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NEW BOOK: STRIKING GOLD IN ALASKA, 6TH EDITIONThe new edition of Dick Hanscom's great little book on striking gold tokens is now available. -Editor
Alaska Rare Coins is pleased to announce the publication of the 6th edition of "Striking Gold in Alaska, Making tokens from placer gold" by Dick Hanscom. The cover is the same, but it is enlarged and expanded. The 6th edition is 9 inches by 6 inches (enlarged) and 221 pages (expanded). In the two years since the 5th edition, there are 17 new sources of gold (27 vs 44). Most have information from USGS reports about the location. Several improved minting techniques are noted. New "on site" mintings are included. Private commissions are exposed for the first time. The new chapter in this edition is on the Bechtler gold coins of North Carolina, the site of America's first gold rush. Through the courtesy of Dr. Donald H. Kagin, we have a short history of these fascinating coins. The book is available for $22, shipped via priority mail. Orders can be sent to Alaska Rare Coins, P.O. Box 72832, Fairbanks, AK 99707. Dick Hanscom adds: What, you don’t have editions 1 to 5? A very limited number of sets from edition 1 to edition 5 are available for $32 postpaid. Editions 4 and 5 have articles that are not found in the other editions. To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:  Wayne Homren, Editor The Numismatic Bibliomania Society is a non-profit organization promoting numismatic literature. See our web site at coinbooks.org. To submit items for publication in The E-Sylum, write to the Editor at this address: whomren@gmail.com To subscribe go to: https://my.binhost.com/lists/listinfo/esylum All Rights Reserved. NBS Home Page Contact the NBS webmaster 
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