The E-Sylum: Volume 29, 2026 Contents
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| Issue | Article # | Title |
| 01 | 1 | WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM JANUARY 4, 2026 |
| 01 | 2 | PERIODICAL: NUMISMATIQUE ASIATIQUE NO. 56 |
| 01 | 3 | BOOK REVIEW (BENNICK): SIEGE NOTES OF THE WORLD |
| 01 | 4 | BOOK REVIEW (BOLIN): SIEGE NOTES OF THE WORLD |
| 01 | 5 | TIMES SQUARE IN NUMISMATICS |
| 01 | 6 | NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: JANUARY 4, 2026 |
| 01 | 7 | VOCABULARY TERM: SECURITY EDGE |
| 01 | 8 | JOAN MARIE FAGERLIE, PH.D. (1930-2017) |
| 01 | 9 | TREASURE TALK WITH BOB EVANS, EPISODE 10.2 |
| 01 | 10 | JOHN MURDOCH'S MELBOURNE MINT PROOF GOLD COINS |
| 01 | 11 | GREAT COLLECTIONS: MICHAEL SULLIVAN COLLECTION |
| 01 | 12 | HERITAGE: COLONIAL AND PRE-FEDERAL COINS |
| 01 | 13 | SBG NYINC ANCIENT AND WORLD COINS, PART II |
| 01 | 14 | STACK'S BOWERS: NYINC CURRENCY AUCTION SECTION B |
| 01 | 15 | ARCHIVES INTERNATIONAL SALE 110 SELECTIONS |
| 01 | 16 | TOP TEN ANCIENT GREEK COINS |
| 01 | 17 | THE EARLIEST COIN MINTED IN SCOTLAND |
| 01 | 18 | WALKING LIBERTY HALF ON STEEL CENT PLANCHET |
| 01 | 19 | COLLECTORS UNIVERSE ACCUSED OF CARD MONOPOLY |
| 01 | 20 | ISAAC NEWTON AT THE ROYAL MINT |
| 01 | 21 | TRADING SILVER INTO BILLIONS |
| 01 | 23 | LOOSE CHANGE: JANUARY 4, 2026 |
| 01 | 24 | THE CHARLOTTE LAROY PAPER NAPKIN COLLECTION |
| 01 | 24 | FEATURED WEB PAGE: PHILIPPE SCHIESSER |
| 01 | 25 | ABOUT THIS ISSUE: JANUARY 4, 2026 |
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| 02 | 1 | WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM JANUARY 11, 2026 |
| 02 | 2 | BRYCE BROWN CATALOG INVENTORY UPDATED |
| 02 | 3 | NEW BOOK: CHARLTON CANADIAN COINS 2026 |
| 02 | 4 | NEW BOOK: ARCE'S DOUBLOONS |
| 02 | 5 | NEW BOOK: MACEDONIAN BANKNOTES |
| 02 | 6 | CHARLES JAMES "SKIP" CULLEITON (1938-2026) |
| 02 | 7 | CARMEN F. ARNOLD-BIUCCHI (1947-2026) |
| 02 | 8 | VIDEO: LARGEST SILVER COIN IN THE WORLD |
| 02 | 9 | AUGUSTUS B. SAGE PHOTO FOUND |
| 02 | 10 | NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: JANUARY 11, 2026 |
| 02 | 11 | BULLION AUTHENTICATION COMPANY LAUNCHED |
| 02 | 12 | VOCABULARY TERM: SEGMENTED COLLAR |
| 02 | 13 | COIN BAGS AT THE SECOND PHILADELPHIA MINT |
| 02 | 14 | ATLAS NUMISMATICS SELECTIONS: JANUARY 11, 2026 |
| 02 | 15 | NUMISMAGRAM MEDAL SELECTIONS: JANUARY 11, 2026 |
| 02 | 16 | HERITAGE: FUN CURRENCY AUCTION |
