The lot description cited below, from GFK Sale 98, November 17, 2005, adds some context to the “1879 Weyl Want List” article in last week's Big E. Kolbe & Fanning sold another copy in their September 26, 2013 Sale 130. Please note that the referenced publication is a fixed price list, not an auction sale catalogue.

The man who is looking over Mr. Buono’s shoulder is Robert Cornely. The owner of the coin, John Hamrick (World Wide Coin Investments), sent his associate, Mr. Cornely, with the coin to keep a close eye on it during the filming of the Hawaii Five-O episode.

In the famous words of Paul Harvey, now, “The rest of the story!”

Thirty-six years ago my first job out of college I was a numismatist at Rare Coins of Georgia, Phipps Plaza, Atlanta, which Robert owned. A couple of years later, Robert opened Lenox Stamp & Coin, Lenox Square, Atlanta. His wife, Cindy, and I managed that store.

At the time, I was reading The World of Coins and Coin Collecting by David Ganz. The book's introduction had a picture of actor Victor Buono holding the 1913 Liberty Head nickel. There's also a picture of Robert on page 41 as an example of a coin collector and dealer in rare coins. I recall pointing the pictures out to Robert, and he shared with me the story about his role with the coin starring in an episode of the Hawaii Five-O television series. I asked Robert to autograph his picture. That book is in my library today.

The Fourth Garrideb will be in Anaheim, California for the American Numismatic Association’s World’s Fair of Money being held August 9-13, 2016 at the Anaheim Convention Center.

The Numismatic Friends of Sherlock Holmes Dinner will be held at 7P on Thursday, August 11, 2016 at Buca de Beppo, just a few blocks from the Convention Center. Both Sherlockians and Numismatists are invited to attend.

The dinner is purely social – no scholarly papers, no slideshows, no quizzes . . . just toasts.