Numismatic Archaeology of North America
A Field Guide
Marjorie H Akin (Author); James C Bard (Author); Kevin Akin (Author)
350 pp. / 8.00 x 10.00 / Dec, 2015
Paperback (978-1-61132-920-9)
Hardback (978-1-61132-919-3)
eBook (978-1-61132-922-3)
Available Dec, 2015

Numismatic Archaeology of North America is the first book to provide an archaeological overview of the coins and tokens found in a wide range of North American archaeological sites. It begins with a comprehensive and well-illustrated review of the various coins and tokens that circulated in North America with descriptions of the uses for, and human behavior associated with, each type.

The book contains practical sections on standardized nomenclature, photographing, cleaning, and curating coins, and discusses the impacts of looting and of working with collectors. This is an important tool for archaeologists working with coins. For numismatists and collectors, it explains the importance of archaeological context for complete analysis.

For more information, or to order, see:
Numismatic Archaeology of North America A Field Guide (www.lcoastpress.com/book.php?id=517)

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
NEW BOOK: THE COINS OF FORT ATKINSON (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n10a04.html)
BOOK REVIEW: THE COINS OF FORT ATKINSON (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n20a06.html)