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9 FROM YOUR PRESIDENT Study up!

Dr. Ralph Ross

11 EDITOR’S NOTE Outlasting the classroom.

Caleb Noel

13 LETTERS Joyful notes, crypto dollars,

low-grade collecting.

14 CONTRIBUTORS

16 USA COIN ALBUM Lincoln’s likeness.

David W. Lange

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DEPARTMENTS

Rome’s origins.

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50 ANCIENT & MEDIEVAL COINS Mythological mother. Paul B. Schultz

53 TOKENS & MEDALS River refreshments.

David Schenkman

55 PAPER MONEY Bridging the gap.

Wendell Wolka

57 ANA NEWS

National Coin Week, 2022 WFM convention medal, Bass exhibit departure.

19 BUDGET-MINDED U.S. large cents.

Al Doyle

21 TREASURES IN YOUR POCKET A heartfelt connection. Sam Gelberd

23 NEWS & NOTES Wilma Mankiller quarter,

Austria’s extraterrestrial life coin, Russian commemoratives.

On the Mississippi.

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Timeless masterpieces.

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Symbiotic specialties.

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66 MONEY MUSEUM Society of Medalists.

Andy Dickes

68 MEMBERSHIP

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