WAYNE'S WORDS: THE E-SYLUM JULY 12, 2026

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This week we open with NBS plans for the ANA convention, four new books, updates from the Newman Numismatic Portal, and more.

Other topics this week include the new Red Book, medieval pennies, Confederate notes, the Museum of American Finance, Byzantine coinage, stencil medals, world encased postage stamps, and Japanese coin-shaped sand art.

To learn more about the 2026 Semiquincentennial coin program, coinage struck by the city of Gaza under Roman rule, banknotes of New Griqualand, YMCA Canteen Chits, the Heeren Brothers, mysteriously moving mintmarks, sculptures en miniature, the Tyrant Collection, the Midwest Coin Collectors Trading Post, the Vermont Copper, medallic artist Eugene Daub, and an amphitheater of gold bars, read on. Have a great week, everyone!

Wayne Homren
Editor, The E-Sylum

 
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