"Today I received the November 14, 2022, issue of Coin World. I see on page 10 that The E-Sylum received first place in the Barbara J. Gregory Outstanding Club Publications competition. Boy that Numismatic Bibliomania Society must be a great club to produce such a publication. My congratulations go out to you and to all your fine contributors who submit articles each week."

NBS is indeed a great club and our contributors are the best. We couldn't do it without their dedicated participation. Thanks, everyone! -Editor

"Legendary magician Harry Houdini, a rabbi's son born in 1874, died on this day in 1926. An annual gathering of the American Society of Magicians, held every Oct. 31 at his gravesite at Machpelah Cemetery in Glendale, Queens, is canceled today because vandals have desecrated his grave on recent Halloweens.

"The Jewish-American Hall of Fame inducted Houdini in 1996. Medal shown by Hal Reed. They are sold out."

Sorry to hear about the vandalism. A great Halloween tradition, though, and hopefully it will resume. There are plenty of spooky-looking tokens and medals, but are there others with a specific Halloween theme? -Editor

Remember, funeral services for David Lisot will be held tomorrow (Monday, November 7, 2022), at 10:30 am (central time) at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 600 S. Jupiter Rd., Richardson, TX 75081. -Editor

"There is a much more extensive obituary for David as well as the livestream link at:
https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/dallas-tx/david-lisot-10971926 "

The funeral service will be livestreamed at this link: https://vimeo.com/765134230 -Editor

"Thanks for the latest issue that I enjoyed and found very interesting including Daniel Fearon's comment and your reply.

"Seeing the Indian Head Penny article reminded me of a story from my college years 1961-1965. I was doing yard work for a woman who when I finished my task, told me she didn't have any dollar bills to pay me, but asked if I would be okay with a tin box filled with said pennies. I accepted them and mentioned them to my then girlfriend's father. He had a coin collection and expressed interest in two 1864-L coins in what I would have thought fine condition.

"He also knew that I was looking to buy my first car, a 1955 Plymouth Savoy, turquoise & black and had been told it would cost me $100.00. Asking me if I would take $50.00 for both, I readily agreed, bought the car and drove it to the 8/28/63 March on Washington stopping every hour or so to ask the attendant to fill the oil and check the gas. LOL.

"In later years I researched the coins, saw their true value and learned a lot about the man who could have been my father-in-law. The current value list you included bears out what I learned back when."

Great story. We have a number of readers who have been in the hobby for decades. Share some of your stories with us? Any trades or sales that went particularly well or badly? -Editor