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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GoldFinger1969, post: 12867174, member: 73489&quot;]<b><font size="5"><span style="color: #b30000">Got the Liberty Double Eagle book today.....</span></font></b>it&#039;s in GREAT shape, basically new except for a slight tear on the book jacket (who cares).</p><p><br /></p><p><b>The book is definitely worth what I paid for it but different than I thought.</b> What Bowers/Galiette do is a year-by-year history of the country dealing with major historical events (Civil War, opening of Carson City Mint, etc.) .&nbsp; <span style="color: #ff0000"><b>But it does NOT have a year-by-year detailed analysis </b></span>on that year&#039;s Liberty DE like Roger Burdette&#039;s book on Saint-Gaudens DEs does.&nbsp; For $20, it&#039;s definitely worth it to me. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> For $300, it wouldn&#039;t be. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />&nbsp; Probably not even at $100.&nbsp; It is on fine glossy paper and well-bound, I must say.</p><p><br /></p><p>Every chapter corresponds to a year from 1849 (The Gold Rush) to 1907 (End of the Liberty DE, Hello to the Saint-Gaudens DE).</p><p><br /></p><p><b><span style="color: #0000ff">Typical Yearly Chapter: </span></b> Numismatic news on coins or paper currency....economic or business happenings, like with Standard Oil....details on the dies being sent to the variou Mints....any changes (i.e, Types 1, 2, 3).....coin collector and numismatic commentaries for that year....plus a picture of that year&#039;s coin which can be either small or full-page.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you have a chance to get this book on the cheap, definitely a beautiful coffee table book (tell Kramer ! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />) or reference book.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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