Our redesign and renewedcommitmentto additional editorialcontent, begunlast issue in our August monthly,continues this week in ourfirst weekly issue for the month.

As with our August monthly,this weekly issue features an increasednumber of pages - 52,to be precise, a bump up fromthe 36- and 44-page issues wehave been publishing recently.That extra space will be usedfor expanded news, features,columns, and departments.

This week, I would first liketo draw attention to a new regularfeature for the weekly issues,called "Coin Values Spotlight."This new column will focus ona small number of coins, oftenjust one or two pieces, by exploringa little bit of their historyand examining how theyhave been doing in the marketplaceover the past 10 years.

In other changes, our regularcolumns - staff-written oneslike "Readers Ask" and freelancepieces like Q. David Bowers'"The Joys of Collecting"and Bill O'Rourke's "Found inRolls," are getting more space.This will especially be importantfor columns like MichaelFahey's "Detecting Counterfeits,"John Wexler's "VarietiesNotebook" and John Roberts'"About VAMs" columns sincethose authors often rely on detailedphotographs to illustratediagnostic points on the coinsthey are discussing.

We are also revamping Pages14 and 15, to make our Editorialcommentary more inviting,including the use of more images.The Guest Commentary andLetter to the Editor columnsare your columns - pleaseconsider a submission offeringyour opinions or insights on theissues collectors face today. Wewill also share some of the bestcomments we receive at ourFacebook page and on the articlespublished at our website.

The changes appearing thisweek are by no means the onlyeditorial changes you will beseeing in the weeks ahead. Ihope to introduce some newcolumns, including a regularone about tokens from aroundthe world. And if you have acolumn topic you would like tosee, contact me.

Let me know what you thinkabout these changes. We are alwaysseeking to improve whatwe do.

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