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This week we open with a coin book sale from Spink, a note about the new 3rd edition MEGA RED, one new book, a periodical overview and a review of a useful book on coin identification.

Other topics this week include sculptor and medalist Leonda Finke, Neville Chamberlain, the Erie Canal Completion medal, mutilated banknotes, an update on the 'Lucky Coin' Confederatesubmarine, and the Mine Safety medal.

To learn more about Higley coppers, chopmarked coins, Chinese coinage, English trade tokens, Numisma, doorbell makers, the Jap Statue, saltires, the Navy Medal of Honor, the Baron deGuichainville, and the U.S.-Mexico Border medal, read on. Have a great week, everyone!

Wayne Homren
Editor, The E-Sylum