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DEPARTMENTS
75 COUNTERFEIT DETECTION 1931 Mexican 5 centavos.
77 AROUND THE WORLD Perfection in Tokyo.
Ursula Kampmann
79 THE YN PERSPECTIVE Take a picture.
Kellen Hoard
81 GETTING STARTED Dabbling in slabs.
Mitch Sanders
83 ONE-ON-ONE Tom Klunzinger:
Story-driven hobbyist. Olivia McCommons
85 BOOKWORM Ancient coins.
Akio Lis
87 CLASSIFIED ADS
91 COLLECTOR’S PRICE GUIDE Half dollars, dollars, classic silver commemoratives.
103ADVERTISER INDEX
104HUMOR
Oh, the places you’ll know! Jerry Cestkowski
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Check you later, alligator.
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