NEW BOOK: PIERCED COINS

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The E-Sylum: Volume 18, Number 13, March 29, 2015, Article 3

NEW BOOK: PIERCED COINS

David Pickup forwarded information on a new book on pierced or holed coins. Thanks! -Editor

PIERCED COINS AND HOW TO COLLECT THEM

Contains chapters on :

Who drilled a hole in a good coin and why? We name the guilty men.
Different types of piercing and how to catalogue them.
What to say to someone who drills a hole through a valuable coin.
Religious pierced coins – Holier than thou...
Counterfeit and forged holes – not real holes but white dots painted on to look holed.

At long last this area of numismatics has been nailed! This splendid new work is an ideal addition to the collector’s bookshelf. It is truly a deeply boring book. It features recent research from hoard evidence and builds on earlier reference texts such as:

In German - Der yahrbuck Muntzenmitdieholesindem
In French - l’Amour et la Monnaie avec une ole
In Spanish - Hole! Las Monedas Espani- holeas

The book was meant to have a hole for string to be attached in the top corner but unfortunately the publisher made the hole right in centre.

THE BOOK BAZARRE

MEXICAN COINS WERE LEGAL TENDER IN THE EARLY UNITED STATES. Midwest Book Review’s “Bookwatch” pronounces volume 1 of Don and Lois Bailey’s Whitman Encyclopedia of Mexican Money “recommended for collectors and historians.” The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles notes that it’s “richly illustrated” and “includes many coins unlisted in earlier reference books.” Order your copy now for just $39.95 at Whitman.com (or call 800-546-2995). 496 pages, full color, hardcover.

Wayne Homren, Editor

The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org.

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