Readers were just as amused as Len Augsburger with my news that I would be "flying to Zurich for a Taylor Swift concert" next year. -Editor

"Congratulations on your trip to the Taylor Swift concert. That'll teach you"

"I never realized that you were a Swiftie, Wayne."

Well, I wasn't. but I guess I am now. -Editor

"While she is technically not a "nepo baby", fans of Tay Tay are well aware that she grew up in financially comfortable circumstances, with bankers as part of her lineage, starting with her father. In particular, her paternal great-grandfather, Archie Dean Swift, Sr. (1877-1961) was active during the national banking era first as Cashier at the Elk County National Bank of Ridgway, PA (charter #5014) and then later as Cashier and President of the Central National Bank of Philadelphia, PA (charter #723).

"Banker Swift's profile, with picture, can be accessed at the SPMC's new National Bank Lookup website. This provides access to the SPMC's Banks & Bankers Database, which includes historical data on all 14,348 National Banks that were chartered between 1863 and 1935. It also includes information on 65,000+ bankers, with all the bank Presidents & Cashiers listed in the OCC reports from 1867-1935, as well as many other potential banknote signers (VPs & Asst Cashiers).

"You don't need to be a member of the SPMC to use this interface; it's open to the public. All you need is the charter number of the bank (#5014 or #723). You can also search the database by city and state, which will produce lists of the banks and bankers active in those places (SPMC members can search by banker name by signing in through the SPMC website).

"People interested in browsing the public access to this database can use the following link: U.S. National Bank Lookup (1863-1935) (spmc.org)"

"Above is a screenshot of what Archie Dean Swift's record in the database looks like. Below is an image of a banknote on the Elk County NB. National bankers of that era regularly signed their banknotes. Taylor Swift's great-grandfather's signature can clearly be read on the banknote, a $5 1882 Date Back note that was sold by Heritage Auctions in April 2018 for $360 --undoubtedly a lot less than what tickets to his great-granddaughter's concerts must be going for at this moment!"

Thanks - a much more direct numismatic connection than the Sacagawea dollar mentioned last week. We could raise the profile of numismatics by pitching together to buy one of these to give to her (and putting out a press release on the major mainstream and social media outlets). Would editing The E-Sylum qualify me for a press pass at the concert? -Editor