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This week we open with a sale of numismatic ephemera, two numismatic literature fixed price offerings, one new book, four reviews and an update from the Numismatic Literary Guild.

Other topics this week include Matthew Boulton's Naval medals, primitive money, the Northwest Territorial Mint and Medallic Art Company archives, Newman Portal updates, Hans Schulman, WWI and WWII medals,crypto-currencies and a numismatic poem.

To learn more about the 1910 ANA Convention dinner, the Illinois Trader, The Love Letter, the Manilla money of West Africa, Swedish plate money, the Bull's Run medal, Wolfson's 1854-S Half Eagle, theAero Club d'Italia medal, and Inglourious Basterds movie money, read on. Have a great week, everyone!

Wayne Homren
Editor, The E-Sylum