"I´ve got two very smart and charming daughters. They used to collect a few coins when I made them to join me in coin hunting through coin shops when they were just kids. They dont actively collect anymore but are fond of the few dozens of coins they gathered. One of them, Ana Carolina (aka Carol) decided to follow her dad´s footsteps and will apply for chemical engineering in a year. I was very surprised (positively!!) when I caught her examining one of her coins in particular - a 1976 Greece 10 drachmai (KM# 119; Numista 559) featuring an atom and Democritus (from Wikipedia: Democritus was an Ancient Greek pre-Socratic philosopher from Abdera, primarily remembered today for his formulation of an atomic theory of the universe).

"That kept me wondering, are there many other coins featuring chemical elements or chemistry concepts? I´m aware of a Tuvalu non-circulating coin featuring the periodic table and that's it. Any others? Perhaps with the help of this group young Carol would start a collection of her own and the world will get a new numismatist."

Great question. What other chemistry coins are out there? Has anyone already compiled such a list? -Editor

"I see you wrote about Ted Binion. Back when he was still alive, we used to go to his casino. Here I am with my wife Catherine near the exhibit of one million dollars."

Thanks! Popular picture spot. -Editor

"March is Women's History Month.

"For the June 11, 2023, issue of The E-Sylum, I submitted a list of women coin dealers. This generated some great feedback over the next couple of issues mentioning more American dealers and extending the discussion to world women dealers.

"This week I was asked a similar question, who was the first American woman currency dealer? Let's broaden the discussion to list any woman currency dealer and then figure out who was the first."

Pete is focused on compiling information on American dealers, and we'll look forward to everyone's input. Internationally, Pam West of London comes to mind - she deals in and publishes books on banknotes. -Editor

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