Nice issue! Comments:

Any and all scans of numismatic catalogs and books should be at a minimum of 400 dpi, or else they are useless for reproduction. When an original copy is at hand it makes sense to do a high-resolution image. Otherwise we have a modern-day iteration of Recordak microfilm—fuzzy images.

Second, the finding of an old coin does not mean it was placed there in the era the coin was minted. Some years ago there was excitement on the West Coast when an old coin was found, leading to the speculation that Francis Drake had landed there. If some long-ago collector dropped a stray English hammered coin from, say, 1300, in New Hampshire, this does not prove that the English settled here before the Vikings, etc.

I've gotten a little behind in my reading!

There was an article in the March 31, 1971, issue of Coin World with the title, "U. S. Bureau of Mint Establishing Numismatic Library In Washington.".Mint Director Mary Brooks announced that the Bureau of the Mint was establishing a numismatic library to serve numismatic writers, researchers and collectors.

I don't recall anyone reporting of a visit to this library and what research value might be there. Does this library include Henry Voight's missing account book?

Can any E-Sylum reader report on a visit to this library?

I do not recall reading the article or knowing about the announcement. Certainly, I would have put the Mint on my mailing list!

I do wonder if Brooks knew that what appears to have been the heart of the Mint Library, “814 numismatic books,” was transferred to the Smithsonian Institution in late 1924 or early 1925 (see page 11, Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli, “History of the National Numismatic Collections,” 1968). In the mid-90s I spent a few minutes among the stacks at the Smithsonian’s numismatic library and seem to remember seeing a few titles originally in the Mint Library.

If one exists, Mary Brooks took it with her to the grave. There is an internal-use library that has been a long-established entity at Philadelphia, but I am not aware of any Mint documents. It contains reference books and journals that the Mint subscribed to.

In the UK we wear poppies to raise money for the Royal British Legion which supports veterans and their families. I have started counting money in my community and so far have found,

A Mauritian rupee, 12 euros, one US dime, 5 cents Canadian, Taiwan 10?, 1 States of Jersey pound note, 2 Swedish kronor, Burundi 5 sen, a Shakespeare histories £2.00, a number of interesting 50ps including Issac Newton, Hastings and Beatrice Potter and a shirt button!