Wayne Homren

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Thanks to Nick Graver and others who sent me their birthday wishes on Friday. It turns out I share a birthday with author Jorge Luis Borges. From the August 24th Writer's Almanac comes this ironic bibliophile story:

This week we open with announcements of two new numismatic books, followed by Harvey Stack's comments on the refurbished Stack's-Bowers showroom in New York. Also in this issue are reviews of numismatic exhibits at the British Museum in London and the Hunterian in Glasgow.Other topics include Augustus S. and Augustus H., Yankee Robinson, Victor David Brenner and the Heeren Brothers' Columbia Shield.

To learn more about "Gleanings from Coins", Julio Kilenyi's Noah medal, Nazi death camp artifacts, Australia's curved coin, the resourceful bartender, and the Most Interesting Man in the World, read on.Have a great week, everyone!

Wayne Homren
Editor, The E-Sylum