If you are blessed to become a director of a government mint, you automatically become a member of the Mint Directors' Conference (MDC). The MDC has a formal conference once every two years hosted by a member (during my years, it was in South Korea hosted by KOMSCO and in Australia hosted by the Royal Australian Mint). It's a chance for the directors and staff to gather and share best practices and learn about trends. The MDC also meets informally once a year during the World Money Fair held in Berlin, Germany in February, where discussions usually revolve around governance and membership.

As the director of the largest mint in the world, the United States is expected to provide leadership to the MDC and its opinion carries a lot of weight with the members. While I took that responsibility seriously, I took the view that fostering thoughtful discussion and consensus decisions was the leadership legacy I wanted to leave. As a result, I developed deep relationships with mints that had a similar philosophy like the Royal Mint, Monnaie de Paris, the Italian Mint, Royal Australian Mint, and the Japan Mint.

I was privileged to be part of this august group of public servants and miss seeing the many friends that I made regularly.

The article about lettering and numeral styles of the Lincoln Cent reprinted from Slate reminded me of a column I wrote some years ago for The Numismatist that is now available on the NGC website. There were several installments, but this is the one on Lincoln Cents.

In the book Philatellic Forgers: Their Lives and Works, issued by Linns, there is an article on George A. Hussey. Some of the info:

There are four long paragraphs on Hussey. Note the date differences in this article vs. Werner Mayer's dates. [1840s - Editor]

The Rochester Public Market web site illustrates one token.

I have had this odd elk counterstamp for over 30 years. It is on a French 1790-M 1 Sol. The lettering appears to be W (raised period) H-C (H joined to C). It appears that the tops and bottoms of the legs of the H are joined. Perhaps there is more here than meets the eye. Any thoughts from E-Sylum readers would be appreciated.

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