The long awaited 35th edition has been recently shipped from the printer. As usual it is very massive in thickness with a 2232 page count and is priced at $55.00. A lot of revisions and editing were involved including some late date issues that have eluded us for years. This makes a total of 32 editions of this title that I was involved with directly along with the numismatic staff here in Iola.

But let us go back in time say for a bit longer than a decade when preparations were being outlined for our "Silver" 25th edition. I thought a  copper-nickel commemorative coin struck perhaps by the Pobjoy Mint might just be in order and suggested this to Clifford Mishler in the executive wing. Well he thought it was a great idea and the Pobjoy Mint was contacted. Within a short period of time their artists' sketches were received and sorted through and one was approved. That was the last I heard about it for some time until one day Mishler handed me a red clam shell box. When I opened it I was really surprised as it contained a proof silver $25 commemorative coin with a weight of 2-1/2 ounces from the Republic of Liberia. Liberia I questioned in my mind and then it dawned on me that Liberia was settled way back in 1822 by the American Colonization Society. As you can see when Mishler jumped into a project he went first class all the way covering all the bases and cost was to be no problem. Although being offered to the "World Coin News" readership it never gained popularity and at a later corporate Christmas gathering each employee received one and many employees here still have theirs tucked away despite the fact that the silver value is approaching $35.00

The obverse carries the arms of the Republic while the reverse depicts coins flipping through space from earth in the background towards two international children. Four types of coins are easily identifyable being a USA "Buffalo" nickel, an older English one penny, an ancient silver stater and a Liberian cent.