

The listing, Coins and Coin Collecting (8-9-2) has ended.
Coins and Coin Collecting by Howard Linecar. "Once...the coin was worth its weight in gold, silver, copper, or bronze; today.....(they) are no more than tokens. However....the function of the coin remains. With the help of maps, engravings, and photographs, Linecar discusses the birth of the coin and traces its development throughout the Old and New Worlds--Ancient Greece, the Roman Empire and Ancient Britain, Europe, America, and Australasia. He examines trhe methods of coin manufacture, from the earliest crude blobs of metal to the modern high speed presses that produce the coins of today." Over 330 illustrations; 52 in color. 140 pg. good condition hardcover w'DJ (some tatters) 8 1/2" X 11". ISBN 060031605X.