United States Pattern Coins: Experimental and Trial Pieces: Complete Source for History, Rarity, and Values - Couverture rigide

Judd, J Hewitt

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0794822533 ISBN 13 : 9780794822538

Editeur : Whitman Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

Pattern rare, mysterious, and beautiful. These seldom-seen experimental pieces illustrate the trials, struggles, and backstate intrigue that preceeded so many of the U.S. Mint's regular-issue coins. In the Tenth Edition of United States Pattern Coins, renowned author Q. David Bowers offers a fascinating inside look at the history, rarity, and market values of America's rarest coins. Hardcover, color, 352 pages.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Acknowledgments
• Foreword
• Preface
• Introduction
• User's Guide
• Patterns
• Appendix A: Die and Hub Trials and Splashers
• Appendix B: Mint Errors
• Appendix C: Pieces Not of Mint Origin
• Appendix D: Pattern Coinage Metals
• Appendix E: Rarities and Curiosities
• Endnotes
• Bibliography and Suggested Reading

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Whitman Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0794822533
• ISBN 13: 9780794822538
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 341
• Éditeur: Bowers Q David, Stack Lawrence R
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible