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August 9 = National Book Lovers Day

Book Lovers Day is celebrated on August 9 every year. This is an unofficial holiday observed to encourage bibliophiles to celebrate reading and literature. People are advised to put away their smartphones and every possible technological distraction and pick up a book to read

Note: There seems to be another day to celebrate the written word in books as well. November 5, 2022 (First Saturday in November)

Featured: Hobo Nickel Coin Carving by Howard Thomas, Artist
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August 10 1861 in U.S. demand notes bear this printed date.

Paper Money A Demand Note is a type of United States paper money that was issued between August 1861 and April 1862 during the American Civil War in denominations of 5, 10, and 20 US$.
Common features among denominations

The obverses of all denominations Demand Notes contained the following common feature printed on them:

"Washington" and the date "August 10, 1861" printed in a cursive font (the date, however, was written uniquely per denomination)

August 10 1976 in Elton John played the first of ten sold out nights at Madison Sq. Gardens in New York City. The $1.25 million generated from the shows broke the record set by The Rolling Stones in 1975.

Featured: 2020 Elton John Commemorative by Royal Mint

August 9, 1972 in Snoopy, Come Home! a 1972 American animated musical comedy-drama film written by Charles M. Schulz based on the Peanuts comic strip marking the on-screen debut of Woodstock, who had first appeared in the strip in 1967 was released.

Featured Hobo Nickel Coin Carving of Snoopy The Hobo Traveler by Artist & Jeweler Amy Armstrong of Armstrong Engraving & Custom Jewelry

August 9 1986 in Queen ended their Magic European tour at Knebworth Park, Stevenage, England, with over 120,000 fans witnessing what would be Queen's last ever live performance with Freddie Mercury. On this, their final tour, Queen played to legions of established fans, plus many new ones gained as a result of their show-stealing performance at Live Aid the previous year. The support acts were Belouis Some, Big Country and Status Quo.

Featured: QUEEN American Silver Eagle Limited Edition Silver Dollar Coin
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August 9 1980 in Ten original Gerald Scarfe drawings for Pink Floyd's album The Wall were stolen from the foyer of Earls Court, London, England where they were being exhibited.

Featured: Hobo Nickel Coin Carving by Artist & Jeweler Amy Armstrong

August 9 1980 in AC/DC scored their first UK No.1 album with Back In Black. It was the first AC/DC album recorded without former lead singer Bon Scott (who died on 19 February 1980 at the age of 33), and was dedicated to him. The album has sold an estimated 49 million copies worldwide to date, making it the second highest selling album of all time, and the best selling hard rock or heavy metal album, as well as the best selling album ever released by a band.

Featured: ACDC Back in Black Silver Coin

Elvis Week = August 8-16 , 2026

Elvis Week 2026 takes place from August 8 to August 16, 2026, at Graceland in Memphis, Tennessee. This annual gathering celebrates the life, music, and legacy of Elvis Presley with live concerts, tribute artist contests, panel discussions, and the iconic Candlelight Vigil on August 15.

Elvis Week 2026, celebrating Elvis Presley's life and legacy, is taking place from August 8-16 in Memphis, Tennessee, coinciding with the anniversary of his death. The event welcomes thousands of fans from around the world to Graceland

There is no better place for an Elvis fan in August than at Elvis Presley's Graceland in Memphis. Elvis Week offers nine days of celebration of the music, movies and legacy of Elvis.

Featured: Elvis Presley Gold Layered Coin

August 12, 1947 in United States Secret Service confiscated L.G. Barnard’s 1933 Saint Gaudens gold $20 Double Eagle.

:Circulation strikes: 445,500
Designer: Augustus Saint Gaudens (modified by Charles E. Barber)
: None (for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) above the date
Note: None of the 1933 coins were ever officially released into circulation. However, a handful of 1933 Double Eagles exist today. The Mint insists ownership is illegal because they were removed without authorization from the United States Mint
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Back in 1947, L.G. Barnard?s coin was seized by the government and litigated in U.S. District Court in Tennessee on a theory of Replevin, or returning property that the claimant believes he has superior title to. The government had the coin, which it seized from the collector, who claimed he was an innocent purchaser for value.
That court held that Uncle Sam could be Uncle Scrooge and keep the coin without compensating Barnard. (U.S. v Barnard, W.D. TN 1947). Berke cited this case, too, as did a law review article that I wrote in the late 1970s, suggesting that there might be a different result when private gold ownership restrictions changed.

August 12, 1964 in Ian Lancaster Fleming a British writer, journalist and naval intelligence officer who is best known for his James Bond series of spy novels died while staying at a hotel in Canterbury, Fleming went to the Royal St George's Golf Club for lunch and later dined at his hotel with friends. The day had been tiring for him. Fleming died at age 56 at Kent and Canterbury Hospital in the early morning

Featured: 2021 Ian Fleming Writer James Bond Books