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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 24593566, member: 101855&quot;]I am writing a book for myself. I have written detailed articles about all of the presidential races from 1824 to 1896. I wrote up the early races for myself from 1789 to 1820. There is very little to collect for those years, and a lot of it is uncollectable because it&#039;s so rare. </p><p><br /></p><p>The trouble is I would have to do one better than the classic book by DeWitt and updated by Sullivan. Collectors would expect rarity ratings, which DeWitt / Sullivan usually ignored. That is tough to do. Once you do it, they will start picking at you that you are wrong. </p><p><br /></p><p>Second, after the 1870s, DeWitt Sullivan covered a lot of pieces that were not tokens, medals or medalets. They are far beyond what I collect. Heritage would probably allow me to use their pictures, but the book could get massive. </p><p><br /></p><p>Finally breaking even on the book would be tough. A dealer I know spent a lot of time and effort on a new book about Lincoln items. He said he&#039;s had a hard time selling the book and getting his money back because it&#039;s been put up on the Internet for free.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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