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My fellow Americans - Have a happy Fourth of July! This week we open with a numismatic literature sale announcement from Sotheby's London, two numismatic literature articles, and an update on the Newman Numismatic Portal.

Other topics this week include Food Stamp Change tokens, a New Orleans money exhibit, the Josiah Lilly collection, memories of Chet Krause, a 1792 silver center cent, Picasso's silver plates, North Korean counterfeiting, and World's Fair and Expo medals.

To learn more about Fulvio's Illustrium Imagines, Plain Talk, the Massachusetts Bay Tercentenary, the Rochester Numismatic Association, Pittman's 1833 $5 gold piece, the Nagy plates, Lilly's "Hobby House", money art and Welfare Meat, read on. Have a great week, everyone!

Wayne Homren
Editor, The E-Sylum