"There was an article last year that announced the end of the series of Jewish-American Hall of Fame medals. This was not mentioned in the announcement for the newest medal."

Thanks, Pete - fair question. I was hoping to include that reference, but had trouble finding the earlier article. The series did conclude in June 2024 but resumed again in October 2024 when a new medal maker was found. The old series medals were struck and the new medals are cast. I located the article this time and it's linked below. -Editor

"I should like to point out that the pictures of the Chinese characters in the first token & second token depicted are upside down"

Thanks! Ken and I adjusted the photos to the correct orientations. -Editor

"I'm writing a series of articles about the history of coin photography, from a coin photographer's perspective. It's mostly finished, but I have questions for the E-sylum community. Does anyone know of any black-and-white coin prints, taken in the 19th century, that were hand-coloured?

"Hand-colouring was all the rage in photography from its inception; a skilled artist could make them look great. It was a thriving business in the first several decades of photography. Everyone's seen an example, but I can't find any trace in numismatic photography. I'd be disappointed if there weren't any, but not surprised. You'd think a deep-pocketed coin collector might do that for a beautifully toned coin in their collection? Then again, in that era, were toned coins less desirable? Was that the last type of coin someone wanted a colour picture of? That's what I want to find out.

"Also, speaking of colour coin photos, does anyone know the publication—a magazine, catalogue, or other such place— where the first colour photographs of coins were printed? I can't find any references online, but that's probably because I'm not asking the right search questions."

There are books where coin and medal images were hand-tinted, but I guess I'm not aware of color being added to black-and-white coin photos. David Fanning has been researching early numismatic photography. -Editor