my coin book is out.. and lordmarcovan figures in it
coachleonard
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Well, it appears my book is now available, so consider this an SSSP (shameless self-serving promotion, for the uninitiated). The title is “Uncovered: The Lost Coins of Early America” (though I see on the web it shows ‘..Early American’—arrrggghhh!!).
The book spotlights specific coins that have connections to historic people, places and events of early America. These would be the coins of Dutch Manhattan, Roanoke Island’s “Lost Colony”, Jamestown, Williamsburg, Boston, the California Spanish missions, Christopher Columbus, young Benjamin Franklin, pirates, early 1700’s New Orleans, and more. The coins chosen for inclusion in the book are those that have high historical value, but low market value—in many cases, you can get these coins/tokens for $5-$25.
One of the chapters talks about the 17th century Spanish copper coin found on St. Catherine’s Island by our own Lordmarcovan—unfortunately, it was written before I knew he was the one who found it! Maybe if there’s a second edition I can get a picture of him and the coin, possibley a quote or two?
This book is geared towards the general public/new collector/history lover as opposed to being a truly academic numismatic work. Still, I think even seasoned collectors and/or dealers will find information here they weren’t aware of before.
The book is 252 pages, has illustrations (not super-pro glossy but hopefully adequate). It’s available in the $10-$12 range on Amazon.com, SuperBookDeals.com, Buy.com, Booksamillion.com, forbesbookclub.com or by ordering through Xulon Press at 1-866-381-2665. I find it on the web by googling "cook* uncovered* coins". Thanks for listening and now back to your regularly scheduled programming.
The book spotlights specific coins that have connections to historic people, places and events of early America. These would be the coins of Dutch Manhattan, Roanoke Island’s “Lost Colony”, Jamestown, Williamsburg, Boston, the California Spanish missions, Christopher Columbus, young Benjamin Franklin, pirates, early 1700’s New Orleans, and more. The coins chosen for inclusion in the book are those that have high historical value, but low market value—in many cases, you can get these coins/tokens for $5-$25.
One of the chapters talks about the 17th century Spanish copper coin found on St. Catherine’s Island by our own Lordmarcovan—unfortunately, it was written before I knew he was the one who found it! Maybe if there’s a second edition I can get a picture of him and the coin, possibley a quote or two?
This book is geared towards the general public/new collector/history lover as opposed to being a truly academic numismatic work. Still, I think even seasoned collectors and/or dealers will find information here they weren’t aware of before.
The book is 252 pages, has illustrations (not super-pro glossy but hopefully adequate). It’s available in the $10-$12 range on Amazon.com, SuperBookDeals.com, Buy.com, Booksamillion.com, forbesbookclub.com or by ordering through Xulon Press at 1-866-381-2665. I find it on the web by googling "cook* uncovered* coins". Thanks for listening and now back to your regularly scheduled programming.
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I'm going to Amazon and get that puppy
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Tom, formerly in Albuquerque, NM.
Do you have the ISBN for this book? I'm not finding your title on Amazon.com. Congrats on getting it published, by the way.
Edited to add: I found the ISBN: 1600344291