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Message:: [QUOTE="Treashunt, post: 629022, member: 6763"]Doug: Sounds like you have some great ones there.Have you collected the Wayte Raymond momographs written by, among others, Walter Breen? There is also Wayte raymond's "Coin Collector's Journal" issed monthly, and then bound for the year.I only have one of those, the Vol. VII, Jan 1940 to Dec 1940.  Nice thick book. Sorry to say that mine is in mint condition, so I hate to open it and love to keep my new books new. How about "The Fantastic 1804 Dollar" book by Newman & Bressett.As the story goes, Newman & Bressett wrote the book, sent it to the printers and then went to the ANA show that year. [1962]While there, the first ever appearance of the King Of Siam set was shown and changed history.This, of course changed the entire tenor of the book, since the authors had one chapter relating how the Diplomatic Gifts theory was bogus. Accordingly, per Ken Bressett, they literally called the printers with a "halt the presses!" Returning home, they re-wrote two chapter and reordered two of them.The original printings were saved, about 12 copies, and bound. Ken gave them out as souveniers to some contributors. I recently was able to obtain a copy of this 'rare' book, in mint condition, signed by Ken Bressett. That is probably my rarest, non-error printing, book. And one that I am very proud of.[/QUOTE]