QUERY: IMAGES OF AMERICAN COIN TREASURES SOUGHT

For eighteen years I have been creating the text for a book that I will be delivering to Whitman Publishing Ltd. within the next several weeks. The working title is American Coin Treasures and Hoards, Volume 2. This is my first detailed announcement of it. The book will be released nationwide by Whitman in 2015.

It was in 1997 that I started a folder, Treasure Book II. Since then I have added hundreds of articles, clippings, news reports, and more. Back in 1997 the   S.S. Central America   treasure was known, but its contents were kept a deep secret. The   S.S. Brother Jonathan   treasure, unknown then, is chronicled now. The Odyssey Marine Exploration discovery in 2003 of the   S.S. Republic,   with over 10,000 gold and silver coins, was not dreamed of then (Odyssey has been of great help, including with the ongoing exploration of the   Central America).

Other finds at sea have been revealed as have many on land, including the Saddle Ridge Hoard. With a great deal of help from many directions, the new book is nearly complete. It will be quality hardbound, mostly illustrated in color (19th century engravings excepted!), and will have much information ever before in print in any single book.

I have a “want list” of images—desired in color and of 400 dpi or higher. Your reward will be a credit in the book. First, here is the table of contents:

• Preface by Kenneth E. Bressett
• Foreword by Bob Evans
• Introduction by the Author
• Chapter 1: Finds of Colonial and Early Coins
• Chapter 2: Coins Hidden Here and There
• Chapter 3: Hoarders and Misers
• Chapter 4: Dealer and Collector Hoards
• Chapter 5: Hoards of Old Copper Cents
• Chapter 6: Hoards of Small Cents
• Chapter 7: The Incredible Economite Hoard
• Chapter 8: Silver Coins from Various Places
• Chapter 9: Silver Coins Go to Foreign Lands
• Chapter 10: Gold Is Where You Find It
• Chapter 11: Down with the Ship
• Chapter 12: Gold Rush Treasure: S.S. Winfield Scott
• Chapter 13: Gold Rush Treasure: S.S. Yankee Blade
• Chapter 14: Gold Rush Treasure: S.S. Central America
• Chapter 15: The Fate of the S.S. Brother Jonathan
• Chapter 16: The S.S. Republic Treasure
• Chapter 17: Hoards of Commemorative Coins
• Chapter 18: The Great Treasury Hoard of Silver Dollars
• Chapter 19: U.S. Gold Coins Found in Foreign Countries
• Chapter 20: Secrets of the Philadelphia Mint
• Chapter 21: Notable Single-Coin Finds
• Chapter 22: Undiscovered Treasures on Land
• Chapter 23: Undiscovered Treasures in the Sea
• Chapter 24: Treasure Hunting Electronic Style
• Chapter 25: Paper Money Hoards
• Chapter 26: Hoaxes, Fantasies, and Questioned Finds

“Want List” of Images of American Coins and Scenes
I seek items specifically pedigreed to having been found from these sources:

• S.S. Lexington (1840) Coins plus any sketches or images of the ship.
• S.S. North Carolina (1840) Coins plus any sketches or images of the ship.
• S.S. Winfield Scott (1853). Small-denomination California gold.
• S.S. Yankee Blade (1854) 1854-S $20 Mint State but with lighted etched surfaces. Plus sketches or images of the ship.
• Any other ship except the S.S. New York, Brother Jonathan, Central America, and Republic.
• Information and, if available, images, regarding any significant hoards of coins, tokens, medals, or paper money lost or hidden before 1940 and discovered 1996 to date.
• Several images of copper and silver coins from Christie’s sale of the Lord St. Oswald Collection in London in 1964.
• Any images of rare coins found by treasure detectorists.
• Paper money: Notes from these finds: First National Bank of Davenport (IA) hoard, Oat Bin hoard, Ella Overby hoard, 1971 Carrollton (TX) find of Gold Certificates, Esterville (IA) $50 and $100 rarities, Wood River hoard, 2005 hoard of paper money found in Massachusetts.

I appreciate any help received.
Happy Columbus Day

Dave Bowers
Box 539
Wolfeboro Falls, NH 03896
qdbarchive@metrocast.net

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