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RULAU, RUSSELL, Standard Catalogue of U.S. Tokens 1700-1900, Updated 4th Edition, Krause, Iola, 2004
A complete token collector's library...In just one volume. Fully revised and expanded, with pricing ready for the year 2005, this is the latest and greatest edition of the all-time best-selling token catalogue, combining Early American, Hard Times, Merchant, Civil War, Trade and Gay nineties pieces in a single volume. Inside you'll find hundreds of new token listings and thoroughly updated pricing that reflects recent increases in the market value of this popular realm of collectibles. Users of the previous edition will enjoy the dramatically improved photography, greatly enhancing your ability to discern hard-to-identify pieces. This edition boasts hundreds of never-before illustrated pieces, along with countless new, sharper images. In addition, background notes describing many metal tokens have been added or expanded, and many more unattributed "maverick" tokens have been properly identified. Thousands of tokens described and valued, in up to four condition grades. Nearly 5000 photographs for confident identification. All-new section covering Civil War cardboard chits.
Russell Roulau is one of the top token and medal authorities in the world. His books have one eight Cataloguing Medals from the Toke and Medal Society, as well as five top book awards from the Numismatic Literary Guild. In 1993 he awarded the Clemy, the Guilds highest honor, and in 1995 the Medal of Merit of the American Numismatic Association. In 1999 he was named a fellow of the prestigious American Numismatic Society. Since 1980 and the first edition of his catalog "Hard Time Tokens" he has been recognized as the preeminent cataloger of American tokens. His standard catalogs, gathered here in this one volume token library, are in general use by collectors, dealers, historian, librarians and internet users. |
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