Wayne Homren

First, Happy Birthday to my sweet and talented daughter Hannah, who turned nine today. New subscribers this week include Ray Lockwood. Welcome aboard!We have 1,643 email subscribers, plus 224 followers on Facebook.

This week we open with a note from literature dealer John Burns on his upcoming coin show schedule, and three new books.Other topics this week include the Karl Goetz dies, Harry Rapp's book on U.S. commemoratives, the Treasury Department's Columbian Exposition exhibits, (and I never thought I'd write this) the Winklevoss twins.

To learn more about the Thomas Edison of Canada, a banknote payable in gold dust, the Schwaab fob, the New Bedford Horticultural Society medal and Odium Numismatica, read on. Have a great week, everyone!

Wayne Homren
Editor, The E-Sylum