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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
July 13, 2025
- WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM JULY 13, 2025
- GEORGE FREDERICK KOLBE (1941–2025)
- LANG NUMISMATIC LITERATURE AUCTION 7
- BOOK REVIEW: NUMISMATIC LIBRARY OF SARAH BANKS
- DAVID JOHN MACDONALD (1943–2025)
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Announcements
- 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 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 21 -
Inside Whitman Brands,
with Patrick Ian Perez - Episode 20 -
NBS Interviews Numismatic Author Eric Brothers
- Episode 19 -
Collection Highlights Continued (Part 2),
with Dan Hamelberg - Episode 18 -
Literature Collecting and the Impact of Technology
- Episode 17 -
Collection Highlights Continued
, with Dan Hamelberg
ALL Podcasts can be heard here.
NBS Podcasts are also available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.
Vol. 43 No. 1 - Table of Contents
The Asylum Spring 2025
In this issue:
- Charles I. Bushnell: Attorney and Counsellor at Law By Julia Casey
- The Voice of the Turtle and the Ancient Coin Club of America: Rediscovering a Lost Chapter in Numismatic Literature By William E. Daehn
- The Secret Service and the Secret M. A. Brown Plates By Leonard Augsburger
- The Bibliographical Society Medal By Ira Rezak
- An Unusual Wedding Present "Full of New Ideas and Possibilities" By David Pickup
- A Bibliography of Inaugural Medal Reference Works By Michael B. Costanzo
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.<<
