"I'm intrigued by the note that the item illustrated last week was struck in Canada. A New Zealand item with a slightly smaller version of the same effigy was issued for the 1953-54 visit by the Queen and Prince Philip to NZ and was presented to every schoolchild in the country. We don't have any information on who made it, or where, to my knowledge, so it would be great to have more details on its Canadian origin if at all possible. There's also a British coronation medal with the same obverse."

Above is the Canadian-struck Elizabeth II coronation medallion pictured in last week's article by David Pickup. Below is a New Zealand-struck medal (images provided by Martin). Can anyone provide more information? -Editor

"This note is in response to those searching for more information on individual Native Americans who were awarded Indian Peace Medals (IPMs). As others have noted, the medals can only be attributed on an individual basis. However, there is a great starting point for research: the book American Indian Treaties: The History of a Political Anomaly by Francis Paul Prucha (Univ. of California Press, 1994). (Notice how Prucha gets right to the heart of the issue by calling a treaty between the United States and Indian tribes a ‘political anomaly').

"Appendix B of Indian Treaties lists 367 ratified treaties starting in 1788 between the U.S. government and various native tribes. Each listing records the tribe, date of the treaty, place of signing, the names of the American commissioners and a citation to where the full text of each individual treaty may be found in official governmental records. In some cases, the names of the Native signers can be found on the actual document. An additional 73 treaties from 1872-1911 are listed in Appendix C. Covering 440 treaties, this book is an absolute must for the type of research they are seeking, as it provides the historical context of all IPMs and contains many clues and hints as to recipients.

"Another admittedly rare source of information about awardees are the actual paper certificates that are presented at the same ceremony in which the medal is awarded. I know of five of these certificates in the Nebraska State Historical Society, four signed by William Clark, and there are surely others in other museums. Additionally, in our recent book on the Indian Peace Medals at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, Steve Nash and I catalog three IPMs that are individualized with personal engravings right on the medal itself. I would be happy to share any information I have with fellow E-Sylum readers.

"While many numismatists will recognize Reverend Prucha because of his book Indian Peace Medals in American History, he is far better known in the academic world for his scholarly works, including the above book on American Treaties as well as The Great Father: The United States Government and the American Indian, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in History in 1985. "

Thank you. Prucha is a great source! -Editor

"The September 4th E-Sylum included an excerpt from Greg Reynold's Greysheet series on the Nova Constellatio coppers. I would like to point out that the June 2022 volume of the Journal of Early American Numismatics includes my article about Benjamin Dudley and his possible connection to these pieces (Benjamin Dudley: Maker of the Nova Constellatio Patterns). With the indispensable assistance of Gary Trudgen and his punch-link analysis, I believe I was able to make a convincing case that the Nova Constellatio coppers were likely the product of business arrangement between James Jarvis and Walter Mould. Evidence of this association is found in a February 1784, Mould-Jarvis letter. At that time, Mould was en route back to England in furtherance of this business, which was undoubtedly coinage related.

"My personal belief is that Robert Morris and Gouverneur Morris were not involved in the minting of the Nova Constellatio coppers. "

Thank you. -Editor

"Just wanted to let you know that in the first 24 hours over 110 people have accessed the catalog & lists. I am very happy with the response."

Glad to help get the word out! -Editor

"The article says that "By the nineteenth century, money cowries had grown so popular in West Africa that they were used to purchase a third of the human being[s] enslaved and abducted to the Americas."

I believe that to be the case, and is why the Money Cowrie is displayed on Ghana (center of the British Slave Trade for 150 years) coinage with the words Justice & Freedom."

Thanks! Nice coin. Plain, but nice. -Editor

"I have been using $2 bills for years, mainly as tips. They stand out and people are surprised by them. They are especially effective in restaurants and diners as the wait staff remembers me as The $2 guy and I tend to get better service. Win-win."

Thanks for the tip! -Editor

"I scored another numismatic photo, though I doubt it was intended as such.

"This one shows Robin Haney, Assistant Vice President of Houston's Texas Commerce Bank, comparing the new dollar coin to the quarter dollar and half dollar. Note that the half is a Bicentennial piece.

"The photo was shot by Darrell Davidson for the Houston Chronicle and ran in its July 3, 1979 issue. The SBA Dollars had been released to commerce the day before."

Thanks! -Editor