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Among our new subscribers this week are Jeff Shevlin and John Raymond, courtesy of Dave Perkins, Sam Spiegel, Harvey G. Stack, and Chad Williford. Welcome aboard! We now have 1,286 subscribers.

This week we open with news from three numismatic literature dealers, two new book announcements and one book review. Hmmm - there's a "Twelve Days of Book Nuts" song in there somewhere.

Topics this week include the evolution of the portrait medal in France, an ancient bust thought to be the model for the Liberty Nickel design, and an auction of Renaissance medals, and the coming end of checks in Great Britain.

To learn about the library book overdue by 99 years , read on.

Wayne Homren
Numismatic Bibliomania Society