New book: "Money of the World: Coins That Made History"
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Whitman Publishing Releases Money of the World: Coins That Made History
Whitman Publishing will release a book in 2007 that illustrates how coins were shaped by the development of Western Civilization—and how they sometimes helped shape it in turn. The 320-page Money of the World: Coins That Made History will debut in January at the New York International Numismatic Convention and will be available nationwide in February.
“The inspiration for this book began more than 40 years ago,” said coeditor Ira Goldberg, of Ira and Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles. “I was fascinated by the relationship of coinage to money and the historical importance of the role coins played.”
When a client offered Ira and his cousin Larry Goldberg the chance to build an unprecedented world-coin collection, they took on the project with gusto. “For us as coin dealers,” said Larry, “this was both a dream come true and an unparalleled adventure.”
The Millennia Collection, illustrated throughout the book, tells the history of Western Civilization through significant coins of the realm. Each coin had to meet certain criteria before it could be added to the collection:
1. It must have been struck for commerce (not as a pattern or commemorative).
2. It had to capture both the beauty and the art of the period.
3. It had to be the largest circulating size or denomination; therefore, dollars, talers, and gold are frequently showcased.
4. It had to be of superb quality, not just “the best you can get.”
5. Above all, the coin had to have a story to tell.
Whitman publisher Dennis Tucker said, “Money of the World is illustrated by large and beautiful coins with interesting stories, which, as coins of the realm, were also meant to be spent as money.”
Under the Goldbergs’ editorship, six engaging numismatic writers trace the path of civilization from the early days of coinage in ancient Greece, to the glory and drama of ancient Rome, through the darkness of the Middle Ages, into the light of the European Renaissance, and to the Age of Reason, the tumult of revolution, and the rise and fall of empires.
Each magnificent coin is featured in both actual size and grand, full-color enlargement. Every detail is showcased: the totemic animals of ancient Greece; the dramatic portraits of the Renaissance; the defiant emblems of the United States’ hard-won freedom. “The coins reflect empire and colony, conquest and defiance, revolution and decline, godly splendor and human power,” reads the book’s dustjacket. “They tell their stories with unique voices. Look and listen, and you will learn the course of human history with a fresh new perspective.”
Collectors will be able to see the book, displayed with select plate coins, at the 35th annual New York International Numismatic Convention, billed as the country’s most prestigious event targeting the world and ancient-coin collecting communities. The show’s bourse will be at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel (301 Park Avenue, New York) from January 12 through 14, 2007.
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Money of the World: Coins That Made History will be available online, and from hobby retailers, book sellers, and coin dealers nationwide.
320 pages. Full color. Hardcover with dustjacket.
$49.95 retail.
Ira Goldberg and Larry Goldberg, editors.
Chapters written by Richard G. Doty, Robert Wilson Hoge, Ana Lonngi de Vagi, Bruce Lorich, Michael J. Shubin, and David L. Vagi.
ABOUT THE EDITORS
Ira Goldberg has been a professional numismatist since the early 1960s. He is a widely recognized expert on United States coinage from colonial through modern issues, and an authority on ancient Greek, Roman, and Judean coinage and antiquities, as well as world gold coins, crowns, and minors. He has lectured and written on many numismatic subjects, and is a longtime valuations contributor to the Guide Book of United States Coins (the “Red Book”) and the Handbook of United States Coins (the “Blue Book”). He has served as president and as a director of the Professional Numismatists Guild, and has served on various committees of the American Numismatic Association. Ira is co-owner of Ira and Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc., of Beverly Hills, California.
Larry Goldberg began his numismatic career in the 1950s, eventually starting (with his cousin Ira) the firm of Superior Galleries, one of the largest numismatic and philatelic auction houses in the world. He is a widely recognized expert on all phases of United States coinage, as well as U.S. paper money and world gold and silver coins. He is a valuations contributor to the Red Book and the Blue Book. For several years he hosted a live television program, Money Talks. He has belonged to both the Professional Numismatists Guild and the American Numismatic Society since 1969, and is a life member of the American Numismatic Association. Larry is co-owner of Ira and Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc., of Beverly Hills, California.
ABOUT THE WRITERS
Richard G. Doty is senior curator of numismatics at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. (National Museum of American History, Behring Center).
Robert Wilson Hoge is a curator at the American Numismatic Society in New York.
Ana Lonngi de Vagi is a researcher of Latin American history and coinage, and is a former member of the curatorial staff at the numismatic department of the Banco de México.
Bruce Lorich is a numismatic writer, cataloger, and dealer, and an expert on British coinage.
Michael J. Shubin is a cataloger, researcher, consultant, and appraiser in numismatics and antiquities.
David L. Vagi, a specialist in Greek and Roman coins, is an active dealer, researcher, and writer, and is the author of the two-volume Coinage and History of the Roman Empire.
