Wayne Homren

The Eastern U.S. has gotten a lot of cold weather and snow this week. My kids have been off school all week, and very bored by the time I get home each evening. I've played many an indoor basketball game and Monopoly game.

But somehow, between school sporting events and family dinners this weekend I've managed to pull together another issue of The E-Sylum, with the help of numerous contributors who forwarded content for my ham-handed cut and paste treatment.

This week we open with an announcement of the John H. Burns Memorial Fund; readers are encouraged to consider a donation to remember the late numismatic literature dealer and help build an enduring means of promoting numismatic research, publishing, and knowledge. Next up are reviews of three numismatic books and a couple selections from the upcoming Sklow literature sale.

Other topics include the Augustin Dupre archive, Don Taxay, John Pittman, Walter Breen, David Proskey, Wayte Raymond, and M. L. Beistle, Saint-Gaudens' Diana statue, coin cigarette cards and Lai-See money.

To learn more about the Rat Halfpenny, the first civilian medals produced in the American colonies, Romanian and Hungarian tokens, the National Coin Album, the Mint's experimental copper-plated zinc Jefferson 5-cent coins, the Edwards catalogue of imperial gold coins, 'Moe Money', and one of greatest numismatic April Fool's Day pranks ever executed, read on. Have a great week, everyone!

Wayne Homren
Editor, The E-Sylum