No Small Change Programs (Maryland) and “PAN”, Pennsylvania Association of Numismatists Foundation Together Host the Inaugural Civil War Money & Memorabilia Showcase The Civil War Money & Memorabilia Showcase is launched to honor the 160th Anniversary of the Civil War. It will demonstrate how money changed the war and how the Civil War changed […]
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By Robert Cavalier and Wayne Homren ….. J.S.G. Boggs The proposed Harriet Tubman $20 bill would not be the first time the famed abolitionist and women’s suffragist “appeared’ on a United States banknote. The fascinating tale begins in the early 1990s, when the “Money Artist” J.S.G. Boggs came to Pittsburgh, invited by Carnegie Mellon’s Center […]
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Antique Coin Boards with David W. Lange – www.coincollectingboards.com ….. For Collectors of Antique Coin Boards Number 60 — Fall 2021 ANA CONVENTION A SUCCESS It was wonderful to get together in Chicagomont for this much-missed annual event. While some friends informed me in advance that they would be sitting this one out over […]
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Leaders in numismatics are essential for helping others to grow within the hobby. Whether that leadership is provided through teaching, mentoring, research, writing, or leading conventions and shows, these activities help foster learning for all collectors. The American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) biggest influencers were recognized during two virtual awards programs on September 1 and 2. […]
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The John Burns Memorial Numismatic Reference Library will be part of the American Numismatic Association (ANA) National Money Show to be held on March 28 – 30, 2019 at the David Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. John Burns was a popular numismatic book dealer that was often seen at many coin shows in the […]
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The following is a white paper that was submitted to the American Numismatic Association in conjunction with the ANA’s 2019 Future of Numismatics Forum. By Charles Morgan ….. There has been no time in the history of the numismatic hobby where more information about coins, paper money, and other objects related to the study […]
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Coin Update continues its series dedicated to reflecting on the long history of Whitman Publishing’s Guide Book of United States Coins, also known as the Red Book, now in its 72nd edition. “Red Book Recollections” features personal reflections written by Red Book contributors, collectors, and others with the aim of providing different perspectives on the long-lived reference work
Complete List of Winners By Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG) …… BOOK OF THE YEAR The work having the greatest potential impact on numismatics – 1792: Birth of a Nation’s Coinage, by Pete Smith, Joel Orosz and Leonard Augsburger BEST SPECIALIZED BOOK United States Coins (tie) – The $2½ and $5 Gold Indians of Bela […]
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In an effort to provide its members with an additional source of hobby-related news, the American Numismatic Association (ANA) is pleased to announce its collaboration with the Numismatic Bibliomania Society (NBS), producer of The E-Sylum weekly online newsletter. Beginning June 21, ANA members will receive the eNewsletter weekly. The bulletin offers reports of coins, […]
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By Q. David Bowers – Stack’s Bowers …… Coming up very quickly is our magnificent auction to be held in Baltimore in conjunction with the Whitman Coins & Collectibles Expo at the Convention Center. The show opens on Thursday morning, June 22 and runs through Sunday. Our auction showcases a wide variety of coins in […]
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Attendees of the American Numismatic Association’s (ANA) World’s Fair of Money in Anaheim are encouraged to sign-up for the ANA’s pre-convention, two-day Technical Series Seminars. From the fundamentals of grading United States coins to the more advanced techniques of detecting counterfeit gold coinage, the technical seminars offer proven tips and tools to enhance any collector’s […]
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By Central States Numismatic Society ….. Len Augsburger, Project Coordinator for the Newman Numismatic Portal, will be joined by Wayne Homren, a Past President of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society and Editor of the E-Sylum electronic newsletter, in giving a program at the 77th Anniversary Convention of the Central States Numismatic Society (CSNS) entitled: The […]
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Moderator: Charles Morgan, with Ron Guth, David Harper, Wayne Homren, David Lisot, and Steve Roach. The Numismatic Literary Guild held a symposium at this years ANA Convention in Chicago and brought some of the most influential people in the world of numismatic media talk about the latest trends in communication and the internet.
