WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM OCTOBER 26, 2025

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This week we open with two numismatic literature sales, one new book, updates from the Newman Numismatic Portal, and more.

Other topics this week include collectible early slabs, the FIDEM conference, the Higgins Museum, rusted dies, a tsunami of auction selections, Mexican coins, Scandinavian banknotes, the Norman Wait Harris prize medal, museum thefts, and MrBeast's cash stunts.

To learn more about modern numismatic rarities, Edwin L. Hobart, Baron Von Steuben medals, Fancy Turning, Jim Licaretz, Don Everhart, Revolutionary War Loan Certificates, banknote designer Richard Adams, the Liberty Medal, and the metal-detecting Man from Nantucket, read on. Have a great week, everyone!

Wayne Homren
Editor, The E-Sylum

 
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