New book on 1913 Liberty nickels
Halfsense
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A new book about 1913 Liberty Head nickels, "Million Dollar Nickels," is like a numismatic detective story, from the clandestine operations to make them through the emergence of the long-lost Walton specimen two years ago.
I read the manuscript earlier this year, and just finished reading the hardcover book. (I was involved in the search for the Walton nickel.) There's a lot of behind-the-scenes information not previously revealed, including how the Walton coin was mistakenly labeled "fake" after George O. Walton's death in 1962. There's also previously unrevealed insider's experiences about the midnight meeting of a PCGS team that authenticated the Walton specimen just hours before the opening of the 2003 ANA convention in Baltimore.
Additional information at
Zyrus Press
or
Amazon.com
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I read the manuscript earlier this year, and just finished reading the hardcover book. (I was involved in the search for the Walton nickel.) There's a lot of behind-the-scenes information not previously revealed, including how the Walton coin was mistakenly labeled "fake" after George O. Walton's death in 1962. There's also previously unrevealed insider's experiences about the midnight meeting of a PCGS team that authenticated the Walton specimen just hours before the opening of the 2003 ANA convention in Baltimore.
Additional information at
Zyrus Press
or
Amazon.com
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"If it happens in numismatics, it's news to me....
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I'm reading the book right now and it's both interesting and well written. I recommend it. However, it's at least passingly amusing how the authors criticize others for inaccuracy about various issues (prices, etc.) but, as was pointed out to me, manage to consistently misspell the name of one of the participants everytime I've seen it. Nonetheless, the book is good--the reactions of the B&M people in Wolfboro once the $1 million reward story hit the news is truly amusing. The guy that thought that up...let's see, what was his name??? (
Mark
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Good book, but they definitely had a slant in mind on the origin of the coins. I can think of several theories of legitimate manufacture that have as much basis in fact as the one presented. I thought the warnings of potential confiscation were hilarious ... especially in light of the [assumed] generous tax deduction taken by the Norwebs upon their donation to the Smithsonian ... defacto acknowledgement by Uncle Sam of the legitimacy of their ownership.