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The E-Sylum:  Volume 4, Number 52, December 23, 2001, Article 3

KANZINGER CIVIL WAR TOKEN GUIDE AVAILABLE

  Bryon Kanzinger has published "The Civil War Token
  Collectors Guide", December 2001, 236pp.  The book
  was a runaway bestseller at the recent Baltimore coin
  show, selling over 700 copies.   A price guide to the
  series cataloged by Hettrick/Guttag and the Fulds, the
  book also includes useful chapters on token collectibility,
  design themes, die rarities, errors, varieties, and grading.
  The book is available in hard and soft covers.  For more
  information, see http://www.civilwartokens.com/

  The book is notable from a bibliophilic standpoint due to
  the method of designating deluxe copies. Exactly one
  hardbound copy was made for each of the towns which
  issued civil war tokens.  A pastedown in the inside front
  cover lists the name of the town.  These editions were a
  hot item among seasoned CWT collectors, with many
  people clambering to purchase the copy for "their"
  favorite town.  One collector bought three copies, one
  for each of the three towns NOT already represented in
  his collection, figuring that even if he never finds the
  needed token, "at least he'll have the book."

  Publishers have often produced numbered copies of
  books, but is this the first instance of numismatic literature
  specially dedicated to a town?

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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