"I wanted to share a note regarding a book about the John Fritz Medal you highlighted in last week's E-Sylum. In 1917 the John Fritz Medal Board of Award published a book detailing the medal's history, the rules for receiving the award, a list of Directors from the four national societies who voted for the award recipients and biographical information about the first 13 awardees. The 98 page octavo book titled The John Fritz Medal has especially fine portraits of each recipient and a two or three page bio. Here are photos of the cover depicting an embossed gold John Fritz Medal and the Fritz portrait."

 

Thanks - a great book I haven't yet acquired for my library. I do have a couple of the annually-issued volumes issued for that year's nominee. I can't readily access that shelf but I'll have a look at them another time. They aren't thick and would be getting larger every year if they continued to feature details on all previous recipients. Does anyone else have one of these? -Editor

"I was just doing some research and was intrigued to come across the Tiffcoin that was actually really sold by Tiffany & Co. earlier this month. It was thought to be an April Fool's joke but turned out to be real. I don't recall ever seeing this highlighted in The E-Sylum. Here are some links to the item Tiffany's was selling, and one that is currently available for sale on eBay with a hefty mark-up. I also did not realize that Tiffany's actually did issue coins in the 1970's and 1980's that were redeemable for jewelry in their stores. That is what they based this new release upon. Has anyone ever come across one of these original coins for sale in the collector marketplace?"

 

Great question. These custom gift coins are great marketing tools that many businesses have used. Does anyone have information on the earlier versions of Tiffany coins? -Editor

"I was wondering if anyone would be able to assist me. I am trying to find a copy of the Campbell Catalog on POW banknotes to purchase. If not, would anyone be able to provide me with the actual title of the catalog and the author's full name so that I may be able to search for it?"

I was unsure about the name of the book myself. I checked with Ray Czahor who doesn't have it in stock, but was able to give us this identification: Lance Campbell, Prisoner of War and Concentration Camp Money of the Twentieth Century, Second Edition, 1993. It was published by BNR Press. I found an image of the 1st edition online. Can anyone help Mark find a copy? Thanks. -Editor

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