Really, 250 years? perhaps 198 years, but what is 52 years amongst friends? The note in the article is from the Bank of St. Louis that only existed between 1816 and 1819 according to United States Obsolete Bank Notes 1782-1866 by James A. Haxby.

While I am surprised and delighted three readers wrote last week that I had misspelled "denominations" in a previous article. So delighted, in fact, I plan to misspell one word in every future article. It proves someone out there actually reads my stuff.

While the U.S. argues over the composition of the cent -- "paper or plastic" -- Canada is planning on issuing a $1,000 coin and one of $1,250 denomination.

My daughters and I have built a Little Free Library which resides in front of our house. Our neighborhood is slowly embracing the concept, however, the numismatic titles I offered have yet to attract an attention. 'The Coin Collectors Survival Guide' was shelved next to 'Green Eggs and Ham' which is now gone. It now competes with 'Judy Moody Goes to School'. Next week I'll rotate in a 2012 Redbook just to spice things up. Check out LittleFreeLibrary.org and build your own!