"The mention of the Dan Brown video reminded me of this letter he wrote to me back in 1996, after there had been an exchange of Guest Commentaries in Coin World about 1964 Peace Dollars, and whether or not any had ever gotten out of the Denver Mint back in 1965. In my commentary I had quoted a former Denver Mint employee who had told me, during a visit to ANA Headquarters circa 1980, that the story that the Mint sold dollars to employees but then recalled them the next day was true.

"The subject remains very controversial. The Mint says it never happened. I chose to not believe them. Other people do believe them."

Very interesting. Thank you! -Editor

"By means of your announcement and the link provided, I was delighted to see the video by my late-lamented friend David Lisot interviewing my other old friend and mentor, the late Denver Colorado dealer Dan Brown. Dan was really a splendid fellow. When I was just a young boy, I had the opportunity to visit Dan's shop on Denver's Broadway. Dan in his charming friendliness took me under his wing, as it were, and showed me many different coins, enthusiastically telling me whatever he could about them. He would invite me back behind his desk and take tray after tray out of his great safe just to entice me and let me browse. Sometimes he would simply hand me an entire box of coins to take home to study, to see what if anything I might like to buy to keep. How I wished I could have afforded to make many, many purchases from this jolly, unassuming "giant".

"One day I was seriously in need of some money, and I brought in, to sell to Dan, some of my few numismatic "treasures". Dan said to me, "Bob, you love those coins, and you are not happy to part with them. Please just take this $100 from me instead, and pay me back some day in the future when you can. It's a loan not to worry about -- just between the two of us." How many dealers are "out there" today who would give this kind of consideration to a youngster who never could spend very much money with him? Dan was a very special man.

"A sad occasion for me was when I wrote the obituary for Dan for the Colorado-Wyoming Numismatic Association. I think much of Dan Brown's sincere, honest and friendly character can be glimpsed through David Lisot's perceptive video production, so generously made available by the Newman Numismatic Portal and now by The E-Sylum as well. Thank you."