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A Novel Coin The U.S. Mint issued two bookish commemoratives for the Library of Congress’s bicentennial in 2000. Louis Golino

COVER STORY

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Robert B. Kelley

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MEXICAN NUMISMATICS Ricardo de León Tallavas

FEATURES

The Monclova Mint A report about a counterfeiting incident reveals details about a little-known coining facility that operated during the Mexican War of Independence.

BRITISH COINS Bob Bair

William Wyon’s Una and the Lion A prolific designer crafted a coin that celebrates Queen Victoria and her leadership using characters from a 16th-century epic poem.

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