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AUTHORS BRESSETT AND GARRETT AT THE ANAWhitman authors Ken Bressett and Jeff Garrett will autograph books at this week's ANA. Don't miss the opportunity! Here's the press release. -Editor
Will Autograph Books at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money
Bressett and Garrett at earlier shows Coin collectors have a chance to meet two hobby legends at the American Numismatic Association World’s Fair of Money, held August 10–14, 2021. Whitman Publishing authors Kenneth Bressett and Jeff Garrett will visit with collectors and sign copies of the hobby’s most famous books at the Whitman booth at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Chicago (Rosemont), Illinois.
Ken Bressett is editor emeritus of the Guide Book of United States Coins (popularly known as the His newest title is A Penny Saved: R.S. Yeoman and His Remarkable Red Book, which makes its public debut at the ANA show. This richly illustrated volume tells the history of Whitman Publishing and the Red Book, along with a biography of its original author, R.S. Yeoman, and an autobiography of Bressett himself.
Jeff Garrett, a professional numismatist and former president of the ANA, took over from Bressett as senior editor of the Red Book and the Blue Book in 2018. He also serves as valuations editor of Mega Red, which is edited by another hobby legend, Q. David Bowers. The collectible hardcover 75th-edition Red Book features a special silver-foil cover to mark its milestone anniversary. More than 25 million copies of the book have been sold since it debuted in 1946. Many hobbyists collect the Red Book itself, including varieties and special editions.
Whitman Publishing is located at booth #429, at the end of the Ultra-Premium section, near the display of the Tyrant Collection of rare coins. Bressett and Garrett are scheduled to autograph books at 11:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. Thursday, August 12, and Friday, August 13. I highly encourage readers who are attending the show to visit the Whitman booth and meet the authors. Besides Dave Bowers, I can barely think of another living numismatist besides Ken Bressett with such a span of numismatic experience and accomplishment. Young collectors in particular should take the opportunity to meet the man who worked with Redbook founder Richard Yeoman and met early 20th century dealers like B. Max Mehl. I hope to get an autograph myself so maybe I'll see you in line. I have a copy of the new A Penny Saved book that I hope to finish on the airplane. It's a large, well-written and well-illustrated book, and I've already learned a lot from the early chapters. -Editor
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