"The William Webb book was published in 1893 and reprinted since. This is likely an unchanged reprint."

"In the October Numismatist magazine there was an article that helped me to identify a token in my collection. It was an article on gambling tokens. I learned that my token which is dated 1797, is from a London gambling house.

The inscription on the reverse had always been intriguing to me. It read IN MEMORY OF THE GOOD OLD DAYS. I had no idea that saying went back that far. So, when really were the good old days? I guess that each generation would have its own opinion of that. Probably the times remembered as the happiest in our lives."

"Thinking about some very good times in my life - one numismatic memory is the Charles Davis book sale at the ANA midwinter show in Cleveland in 1997. The bidders at that sale were a who's who of numismatic literature collectors. (Sadly, some are no longer with us). There were rarities galore in that sale. Wayne, you and John Burns were seated just behind me. Phil Carrigan, who I roomed with at the show sat next to me. When I was the winning bidder on the large Maris book on New Jersey cents, you and John broke into applause for me. Later I was lucky to be successful on a Haseltine type table catalog, inscribed, "presented to Numismatic and Antiquarian Soc. of Philadelphia by John W. Haseltine." A famous sale, by a famous dealer, to an historic society. These are memories that I associate with The Good Old Days.

"Looking through my named auction room copy of the Cleveland sale, I saw that you made some good buys, The Bronson on Connecticut money, and Browning on US quarters."

"Were any of you there bidding in person? I miss the old Americana Sales, typically in January. It was like a mini C4 Convention with 40-50 of us bidding in person. I miss the camaraderie of those days. We knew who we were bidding against (usually), who collected what... we were all in friendly competition. Now we just interact with a face on the screen. I guess that's the price we pay for having wonderful technology. "