"An online guide to the Collector Exhibit Area at the March 14-16 National Money Show is available at: http://www.chicagocoinclub.org/events/2024/ananms/ex/all_by_cl.html

"The Collector Exhibits are no longer listed in the Show Guide. The above guide groups the exhibits by Exhibit Class, while the ANA website has an ungrouped listing of exhibits at: https://www.money.org/nationalmoneyshow-exhibit-descriptions/

"Visit a page before you arrive at the convention center to determine your must-see exhibits, or visit this page to help you remember that exhibit you want to see again! The online guide will be updated during the convention, to list just the exhibits which are present.

"For this National Money Show, the Collector Exhibit Area is located in Ballroom A, the same room as the Registration Area. On Friday and Saturday, you can view the Collector Exhibits while waiting to register or for the bourse to open! (On Thursday morning, the Collector Exhibit Area will open at the same time as the bourse, to allow for exhibit setup.)"

The exhibit area is one of my favorite parts of a show. Be sure to make time to see it. The show includes such diverse topics as Trime dies, Pikes Peak Centennial medals, numismatics of the American film industry, and Ice Worm Cocktail tokens! -Editor

"Has anyone seen the new book about Chinese bamboo money by Francois Thierry? I saw an announcement in Zeno but can't find this again and no luck on the internet by author or subject. I remember the writer saying "that it was about time". The title was in French of course but I don't clearly remember the real title."

I don't think we covered this one in The E-Sylum. Can anyone help? The book is about emergency money made of bamboo in the late 1800s to WWII. For grins I added an image of the unrelated 1949 Chinese "Bamboo" Dollar sold by Stack's Bowers. -Editor

R.W. Julian submitted this further note on the recent topic of Alexander Hamilton, the Gold/Silver Ratio, and the recoinage of Spanish silver. Thank you. -Editor

The advances by the President & Directors of the Bank of the United States, in pursuance of this instrument, not exceeding ten thousand Dollars at one time, shall & may be considered as advanced to the United States, out of the money belonging to the United States from time to time remaining in the Custody of the Bank of the United States.

This discussion has gone on for a while, and I'm ready to wrap it up here. Thanks, everyone. Great topic. -Editor

"May I suggest that the "GREAT BRITAIN. House of Stuart carved bone Plaque, is in fact horn. It is quite possible that the image is impressed rather than carved. Having said that, I've never seen another or, indeed, anything quite like it."

"Regarding the Walter Johnson silver dollar throw: I can remember asking my mother, as a child (and in earnest mind you), why Washington threw a silver dollar across the river. Mom, who was never much good with history, replied "I don't know. I guess to prove your dollar doesn't go far."

It was a funny answer, but not what I was looking for at the time. Needless to say, I never asked mom about anything regarding history again. Or coins for that matter."

Indeed. Great story, though. -Editor

"I have a very serious question to pose to E-Sylum readers that I think has not been discussed enough.

"Should we consider Mario from Nintendo a coin collector?"

"I am very interested to see what readers think. In the meantime, I posed this question to Nintendo directly. I'll let you and your readers know if/when I get a response."

Hmmm. Now I'm wondering about Scrooge McDuck... -Editor