"The A. M. Smith listing for "A History of Colonial Coins" appears in History of The Great Northwest and its Men of Progress published when A. M. Smith was still alive in 1901. Titles like this were typically "vanity" publications. You were considered among the "Men of Progress" if you submitted a biography and paid a fee for the listing. This would be true for the listing for A. M. Smith.

In listing his publications, he did not mention the book that goes by various titles including Illustrated History of the U. S. Mint or Coins and Coinage. Instead he listed items that might be considered chapter titles.

This was apparently one of the primary sources for Jeremy Bostwick's article He was kind enough to refer readers to my exhibit on "The Challenging Literature of A. M. Smith." He did not note the extensive listing and explanation of the various titles of Smith publications.

The Library of Congress lists the author's name as Andrew Madsen Smith and his name was Anders Madsen Smedt at birth. However, the numismatic world has called him Andrew Mason Smith for so long that making the correction is a battle I have not been able to win."

"The note illustrated was printed by the Russians, so it is unlikely that our hero would have been carrying it. The US-printed notes (same design) have a nine-digit serial number printed by a numbering device with nine wheels. The Russians didn’t have nine-wheel equipment - they had to kludge together a six-wheel and a three-wheel machine, thus the irregularity in the serial number. There is also a printer’s colophon on the US-produced pieces that is missing from the Russian pieces."

"Does AIM Media plan to continue publishing the Krause standard catalogs?"

"The first edition was 2002, the "Revised and Updated" one was 2019.

"Nicholas G. Rhodes & Shankar Kumar Bose, "the Coinage of Tripura: With Notes on the Seals, Orders, Decorations and Medals of the State : Revised and Updated"

"This "Revised and Updated" edition (178 pages) was published in 2019, see
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_PBBzQEACAAJ

"The previous edition seems to have been published in 2002, see page 144 of The Journal of the Numismatic Society of India, Volumes 64-65 2. Rhodes, N. & Bose, Shanker K., "The Coinage of Tripura with notes on the seals, orders, decorations and medals of the state", Kolkata, 2002, p. 42"

• "Was the bartender sufficient of an expert on burnt currency?
• Before it was burned, had anybody inspected the note to be sure it wasn't stage (film/theatre prop) or play (toy) money, or with spoof design/inscriptions?

"Even if that $5 bill was a fake AND Harry had been aware of it (but hadn't made it himself or bought it at a discount):

• Did he "pass" the money? NO!
• Is there an absolute law against possession WITHOUT intent? (This would criminalise a victim!)
• Is it not to be applauded that, if he had been passed a fake bill but did not notice until too late, he then proceeded to destroy it?

Also, I believe there is (or should be!) even be a way legitimately to "pass" fake money:
(a) Acquire some "funny money", and place it in your wallet.
(b) Go to a "no-go area", and likely get "dipped" (pickpocketed).
(c) Enjoy it when the thief (or accomplice) gets done for trying to spend the "funny money"."

"I recently found a 17th Century traders token in the Thames mud (Traders tokens were issued in the 17th C by traders - bakers,butchers,tailors,inns,taverns,vintners etc.. for low value transactions) "

"About a year or two ago there was mention in the E-Sylum about the removal of the $1 million display of $10,000 notes from the Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas. Soon after the notes were removed from display in Las Vegas I spotted them during the February 2000 Long Beach Exposition in the dealer case of Jay Parrino's The Mint as indicated on the business card inside the case. Very nice to see, but even nicer to own one...or more!"

"You had sought some info about coins of new emperor of Japan. Unlike USA, where shortage of coins appears to be a big news, Japan has no demand for coins. I finally got the new 5 yen coin for my collection."