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jschrier committed Oct 18, 2023
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[Lisa Cooperman](https://www.lisacooperman.com) (via [Anthony Dutoi](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Dy8AlOoAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)) asks: *"Weird but fun museum type question seeking your expertise. I’m curating an exhibition with four [Powell scholars](https://www.pacific.edu/academics/honors/powell-scholars) who are interpreting collection work by making various installations. One scholar exploring artist [Wayne Thiebaud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Thiebaud)’s interest in nostalgia is making ‘scent books.’ She wants to include the metallic smell of old coins…...do you know what chemical compound or interaction produces the smell and can be safely reproduced and exhibited? Each book will have a receptacle area and a lid that closes, but not airtight." **Chemistry to the rescue...**
[Lisa Cooperman](https://www.lisacooperman.com) (via [Anthony Dutoi](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Dy8AlOoAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao)) asks: *Weird but fun museum type question seeking your expertise. I’m curating an exhibition with four [Powell scholars](https://www.pacific.edu/academics/honors/powell-scholars) who are interpreting collection work by making various installations. One scholar exploring artist [Wayne Thiebaud](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayne_Thiebaud)’s interest in nostalgia is making ‘scent books.’ She wants to include the metallic smell of old coins…...do you know what chemical compound or interaction produces the smell and can be safely reproduced and exhibited? Each book will have a receptacle area and a lid that closes, but not airtight.* **Chemistry to the rescue...**

1. I love Thiebaud. [Cake!](https://www.nga.gov/collection/art-object-page.72040.html)
2. Apropos your question: I recall an old [Angewandte Chemie article on the origin of the scent of money handled by humans](
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