Whitman Publishing will release a book in 2007 that illustrates how coins were shaped by the development of Western Civilization—and how they sometimes helped shape it in turn. The 320-page Money of the World: Coins That Made History will debut in January at the New York International Numismatic Convention and will be available nationwide in February.
“The inspiration for this book began more than 40 years ago,” said coeditor Ira Goldberg, of Ira and Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles. “I was fascinated by the relationship of coinage to money and the historical importance of the role coins played.”
When a client offered Ira and his cousin Larry Goldberg the chance to build an unprecedented world-coin collection, they took on the project with gusto. “For us as coin dealers,” said Larry, “this was both a dream come true and an unparalleled adventure.”
The Millennia Collection, illustrated throughout the book, tells the history of Western Civilization through significant coins of the realm. Each coin had to meet certain criteria before it could be added to the collection:
1. It must have been struck for commerce (not as a pattern or commemorative).
2. It had to capture both the beauty and the art of the period.
3. It had to be the largest circulating size or denomination; therefore, dollars, talers, and gold are frequently showcased.
4. It had to be of superb quality, not just “the best you can get.”
5. Above all, the coin had to have a story to tell.
Whitman publisher Dennis Tucker said, “Money of the World is illustrated by large and beautiful coins with interesting stories, which, as coins of the realm, were also meant to be spent as money.”
Under the Goldbergs’ editorship, six engaging numismatic writers trace the path of civilization from the early days of coinage in ancient Greece, to the glory and drama of ancient Rome, through the darkness of the Middle Ages, into the light of the European Renaissance, and to the Age of Reason, the tumult of revolution, and the rise and fall of empires.
Each magnificent coin is featured in both actual size and grand, full-color enlargement. Every detail is showcased: the totemic animals of ancient Greece; the dramatic portraits of the Renaissance; the defiant emblems of the United States’ hard-won freedom. “The coins reflect empire and colony, conquest and defiance, revolution and decline, godly splendor and human power,” reads the book’s dustjacket. “They tell their stories with unique voices. Look and listen, and you will learn the course of human history with a fresh new perspective.”
Collectors will be able to see the book, displayed with select plate coins, at the 35th annual New York International Numismatic Convention, billed as the country’s most prestigious event targeting the world and ancient-coin collecting communities. The show’s bourse will be at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel (301 Park Avenue, New York) from January 12 through 14, 2007.
# # #
Money of the World: Coins That Made History will be available online, and from hobby retailers, book sellers, and coin dealers nationwide.
320 pages. Full color. Hardcover with dustjacket.
$49.95 retail.
Ira Goldberg and Larry Goldberg, editors.
Chapters written by Richard G. Doty, Robert Wilson Hoge, Ana Lonngi de Vagi, Bruce Lorich, Michael J. Shubin, and David L. Vagi.
ABOUT THE EDITORS
Ira Goldberg has been a professional numismatist since the early 1960s. He is a widely recognized expert on United States coinage from colonial through modern issues, and an authority on ancient Greek, Roman, and Judean coinage and antiquities, as well as world gold coins, crowns, and minors. He has lectured and written on many numismatic subjects, and is a longtime valuations contributor to the Guide Book of United States Coins (the “Red Book”) and the Handbook of United States Coins (the “Blue Book”). He has served as president and as a director of the Professional Numismatists Guild, and has served on various committees of the American Numismatic Association. Ira is co-owner of Ira and Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc., of Beverly Hills, California.
Larry Goldberg began his numismatic career in the 1950s, eventually starting (with his cousin Ira) the firm of Superior Galleries, one of the largest numismatic and philatelic auction houses in the world. He is a widely recognized expert on all phases of United States coinage, as well as U.S. paper money and world gold and silver coins. He is a valuations contributor to the Red Book and the Blue Book. For several years he hosted a live television program, Money Talks. He has belonged to both the Professional Numismatists Guild and the American Numismatic Society since 1969, and is a life member of the American Numismatic Association. Larry is co-owner of Ira and Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Inc., of Beverly Hills, California.
ABOUT THE WRITERS
Richard G. Doty is senior curator of numismatics at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. (National Museum of American History, Behring Center).
Robert Wilson Hoge is a curator at the American Numismatic Society in New York.
Ana Lonngi de Vagi is a researcher of Latin American history and coinage, and is a former member of the curatorial staff at the numismatic department of the Banco de México.
Bruce Lorich is a numismatic writer, cataloger, and dealer, and an expert on British coinage.
Michael J. Shubin is a cataloger, researcher, consultant, and appraiser in numismatics and antiquities.
David L. Vagi, a specialist in Greek and Roman coins, is an active dealer, researcher, and writer, and is the author of the two-volume Coinage and History of the Roman Empire.
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Count me in for three.
No, I won't tell you which three coins.
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<< <i>1. It must have been struck for commerce (not as a pattern or commemorative). >>
Would the Gothic Crown fit this this criteria?
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Don
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I'd like that information, too. Hopefully it will be on Amazon, but sometimes good coin books don't get there
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Tom, formerly in Albuquerque, NM.
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