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Author Frankel, Alison.

Title Double eagle : the epic story of the world's most valuable coin / Alison Frankel.

Publication Info. New York : W.W. Norton & Co., [2006]
©2006

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Location Call No. Status
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  737.49 FRA    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  737.4973 FRANKEL    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  737.4973 F85    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description viii, 323 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [301]-307) and index.
Contents Give us a coinage that has some beauty!" -- "All persons are hereby required to deliver all gold coin now -- owned by them" -- The mysterious man at the money factory -- The 'gold coin bootlegger' and the coin dealers -- The first investigation -- Seizure -- Farouk of Egypt -- Disappearing -- Surfacing -- The deal -- "It's not okay over here." -- The sting -- "I was just selling a coin." -- "All right then let's fight" -- Splitting the baby -- Second chances -- "Fair warning at six million six hundred thousand dollars." -- Only one coin.
Subject Double eagle (Coin) -- History.
Chronological Term Geschichte
ISBN 0393059499 hardcover
9780393059496 hardcover
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