WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM NOVEMBER 12, 2023

New subscribers this week include: Julius P. Heitz, and Frank Szely. Welcome aboard!

Several readers noted that the full-issue links were incorrect in last week's short version. Sorry - my fault. I think we're good this time.

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This week we open with the retirement of numismatic bookseller George Kolbe, the opening of a new numismatic literature firm, seven new books, updates from the Newman Numismatic Portal, and more.

Other topics this week include Nicaraguan paper money, the Bristol Pound, counterfeit gold, Don Taxay's certificates of authenticity, Smithsonian and ANA numismatic exhibits, auction previews, my Whitman Baltimore Coin Expo diary, metal detecting, and the dealer who exposed thefts at the British Museum.

To learn more about Numismatisches Antiquariat Lang, the coins of Myconos, New Zealand medals, fake slabs, FIDEM, Ard Browning, David Schenkman, Dick Johnson, Taylor Swift, Mary Tyler Moore's Bulgari necklace, a Noe-1 Pine Tree Shilling, Dahlonega gold, and the Adventures of a Halfpenny, read on. Have a great week, everyone!

Wayne Homren
Editor, The E-Sylum

 

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