World Paper Money Publications Sought
Dennis Hengeveld writes:

Medallion of John Brown Information Sought

Ernie Nagy writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
Wendell Phillips Medallion, 1871(https://exhibits.tufts.edu/spotlight/john-brown-tufts/catalog/9-551)

More on the Classic Commem Coin Collapse
Tom DeLorey writes:

Capt Henway replied...

Fred, you are confusing the 1980 collapse at Central States in Lincoln, NE, allegedly caused by (a large New England coin firm) dumping coins they had just bought at Garrett to pay their tax bill, with the 1989 collapse at the ANA in Pittsburgh.

The 1980 collapse lasted for years, and then the market took off in the late 80's as slabs became accepted and there was talk of a mutual fund or something that was going to be buying tens of millions of dollars worth of coins, but they had to be slabbed. Slabbed coins skyrocketed to stupid levels, and on the second day of the show word broke that the fund was not going to launch. Everything, slabbed or raw, fell to pre-bubble levels.

And now a story for the OP. I had married a lady from Chicago in 1986. During the Hunt Brothers silver bubble her father had sold a bunch of junk silver for good money, but then invested the money in classic commem halves that of course went down when that bubble collapsed. In 1989, as prices were skyrocketing, I told my father-in-law that now would be a good time to get out. I got the coins in fresh holders, prepared a list and had the coins and copies of the list in my briefcase on the flight from Chicago to Pittsburgh.

It so happened that I sat next to another dealer from Chicago that I knew. He asked if I had anything to sell and I said yes. I pulled the coins out and gave him a copy of the list. He pulled out a loupe and a Greysheet and started looking at the coins. He named a number that was very close to what I had in mind so I said yes, shook his hand and gave him the coins. The next day on the floor he paid me for them. The next day the market died.

About a year later I found a copy of the list and did some figuring, and figured that I could buy back the list for about one-fourth of what I had gotten for my father-in-law. He always thought that I was all right for his only daughter."

For perspective, the deal sold for roughly $40K, and the replacement cost would have been just over $10K!

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: MAY 29, 2022 : More on U.S. Classic Commemoratives(https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n22a14.html)

George and God

Tom Bridgeman writes:

Wayne Pearson writes:

Wayne continues:

In sum, it was true that quarters released in 2022 showed Washington facing right, while the common quarter had depicted his profile looking left. However, there wasn't any evidence that the design of the new quarters had anything to do with religion. Fraser's right-facing design was chosen, in part, because the series of coins honored the contributions of women to American society and Fraser was a well-known female sculptor. Furthermore, this isn't the first time that Washington has faced away from the phrase

To read the complete article, see:
Does Washington Face Opposite Direction on 2022 US Quarter?(https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/washington-quarter-face-direction/)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
FRASER'S WASHINGTON TURNS BACK ON GOD!(https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n22a26.html)