I use the web version of The E-Sylum to create a pdf file that I can read on my Sony E-reader. That way I can see the illustrations along with the text.

Last week The E-Sylum featured website (grunalmoneta) offers for sale an astonishing range of, apparently unmarked as such, forgeries of hammered British coins. I am certain that it was not your intention to promote the sale of counterfeit coins, but that is in effect what occurred.

The research for this guide involved him travelling to over 130 museums throughout the UK and the rest of Europe to study, record and photograph their holdings of relevant coins. He was also privileged to view important private and trade collections which were not normally available to view.

Some people will know the author better as Grunal, or Dave the Moneyer from his appearances as a moneyer in full kit, making coins at the Tower of London, the British Museum, or a dozen and one other places.

London artist, Ryan Gander, will have exhibit at the Guggenheim Museum, starting Oct. 1, 2010. Included in the exhibit is a bronze $25.00 coin minted by a coin-maker. It's supposed to be his comment on what a quarter will be worth in 2027 because of inflation. I have no comment on the validity of any of his "art."

The History of Mail Bombs Philatelic & Historical Study by Dale Speirs

The first recorded mail bomb was in 1764 in Denmark. A mail bomb is known from 1881 in Australia, and in 1895 a letter bomb was sent to Baron de Rothschild in France, which exploded when he opened it. Letter bombs and package bombs continue to date. 2010, 128 page card, 60 pages in color