| 02 | 17 | STACK'S BOWERS: PETER JONES COLLECTION |
| 02 | 18 | AMBASSADOR'S GRANDCHILDREN FIND COINS |
| 02 | 19 | 1844-O HALF DOLLAR REPUNCHED DATE |
| 02 | 20 | SCARINCI INTERVIEW: UNCHOSEN 2026 COIN DESIGNS |
| 02 | 21 | MINT SEEKS ARTISTIC INFUSION PROGRAM ARTISTS |
| 02 | 22 | SOCIETE DE ARTISTES FRANCAIS GOLD MEDAL |
| 02 | 23 | NEW ORLEANS BANKING DURING THE CIVIL WAR |
| 02 | 24 | EMPEROR NORTON BOND AND PHOTO OFFERED |
| 02 | 25 | U.S. TREASURER TALKS UP TRUMP $250 BILL |
| 02 | 26 | ABOUT THIS ISSUE: JANUARY 11, 2026 |
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| 03 | 1 | WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM JANUARY 18, 2026 |
| 03 | 2 | NEW BOOK: A YEAR IN COPPER: THE 1794 LARGE CENT |
| 03 | 3 | NEW BOOK: WHEN COINS WERE KING |
| 03 | 4 | NEW BOOK: COINS OF SAMUDRA-PASAI |
| 03 | 5 | NEW BOOK: EARLY ENAMELLED COINS AND LOVE TOKENS |
| 03 | 6 | BOOK REVIEW: CHARMS AND CHARM BRACELETS |
| 03 | 7 | PERIODICAL: TAMS JOURNAL JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2026 |
| 03 | 8 | WILLIAM ENGLISH (1923–2026) |
| 03 | 9 | LAWRENCE B. FALATER (1935-2025) |
| 03 | 10 | LUCIEN LOUIS BIRKLER (1940-2025) |
| 03 | 11 | MARTIN LUTHER KING MEDALS AND COINS |
| 03 | 12 | VIDEO: RARE CHINESE COIN DIES |
| 03 | 13 | THE COMPANY STORE BULLETIN |
| 03 | 14 | THE NUMISMATIC HISTORY OF PARAGUAY |
| 03 | 15 | NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: JANUARY 18, 2026 |
| 03 | 16 | 2026 FUN SHOW ATTENDANCE EXPLODES |
| 03 | 17 | LSCC SEEKS E-GOBRECHT EDITOR |
| 03 | 18 | VOCABULARY TERM: SEIGNORAGE |
| 03 | 19 | BICENTENNIAL $2 BILLS |
| 03 | 20 | LOYE L. LAUDER (1911-1964) |
| 03 | 21 | HERITAGE: NYINC WORLD AND ANCIENTS |
| 03 | 22 | HERITAGE: ADMIRAL VERNON COLLECTION |
| 03 | 23 | STEPHEN ALBUM RARE COINS AUCTION 54 |
| 03 | 24 | STACK'S BOWERS: STACK COLLECTION GOLD COINS |
| 03 | 25 | STACK'S BOWERS: STACK TERRITORIAL GOLD |
| 03 | 26 | MACHADO GIFTS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE MEDAL TO TRUMP |
| 03 | 27 | 100-YEAR-OLD ROYAL MARINE GETS D-DAY MEDAL |
| 03 | 28 | KOSCIUSZKO AND POLAND'S FIRST PAPER MONEY |
| 03 | 29 | LOOSE CHANGE: JANUARY 18, 2026 |
| 03 | 30 | ABOUT THIS ISSUE: JANUARY 18, 2026 |
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| 04 | 1 | WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM JANUARY 25, 2026 |
| 04 | 2 | BOOK REVIEW: NEPTUNE’S FORTUNE |
