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This week we open with a new NBS podcast, numismatic literature sales, two new books, a new resource on heraldry, updates from the Newman Numismatic Portal, and more.

Other topics this week include Half Cents, Napoleonic medals, the Atocha treasure, Glenda Koppenhaver, Jerry Schimmel, Pat McBride, an auction preview, the Queen's platinum Jubilee, colonial banknotes, counterfeiting around the world, and the Grove Minting Company.

To learn more about the U.S. Mint and Coinage, Britain's "Decimal Day", why we have a $20 bill and a 25-cent coin, the Amos newsstand magazines, the perpetual calendar coin, counseling for numismatist's spouses, flexible molds, a Treaty of Paris medal, Sage's Numismatic Books Raffle, and the wacky trillion-dollar coin idea, read on. Have a great week, everyone!

Wayne Homren
Editor, The E-Sylum