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COIN WORLD PRINT EDITION STATUSSome readers inquired about the status of the print edition of Coin World. Here's what we know. First up is Steve Shupe. -Editor 
I am a Coin World subscriber and have been for several decades. Since I prefer reading on paper, I subscribe to the paper version in a plastic bag, or at least used to. The last issue I received was the August 19th edition. Sometimes the issues are delayed in the mail, but after about two months, I wrote to their customer service. Here is their response: Sometimes the journey isn't always smooth, and we're currently navigating some headwinds that have delayed our print production. Due to printer challenges, we've had to press "pause" in the arrival of our print issues. Rest assured, we're doing everything we can to get your magazine to you as soon as possible. While you wait, see the latest news and information on our coinworld.com website. To read the most recent issue, click on the "Access Digital Edition" in the upper right corner. If you missed a prior issue(s), click on the down arrow in the upper left corner of the current issue and select the 2-drawer file cabinet. This will provide archived issues back to October 7, 2013. We appreciate your patience and understanding during this time, and we can't wait to have your print copy back in your hands soon! Thank you for being part of our community. I can only assume that other readers are in the same boat. Have we seen the end of the print edition??? Enquiring readers would like to know! After all it has now been over three months. Yes, I can still get the "digital version" online, but it's just not the same as reading it on paper. Has Coin World gone the same as many newspapers? Maybe you or your readers have some additional insight. Bill Daehn writes: "A couple weeks ago, it finally dawned on me that I had not been receiving my weekly issues of Coin World. I logged into the digital edition and looked back to find the last issue that I remember reading. It was over two months ago. So I called Amos Media (the publisher) to inquire if the missing issues had been sent or if there was a problem with my mail deliveries. I was told that no issues had been sent to anyone since September as they were having "production problems." "No mention of these "production problems" has appeared in the digital editions. Does anyone have more information on this? Is it possible that Coin World has ceased publishing a paper edition and will only provide a digital edition going forward? Why has there been no notice provided to subscribers? As a reader of Coin World since 1972, I find this disturbing. Did I miss something? "I just pulled up the latest digital edition and read most of it in a few minutes. I must say, The E-Sylum contains way more information on the world of numismatics than Coin World does these days. Is it possible that the success of The E-Sylum has pushed Coin World to the brink of extinction?" Thank you for the compliments, but we're a different animal from the traditional numismatic publications like Coin World and Numismatic News - from the beginning we've avoided discussions of grading, pricing, and the latest U.S. Mint products, preferring instead to focus on books and research, and the history of numismatics and the numismatic hobby. We have no reporters or fact checkers, and are partly a blog and a moderated community. Our learned and active readers are often the ones who relay news, add additional facts and nuance, and correct mistakes. But the numismatic world still needs real reporters to dig into the important issues of the day, and that can be done with or without a print edition. As for the pause in Coin World's print publication, I had no information on that, but reached out to Coin World with our readers' concerns. Their response is below. -Editor December 1, 2024 Dear Coin World Readers and Advertisers, Earlier this year, a business dispute arose between Amos Media, Coin World's parent company, and our contracted printing partner responsible for producing our coin and stamp publications. Despite repeated efforts to resolve the matter swiftly, the situation persisted for several months. Please know that this was never an attempt to alter the delivery methods of Coin World. Throughout this period, our top priority was to restore printing and delivery of the weekly, monthly, and special issue publications. In the meantime, these products were made available in digital format to ensure uninterrupted access for our readers. We are pleased to announce that the Coin World Monthly December issue, along with the 2025 Dealer Directory, will be mailed during the week of December 9th. Furthermore, Coin World Weekly will resume with the December 9th issue, scheduled for mailing the week of December 23rd. Regarding the unprinted October and November monthly issues, as well as affected weekly issues, we will extend print subscription expiration dates proportionately to account for this disruption. We deeply regret any inconvenience or loss of trust this situation may have caused. As we prepare to celebrate our 65th anniversary in 2025, we remain committed to providing the trusted information collectors rely on in the ever-evolving field of numismatics. Thank you for your patience and loyalty as we continue to guide and serve the numismatic community into the future.
Sincerely,
That's great news! Thank you. -Editor
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