| 04 | 3 | CLAUDE E. DAVIS (1926-2025) |
| 04 | 4 | LAWNICZAK RELEASES REFERENCES ON ENCASED COINS |
| 04 | 5 | NEW BOOK: MEDALS COMMEMORATING HAYM SALOMON |
| 04 | 6 | VIDEO: NEWMAN NUMISMATIC PORTAL |
| 04 | 7 | NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: JANUARY 25, 2026 |
| 04 | 8 | PRINCETON CURATOR DR. ALAN STAHL TO RETIRE |
| 04 | 9 | JEFF GARRETT: 2026 FUN SHOW REPORT |
| 04 | 10 | VOCABULARY TERM: SELF-PORTRAIT |
| 04 | 11 | MORE ON LOYE L. LAUDER |
| 04 | 12 | BIDDING AT THE LOYE L. LAUDER SALE |
| 04 | 13 | TREASURE TALK WITH BOB EVANS, EPISODE 11 |
| 04 | 14 | MORE FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS IN NUMISMATICS |
| 04 | 15 | WAYNE'S NUMISMATIC DIARY: JANUARY 25, 2026 |
| 04 | 16 | NUMISMAGRAM MEDAL SELECTIONS: JANUARY 25, 2026 |
| 04 | 17 | STACK'S BOWERS: DEAN OAKES FAMILY COLLECTION |
| 04 | 18 | NOONANS TO SELL THE LITTLEBROOK HOARD |
| 04 | 19 | NEW TRUMP COIN DESIGNS ANNOUNCED |
| 04 | 20 | CONTINENTAL DOLLAR TRIBUTE |
| 04 | 21 | THE FIRST BULGARIAN BANKNOTE |
| 04 | 22 | MCKEESPORT BANKNOTES |
| 04 | 23 | U.S. FUND SUES RUSSIA OVER 1916 DEBT |
| 04 | 24 | SCIENTISTS ACCIDENTALLY TURN LEAD INTO GOLD |
| 04 | 25 | LOOSE CHANGE: JANUARY 25, 2026 |
| 04 | 26 | COLLECTIBLE CERTIFICATION SLABS |
| 04 | 27 | ABOUT THIS ISSUE: JANUARY 25, 2026 |
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| 05 | 1 | WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM FEBRUARY 1, 2026 |
| 05 | 2 | BRYCE BROWN NUMISMATIC PERIODICAL SALE |
| 05 | 3 | NEW BOOK: PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION TICKETS, V1 |
| 05 | 4 | JOHN H. KROLL (1938-2026) |
| 05 | 5 | ROBERT A. SCHUMAN, M.D. (1945–2026) |
| 05 | 6 | NNP ADDS OLD BAG COLLECTOR’S CLUB JOURNAL |
| 05 | 7 | VIDEO: OLYMPIC GAMES: HISTORY AND NUMISMATICS |
| 05 | 8 | DIGITAL COIN GRADING MICROSCOPE LAUNCHES |
| 05 | 9 | NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: FEBRUARY 1, 2026 |
| 05 | 10 | BURDETTE SEEKS NUMISMATIC RESEARCH ASSOCIATE |
| 05 | 11 | DLRC AWARDS $5,000 BOUNTY FOR RARE PROOF DOLLAR |
| 05 | 12 | VOCABULARY TERM: SERIAL NUMBERING |
| 05 | 13 | LOYE LAUDER'S SELECTIVE SECRECY |
| 05 | 14 | PHILIP ERNEST BENEDETTI (1917-2010) |
| 05 | 15 | PCGS INDUCTS THREE TO COIN DEALER HALL OF FAME |
| 05 | 16 | 2026 ANA CLUB PUBLICATIONS COMPETITION OPEN |
| 05 | 17 | 2026 ANA YN LITERARY AWARDS SUBMISSIONS ACCEPTED |
| 05 | 18 | APPLY FOR ANA COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP |
