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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;plabkid, post: 1743058, member: 22401&quot;]While at the library this weekend, I found a book nestled in with the old copies of the Red Book:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Double-Eagle-Story-Worlds-Valuable/dp/0393059499/ref=sr_oe_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1262646154&amp;sr=1-1&amp;condition=used" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.amazon.com/Double-Eagle-Story-Worlds-Valuable/dp/0393059499/ref=sr_oe_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1262646154&amp;sr=1-1&amp;condition=used" rel="nofollow">Double Eagle: The Epic Story of the World&#039;s Most Valuable Coin </a></p><p><br /></p><p>Though I typically am not a huge fan of history books, I couldn&#039;t help but pick it up and check it out.&nbsp; So far I&#039;m about 100 pages into the book and have really enjoyed it so far.</p><p><br /></p><p>Frankel spends the first few chapters giving a high-level overview of the history of coinage as an art-form and means to document an empire&#039;s history.</p><p><br /></p><p>She then delves into the history behind the Saint Gaudens Double Eagle itself... the design, the sculptor and the political drama.&nbsp; The most interesting part here being the fact Saint Gaudens did not survive to see his coin minted.</p><p><br /></p><p>Quickly <i>Double Eagle</i> then delves into the lore behind how the 1933 Double Eagle&#039;s became so scarce and theorizes on how the coin never release for circulation found its way into hands of numerous numismatists in the late 30&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Currently I&#039;m following the last known-fabled &#039;33 in Egypt!</p><p><br /></p><p>All in all a great history book that reads almost like a thriller at times.&nbsp; All the while Frankel has some interesting historical tangents, along with some brief forray&#039;s into the psyche of collectors (that part made me chuckle).</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyhow, a great read for anyone in the hobby.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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