New darkside Whitman book debuting in Charlotte
Dentuck
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(Note: I describe this primarily as a darkside book, but it's got its share of U.S. coins as well!)
One of the latest Whitman Publishing books illustrates how coins were shaped by the development of Western Civilization—and how they sometimes helped shape it in turn.
Money of the World: Coins That Made History (320 pgs, hardcover, color) was sneak-previewed in January at the New York International Numismatic Convention and will debut with an autograph session next week at the ANA National Money Show in Charlotte, North Carolina. Visitors to the show on Saturday will be able to meet some of the book’s writers, and see a display of the actual coins pictured inside.
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 coin is featured in both actual size and 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 buy the book, view select plate coins, and meet the Goldbergs and several of the book’s writers, at the ANA National Money Show (March 15-18, with an autograph session Saturday, March 17).
If you're going to the show, stop by and take a look. As a darkside collector myself, I can say I think you'll like this book a lot!
-- Dentuck
One of the latest Whitman Publishing books illustrates how coins were shaped by the development of Western Civilization—and how they sometimes helped shape it in turn.
Money of the World: Coins That Made History (320 pgs, hardcover, color) was sneak-previewed in January at the New York International Numismatic Convention and will debut with an autograph session next week at the ANA National Money Show in Charlotte, North Carolina. Visitors to the show on Saturday will be able to meet some of the book’s writers, and see a display of the actual coins pictured inside.
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 coin is featured in both actual size and 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 buy the book, view select plate coins, and meet the Goldbergs and several of the book’s writers, at the ANA National Money Show (March 15-18, with an autograph session Saturday, March 17).
If you're going to the show, stop by and take a look. As a darkside collector myself, I can say I think you'll like this book a lot!
-- Dentuck
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