| 05 | 19 | THE EARLIEST ANCIENT FORGERIES |
| 05 | 20 | THE SILVER PANIC OF 1893 |
| 05 | 21 | YORK COUNTY TERCENTENARY COIN EPHEMERA |
| 05 | 22 | THE NUMISMATIC ARTWORK OF ROBERT JULIAN |
| 05 | 23 | THE EMPEROR NORTON SCRIP NOTE ENGRAVING |
| 05 | 24 | STRAITS SETTLEMENTS BANKNOTES |
| 05 | 25 | SADDAM HUSSEIN BANKNOTE ON TRUMP’S DESK |
| 05 | 26 | LOOSE CHANGE: FEBRUARY 1, 2026 |
| 05 | 27 | PRESERVING THAT SPECIAL LIBRARY SCENT |
| 05 | 28 | AI CREATED BY DESTRUCTIVE DIGITIZATION |
| 05 | 29 | ABOUT THIS ISSUE: FEBRUARY 1, 2026 |
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| 06 | 1 | WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM FEBRUARY 8, 2026 |
| 06 | 2 | KOLBE & FANNING SALE 176 ANNOUNCED |
| 06 | 3 | LANG NUMISMATIC LITERATURE AUCTION 10 |
| 06 | 4 | NEW BOOK: U.S. MINTING TECHNOLOGY 1793 - 1840 |
| 06 | 5 | NEW BOOK: OVERDATES |
| 06 | 6 | NEW BOOK: REFERENCING COLUMBIANA, 3RD EDITION |
| 06 | 7 | NEW BOOK: THE BANKER WHO MADE AMERICA |
| 06 | 8 | WILLIAM VAN ORNUM: ABOUT MY LIBRARY |
| 06 | 9 | CLAUDE E. DAVIS (1926-2025) |
| 06 | 10 | PHILIP SKINGLEY (1972-2026) |
| 06 | 11 | NEWMAN PORTAL ADDS HALF CRAZY |
| 06 | 12 | 2026 NEWMAN GRANT PROGRAM ANNOUNCED |
| 06 | 13 | VIDEO: THE HECK COLLECTION OF 1794 LARGE CENTS |
| 06 | 14 | LARRY JEWETT JOINS WHITMAN BRANDS |
| 06 | 15 | MINT DIRECTOR PAUL HOLLIS AT FUN SHOW |
| 06 | 16 | LIBERTAS AMERICANA SUPER BOWL LX TOSS COIN |
| 06 | 17 | MORE ON QUANTITATIVE COLLECTORS GROUP |
| 06 | 18 | NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: FEBRUARY 8, 2026 |
| 06 | 19 | HARLAN SMITH'S 1822 HALF EAGLE |
| 06 | 20 | CLARK GABLE SHORT SNORTER EXHIBIT |
| 06 | 21 | VOCABULARY TERM: SETUP |
| 06 | 22 | CHARLES EDWARD KIRTLEY (1948-2017) |
| 06 | 23 | NUMISMAGRAM MEDAL SELECTIONS: FEBRUARY 8, 2026 |
| 06 | 24 | HERITAGE: LATIN AMERICAN SHOWCASE AUCTION |
| 06 | 25 | HERITAGE: MACEDONIAN KINGDOM SHOWCASE |
| 06 | 26 | DAVISSONS CUPBOARD SALE 3 |
| 06 | 27 | QUEEN'S PORTRAIT DRAWS CRITICISM IN AUSTRALIA |
| 06 | 28 | RESEARCHING SWEDISH MINING TOKENS |
| 06 | 29 | THE WORLD'S FIRST OLYMPIC MEDAL |
| 06 | 30 | THE 2026 WINTER OLYMPICS MEDALS |
| 06 | 31 | OLYMPIANS SELLING MEDALS |
| 06 | 32 | 1715 FLEET: IRON CANNONBALL |
| 06 | 33 | LOOSE CHANGE: FEBRUARY 8, 2026 |
| 06 | 34 | FEATURED WEBSITE: BOIS DURCI |
| 06 | 35 | ABOUT THIS ISSUE: FEBRUARY 8, 2026 |
