"Last week's E-Sylum illustrates the memorial medal to George William Wyon, engraver at the Royal Mint, who died aged only 26. It is thought he was working on the Canadian - New Brunswick coins at the time of his death. In Hard at Work. The Diary of Leonard Wyon 1853–1867, edited by Philip Attwood, 2014 (Available from Spink & Son), the entry for the day reads:-

"March 27th 1862, "I went this afternoon to the Mint in consequence of a letter I received from Mary Wyon telling me of the increased illness of her brother George. He was too ill to see me. I took with me 2 bottles of port, 1 of rum, and some jelly. We dined at the Bartons."

"March 28th. "Early this morning George Wyon died. We went in the evening to tea at the O'Neills."

"I can only hope that the port, rum and jelly didn't go to waste!

"For anyone with an interest in the Wyons, the Royal Mint and Victorian coinage, war medals and medallions, I thoroughly recommend the book."

Sounds interesting. Thank you. -Editor

Reader and advertiser Steve passed along this image of his favorite palindrome ("radar") note. -Editor

An amazing pair! It's hard enough to find a radar note, but two with the SAME radar number from different Federal Reserve districts?

It's hard to stump E-Sylum readers - can anyone provide images of banknotes with ambigramic or strobogrammatic numbers? -Editor

"Here's another photo for your "bars with currency as wallpaper" column. This one is in Northern Wisconsin near our summer vacation house. It's the "Little Brown Jug." and there are thousands of dollars on the ceiling and walls!"

"Here's another one - same area in Northern Wisconsin as the Little Brown Jug, but not as many dollars."

Thanks. These look like fine places to have a brew. -Editor

Larry Korchnak couldn't resist passing along this 1986 Far Side cartoon, one of my favorites. I've often kept a copy of this posted outside my cube or office at work. -Editor