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fantastic classic reference book **ON HOLD** The U.S. mint and coinage over 400 pages! by don taxay

hardcover book that is ex library and stamped on the spine and inside cover overall good condition

the u.s. mint and coinage an illustrated history from 1776 to the present by don taxay cover price is 12.50 has the original dust jacket published by arco publishing nyny 1966 OVER 400+ pages wow

this is what eric p newman had to say about the book research with precision -- facts in depth --analysis with logic-- and a delightful dispelling of old wives tails makes this book both a revitalization of the u.s. mint history and an encyclopedic reference

gilroy roberts cheif engraver of the us mint 1948 to 1964 wrote the forward to this book and he said that this book is the most complete and authoritative treatise on the subject ever written and is a prime reference sourse for numismatists interested in our coinage and the part it played in the affairs of our nation

chapter one to five attempts to establish a permanent mint

chapters 6 to 11 the first philadelphia mint

chapters 12 to 21 the second philadelphia mint

chapters 22 to 32 the third philadelphia mint

and then appendix a and b

the wealth of numismatic knowledge found in this book is amazing and always timely and is ONE HELL OF A REFERENCE OF INFORMATION ON USA COINAGE FROM 1776 TO DATE


400+ pages


again list price of the book originally almost 40 years ago was 12.50

i am offering the book for 13 dollars plus 4 dollars postage handling and fully insured total price $17 and a large heavy book profusely illustrated with thousands of facts and figures and a full index

please pm me


michael

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