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The Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS) is an educational association founded in 1979 to support and promote the use and collecting of numismatic literature. Numismatic literature includes books, periodicals, catalogs and other written or printed material relating to coins, medals, tokens, or paper money, ancient or modern, U.S. or worldwide.
This Week's E-Sylum
March 19, 2023
- WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM MARCH 19, 2023
- NBS BIBLIOTALK PODCAST WITH AKIO LIS
- NEW BOOK: THE MEXICAN PATTERN COIN CUARTILLAS
- NEW BOOK: MEXICAN COIN PATTERNS OF THE 20TH CENTURY
- NEW BOOK: PAPER MONEY OF LUXEMBOURG
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Announcements
- The Awards Page has been updated to show 2021 winners! NBS Awards Page
- New NBS Podcast
Numismatic Bibliographies
, with David Fanning, interview by Lianna Spurrier. Podcasts can be heard here. - Back Issues - Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers are now managing the distribution of back issues of the award-winning journal The Asylum. Back issues are available in limited numbers. An inventory of what's available can be downloaded at numislit.com/pdfs/AsylumBackIssues.pdf. Contact Kolbe & Fanning at orders@numislit.com or (614) 414-0855 to order.
- The Asylum Author Index has been updated. It is available on the NNP or on The Asylum page.

NBS Podcasts
NBS commissioned Lianna Spurrier to produce a bimonthly podcast for NBS. Below are the current 4 NBS Bibliotalk Podcasts to date:
- Episode 13 -
Numismatics in American Universities
, with Kellen Hoard - Episode 12 -
Civil War Tokens
, with Cole Hendrickson - Episode 11 -
A Top 100 Library
, LIVE with Leonard Augsburger and Joel Orosz - Episode 10 -
Napoleonic Medals
, with Marc Charles Ricard
ALL Podcasts can be heard here.
NBS Podcasts are also available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.


Vol. 41 No. 1 Table of Contents
The Asylum Spring 2023
In this issue:
ASSOCIATIONS: Autographs • Annotations • Inscriptions Charles Ira Bushnell’s Flandin’s Catalogue of Coins and Medals: Part IV, Installment 1: The Winslow J. Howard Sale, May 17, 1856
By Joel J. OroszA Rose by Any Other Name: Jack Collins versus Martin Logies
By David D. GladfelterA Fist Full of Halfcrowns: Margaret Amstell and An Early 'Check your Change'
By David PickupFake Names in Numismatics
By Pete Smith- Trivia Quiz: 1990s style, Answers to last issue’s quiz By Charles Davis
Click on the link below for free PDF Copy of the Summer Issue V38N2:
Free PDF of Asylum V38N2 Summer 2020
Martin Gengerke has made his book on ANA Auctions Open Source and available for download by NBS Member at no charge. The book can be found on the >>Resources Page.<<