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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 2317267, member: 57463&quot;]<font face="Georgia">Q. David Bowers&#039;s book on treasure hoards promises hours of engaged reading. Some of the stories are known in the hobby: The SS Central America, the SS Brother Jonathan, and the SS Republic. Here are their true histories in complete and correct detail, presented in lively and enlivening writing, as only QDB can deliver.</font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><b><i>Lost and Found: Coin Hoards and Treasures</i>. Whitman Publishing, 2015. 468 pages. $39.95.</b></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia">We all easily imagine finding hundreds or thousands of silver and gold coins.&nbsp; However, Chapter 21 is &quot;Notable Single-Coin Finds.&quot;&nbsp; A Willow Tree Shilling, ... a 1794 Dollar,... an 1804 Dollar, ... the unique 1870-D Half Disme....&nbsp; Fourteen vignettes in all.&nbsp; </font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia">No collection could reflect American numismatics without fakes, frauds, and hoaxes, discussed in Chapter 26.&nbsp; There, you can read about Republic of Texas Gold Coins, Wells-Fargo Large Cents, Western Assay Bars (of course), Bordello Tokens, Mormon Gold &quot;Patterns&quot; and more.</font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><br /></font></p><p><font face="Georgia">At 8-1/2 cents per page, you would be challenged to find a better bargain.</font></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]467735[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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