WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM SEPTEMBER 14, 2025

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This week we open with some numismatic literature in the Holabird Americana sale, three new books and one newly available one, updates from the Newman Numismatic Portal, and more.

Other topics this week include the coins of Scotland, Ireland and Canada, the encased cents of Puerto Rico, counterfeit coins, Fugio cent ephemera, the Brooklyn Bridge centennial medal, rolled gold, Fractional Currency bricks and bands, auction previews, a semi-official medal for surviving Guadalcanal, the Thayer medal, the Purple Heart, and more.

To learn more about J. S. G. Boggs, coins of China and India, canvas bank bags, a fake 1853-O No Arrows Half Dollar, an American medal picturing fireworks, a museum of Bolivian numismatics, Fulbright scholars in numismatics, colonial currency and a tricorn hat, encased postage stamps, the Edward III gold Leopard D'Or, Lahainaluna Seminary scrip, 6th Indiana Infantry Regiment sutler scrip, Felix Schlag's grave marker, Sydney Noe, Richard Doty, Steve Feller, the National Bank Fruitcake Find and the murdered numismatic book author, read on. Have a great week, everyone!

Wayne Homren
Editor, The E-Sylum

   
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