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Fascinating Facts, Mysteries and Myths About U.S. Coins
Who were the models for the Indian Head nickel? Why is it called the Orphan Annie? What is the King of American Coins? Fascinating Facts, Myths and Mysteries about U.S. Coins is a compilation of some of the more intriguing stories in the history of U.S. Mint coinage. Some are based on facts. Others are hobby myths. All of them make for entertaining reading. Read ÌýÌýÌý•ÌýThe five-known 1913 Liberty head nickels ÌýÌýÌý•ÌýAugustus Staint-Gaudens and his famed gold $20 ÌýÌýÌý•ÌýThe short-lived 20-cent piece ÌýÌýÌý•ÌýThe $1 million coin exhibit ÌýÌýÌý•ÌýThe reason for the Liberty cover-up on the Standing Liberty quarter
- GenresNumismatics
240 pages, Paperback
First published October 1, 2009
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August 10, 2024
If you’re already a coin nerd (like me) but not a coin professional, this hits a sweet spot. Plenty of interesting facts about coins of all denominations. There’s a whole chapter (“Religious Motto,� chapter 7) on the history of the phrase “In God We Trust� on coinage, first appearing on the 1864 two-cent piece. But my favorite fact (myth?) was on the famous 1883 “no cents� racketeer nickel and the way Josh Tatum passed gold plated five cent coins off as five dollars, while purchasing five cent cigars at stores across Boston and New York. His defense at his criminal trial: “I never asked for change.�
May 16, 2018
Really interesting information about various American coins and the stories behind them. To me the most interesting part was about the buffalo nickel. Still, I learned a lot from the other sections. I found the whole thing fascinating.
June 20, 2018
My son had 2 copies and gave me one. Interesting fun facts.
August 10, 2015
While this book provides some interesting insights into the history of US coinage, it at the same time, as it seems, lacks some editing. Some tales (or facts, or myths) are told very detailed, while others only scratch the surface. Sometimes there's much written about a 'fact' where I just could not see what's supposed to be interesting about it ...
All in all, this book provides some useful and/or interesting information, but could do much better with a clearer concept and some serious editing.
All in all, this book provides some useful and/or interesting information, but could do much better with a clearer concept and some serious editing.
April 22, 2012
A fine collection of coin and medal stories and history. I did not know many of the stories in this book which made it well worth the low price (I bought this book at a discount website). If you are a collector, or someone interested in United States history, this is a fun book for you!
October 22, 2015
This was a pretty good book about, as the title would suggest, Facts Mysteries and Myths about U.S. Coins. Defiantly a good read, and well worth the $13 it cots!
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