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<p>[QUOTE="bannishg, post: 1017388, member: 25474"]Whatever happened to the NUMISMATIC SCRAPBOOK, anyway? It was by far the #1 resource for coin trading at the time, having 4X as many ads as THE NUMISMATIST. Perhaps one flaw it had was its confusing publishing date scheme. It never published its magazine exactly on the month, and did not publish in advance like most other publications do. It always published on the 20th of a given month. For example, the November 20th issue would not reach subscribers or vendors until on or about that date, and the ads in the "November" issue would actually be the only ones valid until at least the 15th of the following month (December). On the other hand, the Numismatist would already have its December issue out even before the Scrapbook's November issue was in the public's hands.</p><p><br /></p><p>So the "November" issue was actually the "December" issue!</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, I have a lot more ads coming after a 3-month hiatus!</p><p><br /></p><p>Greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="bannishg, post: 1017388, member: 25474"]Whatever happened to the NUMISMATIC SCRAPBOOK, anyway? It was by far the #1 resource for coin trading at the time, having 4X as many ads as THE NUMISMATIST. Perhaps one flaw it had was its confusing publishing date scheme. It never published its magazine exactly on the month, and did not publish in advance like most other publications do. It always published on the 20th of a given month. For example, the November 20th issue would not reach subscribers or vendors until on or about that date, and the ads in the "November" issue would actually be the only ones valid until at least the 15th of the following month (December). On the other hand, the Numismatist would already have its December issue out even before the Scrapbook's November issue was in the public's hands. So the "November" issue was actually the "December" issue! Anyway, I have a lot more ads coming after a 3-month hiatus! Greg[/QUOTE]
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