George Ohr Coins at the Kirkland Museum
Ted Puls writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
GEORGE OHR: THE MAD POTTER OF BILOXI(https://www.coinbooks.org/v27/esylum_v27n05a21.html)
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: FEBRUARY 11, 2024 : George Ohr Works at the Kirkland Museum(https://www.coinbooks.org/v27/esylum_v27n06a13.html)

The Pugilist Sower
Wayne Pearson writes:

To read the complete lot description, see:
France 2 euro 2023 Olympic Games 2024 coin eurocoin UNC(https://www.ebay.com/itm/125804703929)

One hundred years after the Paris 1924 Olympic Games, the French capital will once again host the Summer Games in 2024. One year before the launch of the Olympic Games, the Monnaie de Paris is continuing the celebration by counting down to the start of the Games by highlighting its heritage and that of Paris. An event with international echo whose intensity gradually increases in the years leading up to the event, with already several €2 commemorative coins dedicated to the Olympic Games over the past years.

The design of the coin depicts the Sower, a national figure and icon of French numismatics, practicing pugilism, the forerunner of boxing, in reference to the Antic Olympic Games. Her silhouette is in the foreground in front of the Pont-Neuf and its surroundings, typical of the Ile de la Cité area, a key element of the Parisian landscape. In the background, an athletic track, into which the emblem of Paris 2024 is inserted on the right-hand side, is represented. The year date, the RF mention and the mintmarks are inserted under the arch, on the bridge railing and in the Seine.

To read the complete article, see:
Olympic Games Paris 2024(https://economy-finance.ec.europa.eu/euro/euro-coins-and-notes/euro-coins/commemorative-coins/olympic-games-paris-2024-0_en)

New Book on Slabbed Coins
David Pickup writes:

1912 First Strike Coins
Roger Burdette writes:

Jan. 3, 1912.

The Honorable
The Secretary of the Treasury.

Sir:

I am sending you herewith the first One Cent Bronze Coin struck in the United States mints inthe year 1912. Accompanying it is a certificate signed by Charles E. Barber, Engraver, and RhineR. Freed, Coiner, to the effect that it was struck in the Philadelphia mint at 9:35 A.M., January2nd, 1912.

As the mint at Denver, owing to the difference in time, opens two hours later in the day and themint at San Francisco three hours later in the day than the mint at Philadelphia, the day'soperations in those mints did not begin until some time after the striking of this coin.

Respectfully,
Director of the Mint