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| 07 | 1 | WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM FEBRUARY 15, 2026 |
| 07 | 2 | KOLBE & FANNING SALE 176 HIGHLIGHTS |
| 07 | 3 | NEW BOOK: PAPER CURRENCY OF HYDERABAD |
| 07 | 4 | PERIODICAL: ORIENTAL NUMISMATIC SOCIETY WINTER 2025 |
| 07 | 5 | JOHN R. MELVILLE-JONES (1933–2026) |
| 07 | 6 | JOSEPH ALI DOW (1940-2026) |
| 07 | 7 | DR JOHN RAINEY MBE (1951-2026) |
| 07 | 8 | NNP ADDS AMERICAN TAX TOKEN SOCIETY NEWSLETTERS |
| 07 | 9 | VIDEO: 2016 EAC BOURSE CHAIRMAN JOHN KRALJEVICH |
| 07 | 10 | 2026 TRIAL OF THE PYX HELD AT MANSION HOUSE |
| 07 | 11 | MORE ON THE FIRST OLYMPIC MEDAL |
| 07 | 12 | NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: FEBRUARY 15, 2026 |
| 07 | 13 | MODEL DORIS BAUM AND KARL BITTER’S POMONA |
| 07 | 14 | DICK JOHNSON AND NUMISMATIC LITERATURE |
| 07 | 15 | OHIO WELCOMES ANS RELOCATION |
| 07 | 16 | VOCABULARY TERM: SHAPE |
| 07 | 17 | NUMISMATIST MIRRORS |
| 07 | 18 | HERITAGE: ITALY WORLD COINS SHOWCASE |
| 07 | 19 | ARCHIVES INTERNATIONAL SALE 111 SELECTIONS |
| 07 | 20 | KUENKER AUCTION SALES 438-441, PART ONE |
| 07 | 21 | THE TRADE DOLLAR'S LINK TO OPIUM TRAFFICKING |
| 07 | 22 | MAKING CHANGE AT THE LINCOLN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY |
| 07 | 23 | CHARTERS OF FREEDOM DECLARATION COIN |
| 07 | 24 | $2.50 SEMIQUINCENTENNIAL COIN PROPOSAL |
| 07 | 25 | HERITAGE: MASSACHUSETTS HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY |
| 07 | 26 | 1978 CAMP DAVID ACCORDS PEACE MEMORIAL |
| 07 | 27 | PUERTO RICAN PAPER MONEY |
| 07 | 28 | HOW TO START A COIN COLLECTION |
| 07 | 29 | ABOUT THIS ISSUE: FEBRUARY 15, 2026 |
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| 08 | 1 | WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM FEBRUARY 22, 2026 |
| 08 | 2 | ASYLUM SPRING 2026 ISSUE PUBLISHED |
| 08 | 3 | KOLBE & FANNING SALE 176 MORE HIGHLIGHTS |
| 08 | 4 | LANG NUMISMATIC LITERATURE AUCTION 10 |
| 08 | 5 | NEW BOOK: TENTH EDITION MEGA RED X |
| 08 | 6 | NEW BOOK: CATALOGUE OF ITALIAN MINIASSEGNI |
| 08 | 7 | PERIODICAL: CHOPMARK NEWS DECEMBER 2025 |
| 08 | 8 | NNP ADDS 2026 FUN PRESENTATION VIDEOS |
| 08 | 9 | VIDEO: WHO ARE THE EAC "BOYS OF '94?" |
| 08 | 10 | NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: FEBRUARY 22, 2026 |
| 08 | 11 | 1888 VIEWS OF THE 1804 DOLLAR |
| 08 | 12 | SUMMER SEMINAR MILITARY NUMISMATICS SCHOLARSHIPS |
| 08 | 13 | VOCABULARY TERM: SHEFFIELD PLATE |
