There was a recent request in The E-Sylum to assist the Smithsonian in selecting pieces from the National Numismatic Collection for exhibit. I have been thinking about this for a while and decided on three areas:

1. The first coin(s) minted in the colonies that became the U.S. should be exhibited.

2. The first coin(s) minted for a U.S. colony (Philippines?).

3. The U.S. Trade Dollar, which was the only U.S. coin minted for use outside the U.S..

4. The U.S. 100 Dollar notes, which have more circulating outside the U.S. than inside the U.S.

I hope the above are worthwhile suggestions for the exhibits.

"Scott Barman discussed the release of the new U.S. $110 bill in his October 10, 2013 Coin Collector's Blog."

$110 bill.. Can I get a couple?

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I'd like to thank everyone who has submitted something on this topic. I had checked the Canadian Numismatic Index and George Cuhaj had directed me to DONUM. Unfortunately, both are incomplete. For instance, no one lists articles published in the Canadiana column in World Coin News.

I am presently writing a book on the history of the Salvadorian Colon, from its birth in 1892 through its demise in 2001. I have a gap in information that I wish to solve. It relates to the finding of a hoard of US Gold coins in the 1980s which eventually found its way to the US. Would E-Sylum readers be able to provide newspaper articles or any other references to that matter? I thank you in advance for any assistance on this.