Rick Snow, numismatic author and owner of Eagle Eye Rare Coins in Tucson, AZ, is offering readers a special pre-publication deal on the upcoming 3rd edition of the Flying Eagle and Indian Cent Attribution Guide.

Fans of the Flying Eagle and Indian Head cent series know Rick Snow as one of the leading experts in the field and are well-acquainted with his book A Guide Book of Flying Eagle and Indian Head Cents (2nd ed., 2009), part of Whitman's Official Red Book series. The Attribution Guide is the epitome of 26 years of research and dedication.

The printing and publishing of the 3rd edition, however, is no small feat.

In order to fund this expensive endeavour, Mr. Snow has turned to Kickstarter.com to "crowdfund" its publication. For those of you not familiar with Kickstarter or crowdfunding, Kickstarter (and various websites like it) lets people donate various amounts to projects they deem worthy. In return, the project's creator offers special gifts and benefits of increasing value to his or her donors (according to the amount of each contribution) that are available nowhere else and only for the duration of the kickstarter campaign.

The Kickstarter campaign started July 23 and runs through August 29, 2014. The project will be funded if it receives $42,500 in donations. As of July 25, it has 39 backers, who together have pledged $8,688 (or approx. 20% of the total). So act fast!

You can see a small preview of the book if you visit Mr. Snow's website.

To read the complete article, see:Kickstarter Campaign for 3rd Edition Flying Eagle and Indian Cent Attribution Guide(www.coinweek.com/books-2/indian-cent-specialist-rick-snow-launches-kickstarter-program/)