The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 5, January 30, 2005, Article 5

ONE-COIN BOOKS?

Ralf W. Böpple of Stuttgart, Germany writes: "Thanks again
to the E-Sylum for having brought to my attention a recently
published book. This time it was David Tripp's work 'Illegal
Tender', the story of the 1933 Double Eagle, which was
discussed some weeks ago. I immediately ordered the book
and have so far managed to read halfway through it (so many
books, so little time!).

This brings me to what I think could be an interesting 
question
to challenge the E-Sylum readership with: Are there any other
books (that is, not just articles) that tell the story of a 
unique
coin?

[The 1933 Double Eagle may or may not be unique. Time
will tell. There are certainly books that deal with a single
coin, although not always unique specimens. What about
the exhibit catalog for the Aitna Tetradrachm that we
discussed a couple issues ago? The coin is unique, and the
48-page softbound catalog qualifies as a book in my mind,
but I suppose it could be termed a monograph. -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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