California Coiners and Assayers by Dan Owens
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California Coiners and Assayers by Dan Owens
California Coiners and Assayers by Dan OwensHardbound, pictorial cover.Publisher: Bowers & Merena Galleries ISBN: 0943161851First editionOut of print, this extraordinary work on the coinage of the California Gold Rush enjoyed a small press run and can be difficult to obtain today.The book mines source information, such as city directories and newspapers, to tell about the men who produced private coinage for the territory and state in the days before the U.S. Mint was established at San Francisco.Here are contemporary tales of the citizen guard, the Vigilance Committee, murders and even a duel all against a backdrop of coinage. The introduction by Q. David Bowers reads: "Every so often in numismatics a work is published that breaks new ground. After much unceasing, unstinting effort involving travel, correspondence, and other communications, and delving into long-forgotten directories and archives, Dan Owens has created a master work which will be used in the future as a source and standard reference. Now, for the first time in numismatic and western history, in one encyclopedic dictionary is told the story of coiners, assayers, and others who created gold in the form of coins and ingots, for use in commerce during one of the most pivotal eras of American history." Details: Lightly read. Hardbound, pictorial cover. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 448 pages. No dusk jacket, as issued.Shipping: $3.50 USPS media rate. Optional insurance $1.65. International shipping is available for $2 plus actual costs. | ||||||||||||
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