"My printer anticipates that Volume Three should ship to me August 12, which means I'll be able to begin filling orders about a week later. This is a delay of about three weeks and is likely attributable to the pandemic.

Advance sales have been quite satisfying, and the pre-order period is now closed. The publication price is $75 plus $7 for shipping."

"In response to your question related to the Indian counterfeit notes printed by Mahendra Mishra, I have several King George V period counterfeit Indian notes, but who printed them is not known to me, and the single illustration in The E-Sylum is not nearly clear enough to link them."

"Interested to note the find reported by your correspondent Anne Bentley in the latest E-Sylum. The token is a farthing issued at Pudding Lane, in the city of London, in 1657. The initials are those of Brian Appleby and his wife, W––. Appleby was the proprietor of the Maiden Head tavern (the device on one side of it) between 1656 and 1676. Appleby issued three series of tokens, of which this was the first."

"Being the committed animal lover that I am, this 1915 Alaska Token with its high relief pictorial is particularly appealing to me.

It was issued by William Blackwell, a saloon owner in Valdez from 1907 to 1915. In 1915 a fire destroyed most of downtown Valdez and Rowdy was reportedly the only fatality. Blackwell clearly had a deep connection with his four-legged friend that he would issue this token in commemoration."

"The Pacific Coast Numismatic Society has been holding its monthly meetings via zoom during the pandemic and recording the presentations for YouTube. There are 3 video presentations so far, two on the 2nd Mint at San Francisco and one on trade tokens (If interested in the mint, I suggest watching Jason's first, followed by Paul's). Follow this link:
http://pcns.org/videos/index.html "

"The spelling in his passport was Bernth. His last name was Ahlström with 2 dots on the "o", so he usually spelled his name Ahlstroem, the "oe" standing in for the o with 2 dots."

"Our local weekly newspaper features a large ad for a walking stick with decorative knob handles featuring a Walking Liberty half. "Exercise Your Liberty" is the headline."