Hoards and finds are endlessly interesting. My Lost and Found Coin Hoards and Treasures book published by Whitman has been a best seller. I was delighted when I unexpectedly received this from the Midwest BookReview, a firm that makes recommendations to libraries and others:

Gosh, this makes me want to write another book!

Actually, at any given time, with the help of friends and researchers, I am usually working on several. Coming up soon will be the next edition of the Deluxe Guide Book of United States Coins, called MegaRed. My assignment is to update what is already there plus to add a couple hundred pages of new information and features. Mega Red 4, just released, has a special feature on dimes-dates, mintmarks, and varieties,plus information on minting and distribution and a special contribution, quite humorous, by Dr. Joel Orosz.

The S.S. Central America is on the front burner-a companion to the 1,054-page book published in 2001 (and today selling for more than issue price on the antiquarian book market; over 4,400 copies were sold). Thenew book, well underway, details the 2014 additional discovery and will be about 200 to 300 pages in length.

This brings me to the point of this week's discussion: a book can sharply enhance your enjoyment of numismatics. For a "good read" I repeat the special offer made a while ago for my book, U.S. LibertyHead Double Eagles: The Golden Age of Coinage. We had a very good response for this offer, but still have some copies available if you missed it the first time. The list price of this book is $49.95. I offer you one for$25 plus $5 shipping to U.S. addresses. This offer is subject to availability.

To order: Call our Wolfeboro office at 866-811-1804 to purchase using your credit card. Or, you can send a check for $30 made out to Stack's Bowers Galleries to SBG/Book Department, PO Box 1804, Wolfeboro, NH03894.?

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