Cincinnati Numismatic Association President David G. Heinrich passed along this announcement. -Editor

Congratulations, and good luck with the show. -Editor

"Catalog of Small German Coins" would be a better choice only if you wanted to utterly mislead the English speakers. It is the catalog that is small, not the coins cataloged therein. Compare the "Kleiner Deutscher Münzkatalog," a 25 Euro paperback that covers 1871 to today with the "Grosser Deutscher Münzkatalog," a 40 Euro hardback that covers 1800 to today."

Makes sense. Sorry for my ham-handed translation. -Editor

"I got this brilliant idea a few months ago after seeing so many ruined coins like this on eBay:

"If I had money to throw away, for fun, I would start a collection of machine struck and maybe cob Colonial Mexican 8 reales by date, that have large holes drilled in them like this one (there are MANY of them out there!), and I'd exhibit them non-competitively at coin shows where it could be done, by mounting a large square or rectangle of plywood, either a nice lightly-stained lacquered one, or a very crude dirty dark one, that has uniform nails nailed part-way into it in a grid pattern neatly spaced a few inches apart, with just a printed white label below each showing the year (in order), then hang the coins up on the nails by their holes! It would have to be built into a large upright case with a plexiglass cover (an upright wooden box).

"The fact that the holes aren't uniform in size or location on the coins should add to the humor of the piece - the coins won't be lined up perfectly, or necessarily rotated the same. I think it would be a hit - everybody would show everybody else my gag collection, in disbelief and admiration. Everybody would also comment that I have too much money.

"But I don't. Maybe I should start a Go Fund Me account."

I like the idea of a "no coins were harmed in the making of this exhibit" exhibit. I myself carry around a holed 1858 Liberty Seated Half Dollar on my keychain. Why not put some of these damaged pieces to work for an educational purpose? -Editor

"Who would be the "Charles Wilson Peale" who is said in John Lupia's biographical article to have taken "Daguerreotype photographs" of Isaiah Quimby Lukens?  This obviously could not have been a reference to the famous painter and polymath Charles Willson Peale ("Willson" written with two LLs, 1741-1827), who died years before M. Daguerre developed his photographic process (earliest reliably dated daguerreotype: 1837), although I am sure the historical CWP would have been utterly thrilled by this discovery! "

"Sadly, there has been much alteration to the original exterior of the building. Google Street View."

Thanks. An iconic numismatic location. -Editor

Peter Huntoon also passed along this image on an overstamped five dollar bill. Neither of us have seen this one before. -Editor

"My local newspaper has a daily feature, Today in History. Things that have happened on that day's date, which in this case was April 20. It says that in 1812 the 4th Vice President of the US, George Clinton died in Washington at age 72. Is this the same George Clinton that is pictured on a New York State Colonial Coin?"

Good question? Does anyone know? Here's an image of the coin from PCGS CoinFacts. -Editor