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V4 2001 INDEX       E-SYLUM ARCHIVE

The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 52, December 23, 2001, Article 3 KANZINGER CIVIL WAR TOKEN GUIDE AVAILABLE Bryon Kanzinger has published "The Civil War Token Collectors Guide", December 2001, 236pp. The book was a runaway bestseller at the recent Baltimore coin show, selling over 700 copies. A price guide to the series cataloged by Hettrick/Guttag and the Fulds, the book also includes useful chapters on token collectibility, design themes, die rarities, errors, varieties, and grading. The book is available in hard and soft covers. For more information, see http://www.civilwartokens.com/ The book is notable from a bibliophilic standpoint due to the method of designating deluxe copies. Exactly one hardbound copy was made for each of the towns which issued civil war tokens. A pastedown in the inside front cover lists the name of the town. These editions were a hot item among seasoned CWT collectors, with many people clambering to purchase the copy for "their" favorite town. One collector bought three copies, one for each of the three towns NOT already represented in his collection, figuring that even if he never finds the needed token, "at least he'll have the book." Publishers have often produced numbered copies of books, but is this the first instance of numismatic literature specially dedicated to a town?

Wayne Homren, Editor

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