"BOLO (be on the lookout) for the following rare British gold coin--the package was slit open and the coin removed and the package was resealed with clear tape:

Great Britain 1652 Commonwealth Unite--PCGS AU55 (pcgs certificate number: 144322.55/05250592)

Shipment was mailed in San Diego, CA --on Nov 9th---registered mail to Cary, NC----please save the attached photos of the coin in the pcgs slab---if you are offered this coin---please contact us ASAP---our tel # 802-369-6518 or email us."

Bob's email address is: robertstein590@comcast.net . -Editor

"I was partners with Bob Paul from the Philadelphia area with Global certification about 10-15 years ago. We developed the product to market coins and tell the stories of each issue. Bob Paul still operates Global on a limited basis.

We decided that most of our customers prefer certified coins and we later developed the attached product. The Story Vaults hold an NGC coin, with an image and the story on the back. These have been a very popular and successful way to market ancient coins. A lot of companies sell these at shows and on the internet."

Thanks. Jeff provided these images of the evolved product. See my Numismatic Diary article in this issue for another example of a Global Certification Services slab I found at the Baltimore show this week. -Editor

 

 

"Back in the 20th century, I attended a Numismatic Literary Guild dinner bash parody party at the invitation of a publisher. The open bar should have been the first clue but I was not prepared for the experience. Anyway, at that event, Parnell Nelson's publisher, The Celator, was granted an award (as close as I can recall) for "Best Cartoon Series Appearing in a Monthly Periodical Dedicated to World or Ancient Numismatics."

It seemed to me that the nods were all invented to make sure that everyone got something with equivalent honors for news, features, and editorials going to Numismatic News and Coin World and to Coins and CoinAge and so on. I believe that the signed certificate for Parnell Nelson of The Celator was to make up for the fact that the laurels for Best Monthly Periodical Not About US Coins went to Krause's World Coin News, but I could be wrong about that. The NLG website does not provide a roster of previous awards and awardees."

I wasn't at this week's Baltimore show the day of the Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) meeting, but Paul Kluth forwarded these photos of Len Augsburger and Dennis Fortier giving presentations. Thanks. -Editor

 

 

 
Obverse by Eugene Daub, reverse by Mel Wacks.

"If you missed the induction of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, the creators of Superman, into the Jewish-American Hall of Fame, you can watch the 2-hour program on Facebook or on YouTube. Participants include Eugene Daub, who created the Siegel & Shuster medal and plaque, Sam Asher, who shows the JAHF plaques on display at the Virginia Holocaust Museum, Abby Schwartz, who is Executive Director of the Skirball Museum in Cincinnati, the home of the Jewish-American Hall of Fame Medal Collection, Mel Wacks, Founding Director of the JAHF, and others. For medal availability and prices contact directorjahf@yahoo.com.