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The E-Sylum: Volume 24, Number 39, September 26, 2021, Article 12

NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

Coin World Weekly Print Edition
Coin-World-Front-Page-March29 Tom Caldwell writes:

"Coin World still is indeed still a weekly. Monthly it is a more robust publication & the other weeks quite the slimmed down version. I believe subscribers can go for 12 issues annually or 52."

Tom was reacting to a comment by Tom DeLorey about the publication of Coin World in print. Those of us living in the online world can lose track of these things, but Tom C. is right - Coin World does still publish a weekly paper and ink issue. Thanks. -Editor

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
NUMISMATIC SCRAPBOOK CONTRIBUTOR TOKENS (https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n37a14.html)

Thoughts on the Muera Huerta Notes
Adrián González-Salinas writes:

Muera Huerta 1 Peso note, face "According to"A Muera Huerta 1 Peso Note", in the obverse, at 10:45 begins the legend (against clockwise): "CONTADURIA DEL EX(CELENTISI)MO AYUNTAMIENTO DE MEXICO" (ACCOUNTANT OF THE EXCELLENT MEXICO COUNCIL). I have seen this legend in historic papers dated 1830-1860 therefore it's so rare for me to see these seals during Mexican Revolution (ater 1913) documents.

"Also, the reverse note ("bill") has the inscription Muera Huerta. In Spanish, we use an opening quotation mark () and a closing quotation mark () so this note has two opening quotation marks! Frankly, it's very strange to me to see two opening quotation marks in the note!

"In summary, it's my personal point of view that both notes: the first with a "MUERA HUERTA" red overprint and the second with just a XIX century seal are just fantasies.

"Why? Well, "Muera Huerta" coins were struck in 1914 and suddenly these notes (overprint and seal notes) appeared. Both notes are not catalogued in the last +60 years. For me, it's like a Confederate States of America bill with "DEATH TO LINCOLN" overstamp appears at the present time or "DEATH TO JEFFERSON F. DAVIS" overstamp on a Union bill/note. "

  Mexico Chihuahua Muera Huerta 5 Peso 2520684 1-22-19 Stiched

Thank you. -Editor

For more information about quotation marks, see:
Quotation mark (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quotation_mark)

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: AUGUST 29, 2021 : Muera Huerta Paper Money (https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n35a13.html)
NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 : A Muera Huerta 1 Peso Note (https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n36a08.html)
MORE ON MUERA HUERTA OVERSTAMPS (https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n37a13.html)

Correction: Numismatic Literary Guild Award Listing
Michael Kodysz writes:

"I'm the delighted winner of the NLG Best Photography category for 2021. However, I've seen the award announced in several places, including Coin World, The Numismatist, and the NLG's own website as:

"Halley's Comet – Michael A. Kodysz – ANA eLearning Academy

"The problem is, the title of the presentation I recorded for the ANA eLearning Academy in which the photos were used is called "Symbols of the Sun God on Coins of the Eccentric Emperor Elagabalus. So the title is completely wrong. It would be like winning an award for best book but the title is for another book. So a corrected award listing would read:

"Symbols of the Sun God – Michael A. Kodysz – ANA eLearning Academy"

Thanks for letting us know; happy to set the record straight. -Editor

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
2021 NUMISMATIC LITERARY GUILD AWARDS (https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n33a08.html)

More on Satirical Banknotes
Regarding the satirical note published last week, Dave Schenkman writes:

"As I recall, I brought three of those ABSOLUTE money NOTES TO A DINNER SOME TIME BACK. One was the type pictured this week; pics of the other two are attached. I don't think any of them are especially scarce."

Indeed he did - I thought these looked familiar! He'd brought them to one of our Nummis Nova dinners in March 2018. Here's one of them; see the earlier article (linked below) for more. -Editor

  Absolute Money satirical note 3-front 
 

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
WAYNE'S NUMISMATIC DIARY: MARCH 18, 2018 (https://www.coinbooks.org/v21/esylum_v21n11a23.html)
NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 : United Slaves of America Parody Note (https://www.coinbooks.org/v24/esylum_v24n38a21.html)

James from Best Price Coins writes:

"Here are some other examples of Parody/Satirical style notes which in some way borders on Advertising & Knock-off styles (From the US & foreign countries)."

  YborFrontandBack 
 
  UptonSinOBV 
 
  Stacks1997F 
 
  EPluribusFoolemOBV 
 
  DamtonREV 
 

Thanks. I'd never seen the Stack's colonial advertising note before. -Editor

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Wayne Homren, Editor

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