"This may be of interest to numismatic authors and researchers. I'm writing another book on Chinese coins and went down a few rabbit holes in my search for information about certain provincial coins. But I was pleasantly surprised to find some documents in the American Numismatic Society Library and the Newman Numismatic Portal that could not otherwise be found or contained unexpected information.

"About the ANS library, it provided me with a Chinese-language article and an auction catalog that I could find nowhere else. (In fact, I couldn't even find the Chinese-language article on the ANS online catalog, although my poor translation skills may have been the reason). Particular thanks to Librarian David Hill, who very quickly located those materials.

"As for the Newman Numismatic Portal, I found a variety of interesting (and some esoteric) materials in that online resource. One interesting tidbit: century-old U.S. Treasury Department reports that provided economic details about many other countries, including American consular reports identifying the coins circulating in certain Chinese cities. I wasn't looking for that, but those consular reports are now mentioned in my upcoming book (which will join my two previous books on the general issue ten and twenty cash coins of the early Republic of China)."

Thank you for the report. That's always nice to hear. Keep up the great research work! -Editor

"I was tickled to see the article about Lysander Spooner! Because I actually won a Lysander Spooner Award for my 2006 book, Life, Liberty and Happiness."

It's the "Lysander Spooner Award for Advancing the Literature of Liberty". I was unaware of it. Thanks, and congratulations! -Editor

"Neither was I till they told me I'd won it!"

"I thought the brief but detailed account of coining presses was excellent.

"I would like to see such a brief account of paper currency presses. If such exists could you point me in the right direction. If it doesn't exist, I would not be the one to do the research - such is growing old!"

Can anyone help? What are the best references for these today? -Editor