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E-Sylum publisher Wayne Homren is working on a major numismatic research project for the Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society. The new project, which Homren calls “google for numismatics”, would allow researchers to search thousands of numismatic books and periodicals. Copyright © CoinWeek April 2015 COINWeek is the most advanced independent on-line media source for print and video Rare […]
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By Wayne Homren for The E-Sylum eNewsletter…. Each week, CoinWeek, in collaboration with the Numismatic Bibliomania Society, brings you a highlighted feature from the current volume of the E-Sylum eNewsletter. New York’s First Bank Robbery [Last] week I came across a blog article on New York’s first bank robbery. What was most interesting to me […]
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By Wayne Homren for The E-Sylum eNewsletter…. Each week, CoinWeek, in collaboration with the Numismatic Bibliomania Society, brings you a highlighted feature from the current volume of the E-Sylum eNewsletter. Last week David Pickup asked for assistance identifying a Provincial Roman coin that had some members of the Oxford Numismatic Society stumped. Here’s what readers […]
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By Wayne Homren for The E-Sylum eNewsletter…. Each week, CoinWeek, in collaboration with the Numismatic Bibliomania Society, brings you a highlighted feature from the current volume of the E-Sylum eNewsletter. Wayne’s Numismatic Diary: February 15, 2015 It’s been a busy couple of weeks. I’ve spent a lot of time working on the Newman Numismatic […]
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By Wayne Homren for The E-Sylum eNewsletter…. Each week, CoinWeek, in collaboration with the Numismatic Bibliomania Society, brings you a highlighted feature from the current volume of the E-Sylum eNewsletter. Click here for part one. Regarding his call for assistance cataloging U.S. Food stamp Change Tokens, Scott Hopkins writes: Here are the folks who responded […]
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By Wayne Homren for The E-Sylum eNewsletter…. Each week, CoinWeek, in collaboration with the Numismatic Bibliomania Society, brings you a highlighted feature from the current volume of the E-Sylum eNewsletter. Bruce Smith submitted the following history of food stamp change tokens and their collecting. -Wayne Homren, Editor For those who weren’t collecting in the 1970s […]
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By Wayne Homren for The E-Sylum eNewsletter…. Each week, CoinWeek, in collaboration with the Numismatic Bibliomania Society, brings you a highlighted feature from the current volume of the E-Sylum eNewsletter. Some Hawaiian Medals and Tokens Lots 1745-1750 of the Goldberg January 25-28, 2015 Pre Long Beach sale also caught my interest – a group of […]
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Each week, CoinWeek, in collaboration with the Numismatic Bibliomania Society, brings you a highlighted feature from the current volume of the E-Sylum eNewsletter. The following medals caught my eye this week in Joe Levine’s Presidential Coin & Antique Company fixed price list #91. For copies of Joe’s price list, email him at JLEVINE968 [at] aol […]
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Each week, CoinWeek, in collaboration with the Numismatic Bibliomania Society, brings you a highlighted feature from the current volume of the E-Sylum eNewsletter. This week, Wayne provides a few snippets from other members of Nummis Nova, a Northern Virginia numismatic group of which he is a part… Due to the Veteran’s day holiday I ended […]
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Each week, CoinWeek, in collaboration with the Numismatic Bibliomania Society, brings you a highlighted feature from the current volume of the E-Sylum eNewsletter. In last week’s E-Sylum, reader Dave Baldwin submitted the following: Bronze pieces are usually described as chocolate brown with copper pieces being more red. But two Buchanan Residence medals came up […]
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Each week, CoinWeek, in collaboration with the Numismatic Bibliomania Society, brings you a highlighted feature from the current volume of the E-Sylum eNewsletter. Today, Wayne writes about the Whitman Winter Expo in Baltimore that ran from October 30 to November 2 this year…. This week’s numismatic activity was a visit to the Whitman Coin Expo […]
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Each week, CoinWeek, in collaboration with the Numismatic Bibliomania Society, brings you a highlighted feature from the current volume of the E-Sylum eNewsletter. This week, we take a peek at Wayne Homren’s numismatic diary as he visits the Washington Numismatic Society (WNS) in D.C. and listens to Bob Evans, Kevin Flynn and Ben Costello at […]
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Interviewer: David Lisot, with Allen Berman, Charles Davis, Wayne Homren, John Kraljevich, & Del Parker. Numismatics lost a good friend and soul with the untimely passing of numismatic book dealer John Burns. John had been in the trade for decades and could be found at many conventions with his inventory of modern and antique books […]
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Wayne Homren, E-Sylum Interviewer: David Lisot, CoinWeek.com……. One of the best numismatic websites for serious coin information is the E-Sylum. Created by Wayne Homren and archived on the Numismatic Bibliomania Society website there are thousands of articles relating to coin news, research, books, important personalities and more. This website is must for any serious collector. […]
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