| 08 | 14 | COLLECTIBLE POCKET MIRRORS |
| 08 | 15 | TREASURE TALK WITH BOB EVANS, EPISODE 12.1 |
| 08 | 16 | >TREASURE TALK WITH BOB EVANS, EPISODE 12.2 |
| 08 | 17 | ATLAS NUMISMATICS SELECTIONS: FEBRUARY 22, 2026 |
| 08 | 18 | NUMISMAGRAM MEDAL SELECTIONS: FEBRUARY 22, 2026 |
| 08 | 19 | HERITAGE: SEATED LIBERTY SHOWCASE |
| 08 | 20 | KUENKER AUCTION SALES 438-441, PART TWO |
| 08 | 21 | WAYNE'S NUMISMATIC DIARY: FEBRUARY 22, 2026 |
| 08 | 22 | SHIPWRECK COINS WEREN’T ALWAYS SO DESIRABLE |
| 08 | 23 | WHEN AUSTRALIA ADOPTED THE DOLLAR |
| 08 | 24 | HAYM SALOMON AND GEORGE WASHINGTON MEDAL |
| 08 | 25 | AMSA AMERICAN MEDALS OF THE YEAR |
| 08 | 26 | JIMMY CARTER GOLD INAUGURAL MEDAL OFFERED |
| 08 | 27 | WHAT'S THE RESALE VALUE OF AN OLYMPIC MEDAL? |
| 08 | 28 | WHERE MANY OLYMPIANS KEEP THEIR MEDALS |
| 08 | 29 | OLYMPIC MEDALS FALLING OFF THEIR RIBBONS |
| 08 | 30 | ABOUT THIS ISSUE: FEBRUARY 22, 2026 |
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| 09 | 1 | WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM MARCH 1, 2026 |
| 09 | 2 | BOOK REVIEW: A YEAR IN COPPER: THE 1794 LARGE CENT |
| 09 | 3 | THE U.S. POSTAL NOTES 1883-1894 |
| 09 | 4 | VIDEO: CSNS PRESIDENT BRUCE PERDUE |
| 09 | 5 | NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: MARCH 1, 2026 |
| 09 | 6 | VOCABULARY TERM: SHELL |
| 09 | 7 | EMILIE D. SEARLE (1917-2018) |
| 09 | 8 | PRIVATE NUMISMATIC MUSEUM IN DHUBRI, INDIA |
| 09 | 9 | STEPHEN ALBUM: AUCTION 54 AND ACCUMULATIONS 4 |
| 09 | 10 | STACK'S BOWERS: MARCH 2026 COLLECTORS CHOICE |
| 09 | 11 | NOONAN'S TO SELL THE BURY ST. EDMUND'S HOARD |
| 09 | 12 | SOVEREIGN RARITIES AUCTION XXI |
| 09 | 13 | SBG SPRING 2026 SHOWCASE U.S. COINS AND AMERICANA |
| 09 | 14 | KUENKER AUCTION SALES 438-441, PART THREE |
| 09 | 15 | DAVISSON'S AUCTION 45 |
| 09 | 16 | ROBINSON AUCTION 131: ANCIENT COIN HIGHLIGHTS |
| 09 | 17 | NUMISMATIC NUGGETS: MARCH 1, 2026 |
| 09 | 18 | THE UNA AND THE LION SEGMENTED COLLAR |
| 09 | 19 | JAPANESE COIN FOUND AT AUSTRALIAN GOLDRUSH CAMPSITE |
| 09 | 20 | U.S. MINT ARTISTS PROFILED |
| 09 | 21 | ANOTHER TRUMP COIN DESIGN PROPOSED |
| 09 | 22 | SILVER SALES SURGE |
| 09 | 23 | 1942 AUSTRALIAN SHORT SNORTER |
| 09 | 24 | FAKE STORIES OF FAKE MONEY IN UKRAINE |
| 09 | 25 | BRYAN GARNER’S 39,000-VOLUME LIBRARY |
| 09 | 26 | LOOSE CHANGE: MARCH 1, 2026 |
| 09 | 27 | ABOUT THIS ISSUE: MARCH 1, 2026 |
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