I almost missed hearing about the display in London save for a sidebar story on an Internet news web site, and I almost did not click on it. Had I not, then The E-Sylum would have been my first notice of it. That is a sad commentary in terms of the U.S. media’s failure to more widely report this, but a great compliment to the E-Sylum. That is one of the things that makes The E-Sylum such an important read – it informs and inspires readers on a variety of subjects that may emanate from a numismatic connection; coins and coin books don’t have to be stuffy subjects – they can open up the world in limitless ways. I try to stay informed about both current events and interesting bits of history by regularly visiting a small handful of websites, and www.coinbooks.org (Tthe E-Sylum) is as important a stop as any of them.

Very nice issue Wayne, I enjoyed it muchly. Good to see the 1987 book Nazi Counterfeiting of British Currency During World War II: Operation Andrew and Operation Bernhard get some notice. I was fortunate enough to purchase the book when it was first published. I had recently acquired two Bernhard notes, a five and a fifty, along with a Bank of England fiver. The book certainly helped me decipher which was which.

It's an excellent book, short, but concise; a must for any currency collector's library. My feeling is the book would be a steal at $125.00.

The piece regarding the Keying medal's was also fun. I came across one a couple of years back and held it for a bit to "Hug It, and Love IT, and Call it George." I had a lot of fun researching it when I first received it. It went on to another collector after my enjoyment was fulfilled.

Thanks so much for your efforts, as the Brits would say, Brilliant!

This is an esoteric point, but one that might be of interest to readers of The E-Sylum, auction catalogers, and numismatic writers.

On dentil vs. denticle: Most dictionaries specifically define a dentil as being square or rectangular, and a denticle as being tooth-like. Since these coin-rim projections often are rounded or spiked (as opposed to rectangular or square) but always are tooth-like, Whitman’s editorial house style is to use the word denticle.

P.S. Contrary to urban legend, we do not have a board-certified dentist on staff to monitor this usage.