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NOTES FROM E-SYLUM READERS: JANUARY 11, 2026Wrong Planchet Error Photo Libraries
Regarding the Walking Liberty Half on a steel cent planchet, Saul Teichman writes:
"I created a photo library for this type which is the support for the catalog description. It is available on the Newman portal at the following link -
Other error photo libraries can be found at the following link.
Thank you - great resources. -Editor
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Bent Copper Coins as a Talisman "Season 13, Episode 9 of The Curse of Oak Island, includes an interview with Sandy Campbell, numismatist, suggesting folded copper coins may have a religious or spiritual value or symbolism. Perhaps a talisman to ward off bad things used years ago and buried in the earth. "The piece in the Ron Bude pic may have been one of these talisman items. The treasure hunting person finding the item may have opened it up unaware of its purpose. On the television program, they were afraid to open a tri-fold piece up for fear of what it might bring." 
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The Coin Act of 1696 "I spotted a small typo in the ISAAC NEWTON AT THE ROYAL MINT article. The sixth paragraph, the one starting with "He interviewed alleged coin clippers," mentions "the Coin Act of 1796." I think the year should be 1696." Good catch - thanks. -Editor
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2026 ANA National Money Show Exhibiting Paul Hybert also submitted this note about exhibiting at the upcoming ANA National Money Show. Thanks! -Editor 
Although we have six weeks until the ANA's National Money Show (NMS) will be held in Savannah, Georgia on February 26-28, the deadline for submitting an application to show an exhibit is almost here: this Friday, January 16, is the official deadline. At this show, there are only 6 competitive classes, versus the more than 20 classes at the World's Fair of Money show in August. These classes focus on the type of story each exhibit tells, rather than on the type of material in each exhibit. See the ANA's webpage at: https://www.money.org/convention-exhibits/ for more details on entering an exhibit -- this page has links to the 2026 NMS Rules as well as to the online application. Unfortunately, as of January 9, the Rules have some wrong details: The show's public days are Thursday, February 26 through Saturday, February 28 (not the listed dates of February 27 through March 1); The National Coin Week (NCW) Theme for 2026 is "Striking Independence: 250 Years of American Numismatics." There is an "overlay" class for NCW exhibits -- see the rules for details. The details for exhibiting at the 2026 World's Fair of Money in Pittsburgh (to be held very late in August) will be posted later. For anyone wondering, the convention theme for Pittsburgh will be "Peace and Treaties in Numismatics."
For more information on the show, see:
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