Josiah K. Lilly Jr. (1893-1966)
Harry Waterson writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
J.K. Lilly Medal (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n09a12.html)

CoinWeek Highlights Mental Hospital Tokens

CoinWeek does a great job choosing and highlighting one E-Sylum article to republish each week. The new images they create are great. This time they went "crazy" and chose the article on Mental Hospital Tokens. Editor Hubert Walker added this comment about the unusual shape of the Brainerd State Hospital token. He writes:

To read the complete CoinWeek article, see:
Excerpts from the E-Sylum: More Mental Hospital Tokens - March 15, 2015 (www.coinweek.com/coin-clubs/excerpts-from-the-e-sylum-more-mental-hospital-tokens-march-15-2015/)

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
MORE MENTAL HOSPITAL TOKENS (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n11a17.html)

April 14
Last week I asked about the numismatic significance of the date April 14, which happens to be the closing date of Fred Lake's next numismatic literature sale. Paul Cunningham writes:

Paul adds:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
LAKE BOOKS SALE #121 CLOSES APRIL 14, 2015 (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n11a02.html)

Joseph Segel and the Franklin Mint
Regarding the TAMS literary award medal provided by the Franklin Mint, Dave Bowers writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
WAYNE'S NUMISMATIC DIARY: MARCH 15, 2015 : TAMS Franklin Mint Literary Award Medals (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n11a25.html)

Fourteen Bits
Last week I asked how the title of David Ganz's book Fourteen Bits represents the 1976 bicentennial coinage. First to respond was Tom DeLorey. Here's what I thought was one of the best answers, from Paul Horner, who writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
AMERICAN COINS CHOPPED TO BITS FOR CHANGE (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n11a09.html)

Harry Manville and the Katen Book Auction Regulars
Dave Hirt writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
LAURESE KATEN 1917-2014 (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n11a06.html)
MORE ON HARRINGTON MANVILLE (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n11a07.html)

Banca Transylvania, Bucharest, Romania
In an e-postcard from Numismatourist Howard Berlin in Bucharest, Romania, he writes:

Pre-1960 Nickels
Jeff Starck writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
WAYNE'S NUMISMATIC DIARY: MARCH 15, 2015 (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n11a25.html)

Surveyors of the King's Private Roads
Yosef Sa'ar of Elat on the Red Sea writes:

I invite E-Sylum readers to the Transportation Token Collectors Facebook group, open to all.

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
ADMISSION TICKETS & PASSES (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n10a22.html)
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: MARCH 15, 2015 : The Kings Private Roads Token (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n11a10.html)

Numismatology and Numismatic Paperweights
George Kolbe writes:

Scott Miller writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NUMISMATOLOGY AND WILLIAM SUNDAY (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n11a12.html)