James Haas and Hermon Atkins MacNeil
The following day (Ash Wednesday, February 22, 2023) I had another fun numismatic encounter, for the first time meeting James Haas, author of Hermon Atkins MacNeil: American Sculptor in the Broad, Bright Daylight , creator of the Standing Liberty Quarter and multiple medals.Jim lives in Maryland, and I was able to arrange for him to speak at a lunch with some collecting friends in Odenton.

We met at a local place called The Hideaway. Suggested by Jim and seconded by me (I love the pulled chicken BBQ sandwich), it's definitely hidden away. Jim had literally gotten lost looking for it back in the 1970s. Today's it's larger and a little easier to find, but only if you've been there before or use GPS directions. You get off the main road, pass a Ruth's Chris steakhouse, an old church with a spooky cemetery, and a waterproofing factory before arriving at the parking lot. Definitely an old-time local place feel.

I didn't get a selfie, but here's a photo of Jim Haas and the cover of his great book.

It was a group of about ten. Those of us arriving early chatted in the parking lot a bit before heading in to our table. After ordering, Jim gave us a nice overview of MacNeil's life and work and connections to the town of College Point, NY. He'd kindly brought along a few handouts to illustrate his talk.

Along the way someone asked about MacNeil's personal example of the Standing Liberty Quarter and shared a link to this CoinWeek article.

To read the complete article, see:
MacNeil's Personal 1916 Standing Liberty Quarter at ANA Money Show(https://coinweek.com/us-coins/macneils-personal-1916-standing-liberty-quarter-at-ana-money-show/)

Attendees passed around a number of numismatic items, including a few nice slabbed Standing Liberty Quarters. Jim writes:

Happy Birthday, Hermon Atkins MacNeil! Jim provided these images for The E-Sylum.

Jim writes:

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
NEW BOOK: HERMON ATKINS MACNEIL(https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n43a02.html)
HERMON MACNEIL PLASTERS ON THE MOVE(https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n46a09.html)
HERMON MACNEIL PLASTERS MOVE COMPLETED(https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n48a13.html)

Dwight Musser Publication
Rounding out my numismatic week, one evening I got around to digitizing a Dwight Musser publication for the Newman Numismatic Portal. In December Dennis Hengeveld inquired about some early publications on world paper money published by Dwight Musser. We're still looking for most of them (see the linked article below), but former Nummis Nova regular Howard Daniel (now retired to Florida) sent me his copy of Musser's Research Report No. 2 on Japanese Invasion Paper Money published in 1963. Thanks, Howard!

To read the publication on NNP, see:
Japanese Invasion Paper Money(https://nnp.wustl.edu/library/book/623920)

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
DWIGHT L. MUSSER (1926-2018)(https://www.coinbooks.org/v23/esylum_v23n13a05.html)
EARLY WORLD PAPER MONEY PUBLICATIONS SOUGHT(https://www.coinbooks.org/v25/esylum_v25n49a14.html)