The Rush to Review the Cherrypickers' Guide
Regarding his recent request for people to write a review of the new Cherrypickers' Guide, Fifth Edition, Volume II, Dennis Tucker writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:REVIEWER SOUGHT FOR CHERRYPICKERS' GUIDE, FIFTH EDITION, VOLUME II(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v14n44a05.html)

Moneymakers Reviewed
Regarding Moneymakers by Ben Tarnoff, Ute Wartenberg Kagin of the American Numismatic Society writes:

The review is by Gordon S. Wood, titled "American Dream Money" ins the New York Review of books.

Howard Daniel in Singapore
Howard Daniel is traveling and Friday he published a report in the MPC Gram about Chinese Gold Unit Notes. In his preface to his story he told of his recent visit to see numismatic friends in Singapore.

Superman #1 For Sale
Tom Fort writes:

Joe Schuster's original cover still exerts a lot of influence today. It was used for a scene in the film Superman Returns and comic artist Alex Ross did his own take on the image for Action Comic's 900th issue.

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:1938 "SUPERMAN" CHECK OFFERED FOR SALE(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v14n45a17.html)

PAN Banquet Honors Hobby Stalwarts
In response to my emailed question about the recent American Numismatic Association show in Pittsburgh, Rich Jewell writes:

I think the LeMont venue was a great choice. Perched atop a hill directly across from downtown Pittsburgh, the views are spectacular. Beats a windowless hotel banquet room by a zillion miles.

I've been away from Pittsburgh for about five years now, but it's my numismatic heartland. The Western Pennsylvania Numismatic Society (WPNS) and Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists (PAN) are among the best local and state organizations in the country.

Escbach, Kochel and Duncan are stalwarts of PAN as well as the American Numismatic Association. They are grassroots giants in the hobby. I'm sorry I couldn't be there, but I'm glad to hear there was such a great turnout for the event. Congratulations!

The Armand Champa Refrigerator Magnet
Web site visitor Amanda Champa writes:

Here's an excerpt from that article:

I replied:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:THE MAGNETIC PERSONALITY OF BIBLIOPHILE ARMAND CHAMPA(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v12n49a17.html)

Crowdsourcing the Skewing Technique
John MacVean writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:SKEWING - A TECHNIQUE FOR SIGNATURE IDENTIFICATION(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v14n43a06.html)