https://www.coinbooks.org/v22/club_nbs_esylum_v22n46.html#article28 If you don't know the story of Emperor Norton I, I suggest you read the following links. Quite the character and San Francisco still pays homage to him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emperor_Norton https://www.history.com/news/the-strange-case-of-emperor-norton-i-of-the-united-states