New subscribers this week include: Orva Detrick, courtesy of Jeff Starck, Brian Adkinson, Fritz Voecks, George Coker, and David
Finkelstein. Welcome aboard! We now have 1,876 subscribers.
This week we open with a note on NBS regional meetings, a reminder about Charlie Davis' upcoming sale, three new books, two reviews
and unfortunately, two obituaries.
Other topics include The Medal Collectors of America, numismatic word usage, Jacob Perkins, Charles Barber, technology and numismatic
journalism, the Margo Russell library, Bickford's pattern coinage, and Emperor Norton Empire day.
To learn more about the Sovereign, the geo sciences in medals and coins, Harold B. Mattingly, Charles N. Bodey, cleaning verdigris from
copper coins, Henry Voigt's surety bond, the Battle of Plattsburgh medal, the South Carolina banknote hoard, gold $1 coin vignettes on
obsolete banknotes, radioactive waste, Laser Safety Officers and Steve Wozniak's perforated pads of $2 bills, read on. Have a great
week, everyone!
Wayne Homren
Editor, The E-Sylum
Wayne Homren, Editor
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