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I apologize if this has been discussed here already, but if you haven't picked up 1776 by David McCullough do it quick! The author has twice won the Pulitzer Prize for previous biographies and in this book he does equal justice to the year of the title. The book chronicles the lives of all involved in America's liberty- including Washington, Jefferson, Franklin- during this year. Half of the beauty of numismatics is the history behind the coin- and this book will ensure that you never look at a coins portrait the same (even the modern 'state quarter' version of Washington, yuck!). The book is fast reading and incredibly personal. The year 1776 is the reason we celebrate Liberty on our coins...
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Now, this thread is coin-related.
<< <i>Nice Fugio, thanks >>
Except that's a Continental dollar instead of a Fugio cent.
I'll keep an eye open for the book.
" 1.1776 Machin's Mills Halfpenny V.6-76A.
2.1776 Machin's Mills Halfpenny V.9-76B. The so-called 'Small Date' type, of which less than 10 are known and none have traded in the last several years.
3. 1776 Continental Dollar. Even low grade specimens are selling for 5 figure prices."
Well, I think that colonial copper is ugly (sorry, CCU ), and I cannot afford a suitable Continental Dollar, so I bought this:
Described as...
"1776 M PJ Spain 1/2 Escudo
VF35 [PCGS]
A nice example of a type which definitively saw circulation in colonial America, made even more interesting in this case by the magic 1776 date.
Pleasing medium gold with light even wear and just a couple of minor marks.
In all, an historic and interesting coin about the same size as a US Half Dime."
from Coin Rarities Online.
20 years later ....
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--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
He has a place in the Vineyard where he goes to write his works, and he does so on an old fashioned typewriter so it takes him longer.
Another McCullough work that I would highly recommend is The Jamestown Flood.
I wouldn't be surprised if he collects coins as well.
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