"I went to Ohio yesterday for Myron's memorial service and it was a wonderful tribute, there were many photo boards that showed what a fantastic personality and zest for life he had, times with his family and friends as well as in all his business ventures and in numismatics and numismatic literature. There was a great turnout of friends and family, members of the business, local and the numismatic/literature realm, I saw several out of state plates in the parking lot. This was all a testimony to the lives he touched and the kind of man he was, along with how he treated others.

"I was fortunate enough to have sat at a table with close friends of his daughter's who related many great tales of Myron as their Softball Coach and the pool parties and vacation times with the Xenos family, according to them Myron was the "Coolest Dad", if you knew Myron at all, you could certainly envision how much fun he must have been in that context. It was a special day for a special guy.

"My heart goes out to Daryl, Stacey and Stefanie and Myron's granddaughter, Taylor; whom he always spoke of and loved bragging about. It was a very tough service and loss for me on a personal level. I have known Myron since I was a kid and he was always such a wonderful guy, made me great deals when he sold me things as a young numismatist, gave me insight, history and then later became a mentor of mine in the auction business, always being a strong bidder, buyer and consignor in virtually every sale I conducted. He recommended many clients to us and we remain forever grateful to him. My wife Lisa and I visited Rocky River many times, had the pleasure of spending time with Myron and Daryl and always looked forward to going to see them.

"Today, August 3, would have been Myron's birthday and Daryl and his daughters had a fantastic Birthday cake at the service luncheon yesterday and we all sang Happy Birthday to him. For those of us in the Great Lakes area and abroad, this will be a loss of such an icon and special person who was wise in both numismatics and numismatic literature - Rest in Peace dear friend…"

Very sad loss. Myron was bigger than life, with an outsize, outgoing personality. Being with him was always fun. He will be missed. -Editor

"I was wondering if you have ever come across any information pertaining to collecting currency, tokens or coins that have actual images of authors, books or libraries on them? Appreciate your help!"

Well, I haven't really been tracking that but know there are a number of bookseller tokens picturing books. Perhaps our readers can identify some tokens, medals or banknotes fitting the description. Meanwhile, I'll offer one we pictured a couple weeks ago - George Kolbe's token illustrating a book. -Editor

I'm interested to know the quantity of copies printed about the following book:

Book: The World of the Holey Dollar - 1st Edition
Limited Edition. Privately Printed
Author: Philip Spalding
Year: 1973
Printing Company: Channel Lithograph Co., Santa Barbara, CA
Pages: xvii,(1),252,(1),vi,(1),vii-xii
Size: Small Quarto (8'' x 10 3/4")
Hardcover, Maroon Pictorial Buckram, Gilt
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 73-77615
E.E. Clain-Stefanelli (Battenberg, 1985) #8164

I've tried to find out this information but I have not been successful.

Adrián has compiled a table of prior sales and auction appearances. I wasn't familiar with this one. I reached out to literature dealers Charlie Davis and David Fanning, but neither was aware of the print run. That information is not stated in the book. Can anyone help? -Editor

"I got my first Charles III pound coin yesterday. I have still not had a coin of the new king in my change. This one came from a friend who had another friend who got a bag of them from their bank. King Charles ascended the throne nearly three years ago on 8th September 2022 but hardly anyone has seen coins of the new reign apart from collectors' sets. The reality is cash is not used very much as most payments are online. The main use I have for hard cash now is putting a coin in the slot to get a supermarket trolley. I will not use this one like that. It really is a nice coin with a good portrait, nice lettering and a superb reverse design. Are King Charles coins circulating in the other countries that he is King of such as Australia and Canada?"

I posted the below conversation on my Coin Collecting for Beginners Facebook group. One of the responders suggested I may be dealing with a chopmark and gave me a link to your website. I thought I would share my photos with you to see what you think. I don't feel any impression of the red letter "A" on either side of the banknote and I only see the red "A" on the reverse side when I hold the banknote up to the light. I am also impressed with how well it is positioned next to the star.

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Hi, I have a 2004 A, $50 banknote that I have a question about. The large star has a red letter "A" in the upper right corner. My Google research, indicates that the banknote has passed the design and security features. So, I'm wondering if this is a banknote with an error or if it has been defaced? I am grateful for any help you can give me.

This isn't an error. It seems like a chopmark to me, but not one I have seen before. It's a defaced note, but defaced in an interesting way. Some people collect these, but I've never seen a catalog of them. -Editor