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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
February 5, 2023
- WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM FEBRUARY 5, 2023
- KOLBE & FANNING AUCTION SALE 166 ANNOUNCED
- NEW BOOK: EAGLE POISED ON A BANK OF CLOUDS
- NEW BOOK: TREASURE COINS 2022 ANNIVERSARY EDITION
- NEW BOOK: UNTANGLING THE RECORD
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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. 40 No. 4 Table of Contents
The Asylum Winter 2022
In this issue:
Charles Bushnell, New York Tokens, and Crumbs for Antiquarians
by David Fanning, with Joel J. Orosz and Len AugsburgerTrivia Quiz
By Charles DavisA Catalog of Modern World Coins: R.S. Yeoman's
by Mike CostanzoOther
BookFrossard's Sale 78: The Trivulzio Library, Part II
by David F. FanningASSOCIATIONS: Autographs • Annotations • Inscriptions Charles Ira Bushnell's Flandin's Catalogue of Coins and Medals: Part III, The Daniel E. Groux Broadside Sale, February 15, 1856
By Joel J. OroszEnigmatic Numismystique: The Mystery of L'Alouette:
By Douglas WardThe Lark
of the 1909 ANA Convention
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.<<