As I read the blurb in the most recent release of "The E-Sylum" regarding Moneta (publication of the Ottawa Numismatic Society - ONS) I thought I'd also mention that the governing boards of both the California State Numismatic Association (CSNA) and the Numismatic Association of Southern California (NASC) recently decided to again offer their joint-journal, The California Numismatist (TCN), to the Internet community for free as well.

TCN has won the ANA's first-place "Outstanding Regional Numismatic Publication" award since the magazine's inception in 2004 (seven straight years so far). All issues are available on-line for free download (www.CalNumismatist.com) with the exception of whichever is then most-recent (that being limited to the first few pages, including the table of contents - you know, to whet the appetite). As the ONS expressed in the blurb, both the CSNA and NASC wish to make the very best of numismatic publications available to as many inquisitive minds in the public at large as possible, and in so doing hope to promote the overall health of the hobby.

Regards,

Greg Burns
Editor, "The California Numismatist"
www.CalNumismatist.com