Wayne Homren

We have an anniversary coming up this week! The first E-Sylum issue was published by email on September 4, 1998. Check out our complete back issue archive: www.coinbooks.org/esylum_toc.html . 19,548 articles and counting! We also have a Flickr photo archive of over 14,000 images: www.flickr.com/photos/coinbooks/ . Although I had big plans when we started, I'm still amazed at how far we've come. Thanks for your continued support and interest.

We'd also like to welcome new advertiser Douglas Winter Numismatics. Many thanks to Doug and all of our advertisers for their support. Thanks also to Harvey, Larry, David, Joel and others who wished me a Happy Birthday on the 24th.

New subscribers this week include: David Hunsicker, courtesy of John and Nancy Wilson, Beverly A. (Bly) Straube, PhD, Dave Huns, Cole Schenewerk, Logan Williams, Leo Shane, Tom Babinszki and Roy Fulmar. Welcome aboard! We now have 1,867 subscribers.

This week we open with a note about NBS regional meetings, an update from David Sklow, four new books and one review. Other topics include Robert Vlack, William Weeks, Monroe Walters, the Castorland medal, Louis Kaufman's bank, Saint-Gaudens' Cornish Masque plaquette, Ming dynasty notes, and Holocaust money.

To learn more about numismatic mentors, U.S. Paper Money errors, the "Sweet Potato Dinner" vignette, Spocking, the numismatic archaeology of North America, Georgia colonial notes, Bilimbiques, a Triple reichsthalerklippe, 'fulus', economic violence, Ethelred the Unready, and Winged Immortals on coins, read on. Have a great week, everyone!

Wayne Homren
Editor, The E-Sylum