLECTION OF BETTS MEDALS(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v16n02a12.html)

Hobo Nickel Brings Record Price

With a winning bid of $22,000 plus a 10 percent buyer's fee, a Bearded Man/Boxcar hobo nickel done by George Washington "Bo" Hughes dominated the 21st mail and floor bid auction conducted Jan. 12 during a meeting of the Original Hobo Nickel Society, Inc., at the Florida United Numismatists convention in Orlando.

The classically carved hobo nickel likely dating to 1939, according to the catalog, was purchased by Chris Dempsey of Dempsey and Baxter Rare Coins in Erie, Pa.

Ralph Winter, editor of Bo Tales, the official journal of the group, said, "This was by far the largest price ever paid for a single hobo nickel."

To read the complete article, see:Hobo Nickel Stuns With $24,200 Price(www.numismaster.com/ta/numis/Article.jsp?ad=article&ArticleId=26457)

Aaron Swartz's Favorite US Mint Directors
John Kraljevich writes:

I realized that this had to be the smartest, most talented person I'd ever met.A few days ago I read what I didn't know at the time would be his last twitter exchange:

To read the complete article, see:The Brilliant Life and Tragic Death of Aaron Swartz(/www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/01/13/brilliant_life_and
_tragic_death_of_aaron_swartz.html)