Welcome to NBS
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.
The Asylum Awards
NBS members can vote on The Asylum author awards: the Joel J. Orosz Award for best article of the year in The Asylum and
the Jack Collins Award for the best article by a first-time author in The Asylum. Voting closes June 30, 2022.
Vote here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/5VMRZV5
This Week's E-Sylum
May 22, 2022
- WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM MAY 22, 2022
- KOLBE & FANNING SYD MARTIN LIBRARY CATALOGS
- NEW BOOK: SCRIPTA MIRABILIA
- NNP ADDS DECORAH NUMISMATIC JOURNAL
- VIDEO: 2023 NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL
This week's Complete E-Sylum »
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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 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 - Episode 9 -
Numismatic Bibliographies
, with David Fanning
ALL Podcasts can be heard here.
NBS Podcasts are also available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.


V40N2 Table of Contents
The Asylum Summer 2022
In this issue:
- "David R. Drury Edmunds: An Appreciation" By Douglas Saville
- "Remembering D.R.D. Edmunds" By George Kolbe
- "BiblioFiles": Anthony R. Gonzales, Sr.
- "Numismatic Literary Guild and Numismatic Bibliomania Society": Sister Organizations Devoted to Numismatic Literature By Wayne Homren
- "Archbishop Sharpe’s Observations on the Coins of England" By Dr. John Rainey, MBE
- "Walter Breen’s Birthdate" By David F. Fanning
- "ASSOCIATIONS: Autographs • Annotations • Inscriptions Charles Ira Bushnell’s Flandin’s Catalogue of Coins and Medals: Part II, The Pierre Flandin Sale, June 6, 1855 Second Part of Part II" By Joel J. Orosz
- "The Coin Atlas Handbook: Somewhat Outdated but Still Useful and Fun" By David Pickup
- "The Lunatics Are Running the Asylum" By Darryl A. Atchison
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.<<
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