Two Special Leather Bound Editions of ‘The Secret History of the First U.S. Mint’

Kolbe & Fanning LLC, Numismatic Booksellers, are pleased to announce that they have been commissioned by the authors to produce specially bound editions of Joel Orosz and Leonard Augsburger’s exciting new book The Secret History of the First U.S. Mint, just published by Whitman.

Two special editions are available. The first, limited to 25 copies, is bound in green quarter morocco with a red leather spine label and decorative Japanese cloth sides. It will be ready for distribution very soon and copies are priced at $245 plus $10 shipping in the U.S. Fewer than 20 are currently available.

The second special edition is bound in green full morocco with a red leather spine, housed in a cloth slipcase. It also features a handsome gilt impression on the upper cover of “Ye Olde Mint” derived from an original previously unpublished sketch commissioned by Frank Stewart. Copies are priced at $595 plus $10 shipping in the U.S. Only 5 examples remain available for sale.

Orders may be placed by contacting KOLBE & FANNING LLC, NUMISMATIC BOOKSELLERS, 141 W JOHNSTOWN ROAD, GAHANNA OH 43230-2700. Tel: (614) 414-0855; Fax: (614) 414-0860; email: df@numislit.com

1. History of the United States Mint and Its Coinage
2. Gold Coins of the Dahlonega Mint, 1838-1861: A Numismatic History and Analysis.
3. Money of the World: Coins That Made History
4. AUSTRALIAN HISTORY 1901 TO 2001 AS SEEN THROUGH BANKNOTES
5. A California Gold Rush History
6. Type Three Double Eagles, 1877-1907: A Numismatic History and Analysis.
7. Finding Numismatic History in Unlikely Places
8. Type Two Double Eagles, 1866-1876: A Numismatic History and Analysis.

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