Collecting Coin Related Items?

It's funny, the coin in the picture is a $20 Saint-Gaudens gold piece. Obverse in one eye and the reverse in the other. Why a British author would use that coin, I just can't figure. I don't collect these anyway.

 

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You know there has to be a story there.

 

The artist is a guy called Richard Chopping he did the covers for a number of Bond books here is a link that is worth reading

http://commanderbond.net/article/2080

De Orc

 

Sounds like a pretty unhappy partnership eh? I wish he had spoke about what inspired some of his designs. Thanks for the link Steve!

 

I have a collection of the old Time-Life books the "Old West" series that I like to read through and I have the Time-Life "Civil War" series. Its neat to read through those and relate the coins you have to the historical events.

 

That was an interesting read. Too bad for the artist as Flemming sure made a ton of money. Thanks for the link. Wonder if it was Flemming or Chopping that selected the coins for the cover and back?

 

Do you find many refrences to them?

 

No, not really much except about the gold rush in 1849. Nothing really about coins. Its just interesting to me to read about the old west and the Civil War and to have and look at coins from those time periods. Im a history buff so I feel like I'm getting the best of both worlds.

 

My wife really like the author Jeff Shaara for his books about the civil war and American Revolution. I have yet to read them but I will. It will be interesting to see if there are any references to coins or war tokens.

 

I have two books that were part of a series by The National Historical Society entitled "War of the Rebellion - Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series II, Vols. 7 & 8. Over 2400 pages of correspondence from the Civil War. It provides a first hand perspective on the way things were. I would like to pick up the rest of the series as well.

 

Next to my normal collection, I also collect auctionbooks and other numismatic works. I also collect coin-jewelry, as I tend to call it.

Brooches, engraved coins, cut-outs,... of Belgian coins.





Regards

Jos

 

Thanks Jos,

Boy, that is one odd looking piece. I wonder what if any significance there is to that collection of coins. Auction books and coin books seems to be the most common item collected. I like some of the engraved coins Bill posts from time to time. The first time I saw or heard of one, it was posted here. I feel like I live a sheltered life . A long time ago I had a cutout that I really like, no idea though what I ever did with it. Next time I move, I'm sure it will turn up.

Thanks again for sharing.

 

Most exhibiting I have done incorporates historical memoribila along with the numismatic item/items. ANA souvenirs, coin scales, souvenir cards, mint by-products, engraver's autographs, coin dies, numismatic figurines, books, auction catalogs, plates and shredded currency are a FEW of the items setting on my desk right now. The term is OCD and I 'plan' to have it treated when it stops being so much darn fun!