"That's me standing with Bill Anton in the extreme upper right corner of the Taylor group photo. Surprisingly, well over 50% of those pictured are still alive and still collectors/ dealers. That speaks wonders for the health benefits of this numismatic hobby."

"Apropos the Nation of Celestial Space, the foremost authority on it in the world is our very own Robert Rhue. He prepared a fabulous exhibit on it for an ANA convention some years ago.

"I own a few pieces of the Celestia ephemera myself, if only because my late first wife, Jean, grew up in Evergreen Park, IL, and had her bank account at the FNB of Evergreen Park when we met. Magnan, a clever marketing man and by no means a crackpot like the Emperor Norton I, issued "currency" for Celestia which were actually colorfully printed checks for One Dollar drawn upon the FNB of Evergreen Park.

"Now as to Magnan's claim that he had registered? his "deed" to all of space with the office of the Cook County Recorder of Deeds, that office was literally one block away from where I worked for Harlan J. Berk, so over a few lunch hours I looked up the registry site he had printed on his "Passport to Space" novelties. The site so cited did not have anything to do with him, so either it was printed wrong or he made the whole thing up."

"I am hoping that other readers of The E-Sylum can help me make sense of this Hawaii D quarter. I received this coin in a roll of machine wrapped quarters from my credit union shortly before the COVID lockdowns began, probably January 2019. There were 39 other normal quarters in the roll.

"At first I thought this one had been "smashed" or "hammered" by someone for whatever unknown reason. We've all seen damaged coins that give us pause and make us wonder "how did that happen?." However, this one caught my interest as being different than what I typically find or see photos of what are "damaged" coins. Other than the damaged spots there are no markings or damage to the coin. I can't make sense in my mind of how the damage happened while all other parts of the coin look untouched. Could it have gotten caught in the machinery used in sorting and roll wrapping facilities?

"Could this be a mint error or an error caused by the coin press equipment either during striking or after striking? Of secondary interest is that this is a "D" mint which I see very few of here in north central Massachusetts of any denomination. I would appreciate any information and expertise readers could offer that could explain what happened with this coin."

"In The Netherlands we have "Familie Penningen" as part of numismatics. What is the correct translation in English: Family Token, Family Badge or Familie Medal? I am a little confused about this."