Title: Coins & Collectors: Golden Anniversary ...

Publisher: Whitman Publishing

Publication Date: 2014

Binding: Oversized Hardcover

Book Condition: Good

Synopsis:

In the brand-new Golden Anniversary Edition of Coins & Collectors, Q. David Bowers brings us more than 50 illustrated chapters, telling of famous coins, obscure and mysterious tokens and medals, beautiful paper money, and legendary hoards and collections. A "Collector's Appendix" give the market values of the items discussed. Bowers shares the stories behind the popular favorites and modern-day classics. He introduces us to personalities including famous coin designers, unscrupulous Treasury officials, brilliant scholars, Confederate raiders, burlesque dancers, globe-trotting magicians, and dueling numismatists. Coins & Collectors includes interviews never before seen in print.