New subscribers this week include: Gilbert Chang of Alpha Numis, courtesy Jim Contursi;Mike Loy, courtesy of Bruce Perdue;and returning subscriber BK Lim.Welcome aboard (and back)!

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This week we open with numismatic literature sale selections, one new book,updates from the Newman Numismatic Portal, reader questions and comments, and more.

Other topics this week include the Dahlonega Mint, Florida currency, token dies, Greg Lyon, Ard Browning, Chet Krause, fixed price and auction previews, Jamaican banknotes, Hera, physical bitcoins, the Pobjoy Mint, and the ghost who gives you coins.

To learn more about Cuban coinage, cobs, Beale's Treasure, the Dahlonega Mint, polymer banknotes, Vicksburg's Black Banks, the Templeton Reid Mint, the Arms of California gold half dollar, the Davison die hoard, the orange peel effect, Sol Kaplan, Eugene Daub, the Ella Heintz medal, and the 1880 $100 Silver Certificate, read on.

Oh, and who can spot the chronogram in this issue?Have a great week, everyone!

Wayne Homren
Editor, The E-Sylum