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[email protected] —serving the numismatic community since 1972— The California Numismatist Offi cial Publication of the California State Numismatic Association and the Numismatic Association of Southern California Summer 2010, Volume 7, Number 2 About the Cover The California Numismatist Staff I’ve again used images from each of Editor Greg Burns the articles in this issue to grace our front P.O. Box 1181 cover. Quite a diverse group: raw gold, Claremont, CA 91711 slabbed silver, paper money, a publica-
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