Digital vs Face-To Face
Regarding Dave Bowers' statement that with so much available free on the Internet perhaps "No longer do we need to pay for anything. No longer do we need to go anywhere..."David Gladfelter writes:

Larry Korchnak adds:

A Janvier Medal

Howard Daniel for forwarded a link to this numismatic medal for sale at sixbid.com by Baldwin's. Thanks!The description is

A "Coin of Coins" Design From San Marino

P.K. Saha forwarded this image of San Marino's soon-to-be-issued coin commemorating 10 years of the Euro. It's a "coin of coins" design. I'm not sure if it works, though - to me it just looks cluttered.

State Department Art & BookFair
Dick Johnson sent information about the State Department's upcoming Art & BookFair, noting that "This looks promising for anyone in the DC area."

Thousands of used books, paintings, art objects, textiles and treasures from around the world plus CD's, DVDs, maps, ephemera, stamps, paper currency, coins and much more will be available to the public at Art & BookFair 2011 on two weekends in October � October 15 & 16 and October 22 & 23 from 10 am to 4 pm � at the US Department of State in Washington, DC.

For the past 51 years the Associates of the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW) has been bringing fun and bargains to the State Department at its annual BookFair, one of the oldest continuous used book sales in the Washington metropolitan area. The Art Corner has considerably expanded over the years and to emphasize this wealth of art items, the event has been renamed Art&BookFair. There is also a Collector's Corner with rare and unusual books from fine libraries. Our donors have lived all over the world and many items can not be found in any other book sale.

Art&BookFair 2011 details: Saturday and Sunday, October 15 & 16 and October 22 & 23, 10 am to 4 pm; in the Diplomatic Exhibit Hall of the US State Department; entrance on C street between 21st and 23rd Streets, NW (the side of the building which faces the Lincoln Memorial). There is street parking and it is within walking distance from the Foggy Bottom Metro.Admission is FREE. On the LAST DAY, October 23, books are HALF PRICE.

For more information, see:Art&BookFair 2011 Will Take Place October 15-23 at the Department of State(www.aafsw.org/2011/artbookfair-2011/)

ANS Open-Source Collection Management System
Megan Fenselau of the American Numismatic Society forwarded this note. Congratulations!

Another Form of Wishing Tree
Joe Boling writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:WISHING TREES: TRUNKS STUDDED WITH COINS FOR LUCK(www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v14n39a19.html)