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This week we open with an announcement from Whitman Publishing, four new books and one review, a new periodical issue, and notes on three recently departed numismatists.

Other topics this week include Sample Slabs, seminars and conferences, the 2018 Brookgreen medal, Jacques Schulman, Dave Bowers and his books, auction selections, Civilian Conservation Corp. tokens, and communitycurrency.

To learn more about the Editor Emeritus of the Red Book, English silver crowns, Taiwan telephone tokens, avian guano, the Washington Grate Cent, adjustment marks, the Waterford Water Cure, Texas tokens, the LimerickBesieged Halfpenny, and the Lake District Pound, read on. Have a great week, everyone!

Wayne Homren
Editor, The E-Sylum