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NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: JUNE 28, 2020 Tenino Wooden Dollar Number 1 "Your mention of Tenino wooden money reminded me of some items I acquired many years ago, possibly from George Fuld when I was buying a lot of tokens from him. This 1933 wooden money is notable because of the serial number one. I also have serial number three of the fifty cents." 
Wow! A fantastic item. Thanks for sharing this. -Editor
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Query: Southeast Asia Countermark Identification Sought "I bought this coin as a Southeast Asia countermark but I cannot identify it. Does anyone know its origin? If so, please contact me at HADANIEL3@MSN.COM" Can anyone help? -Editor Portraits of Native Americans Wearing Peace Medals
Thanks! Below are links to the images. -Editor Soon after Thomas L. McKenney was appointed Superintendent of Indian Trade in 1816, he struck upon the idea of creating an archive to preserve the artifacts, implements, and history of the Native Americans. The Archives of the American Indian became the first national collection in Washington and were curated with great care by McKenney through his tenure as Superintendent and also when he served as the first head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs beginning in 1824. Artist Charles Bird King arrived in town in 1822 and, during a visit to his studio, McKenney was inspired to add portraits to the archives. King would, for the following twenty years, capture many of the visiting Indian dignitaries, as well as make copies of watercolors created in the field by the less able James Otto Lewis. Many saw the great value in preserving what was already known to be a vanishing race, but others in government criticized the expenses incurred. The visiting Indian delegations who had come to Washington to meet with the "Great Father" (their name for the president) would inevitably tour the Indian gallery, which was housed in the War Department building, and were generally impressed, many requesting that their portrait be painted and added to the collection. This seemed to help smooth relations during the often tense treaty negotiations.
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Gary Dunaier adds: "Regarding your comment that you'd be "scared to death" to try cleaning coins on your own: Three words: J. Sanford Saltus."
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