Illegal Tender: Gold, Greed, and the Mystery of the Lost 1933 Double Eagle by David Tripp.
A fascinating history of the legendary 1933 Double Eagle, one of the world's most famous and valuable American gold coins, tracing the surviving coins, government investigations and the extraordinary story surrounding them.
Author: David Tripp
Publisher: Free Press / Simon & Schuster
Published: 2004
Hardback with dust jacket
ISBN: 0-7432-4574-1
US edition
Number line indicates second printing
Pre-owned copy in good overall condition. Dust jacket shows some light shelf/edge wear and marks consistent with age. Previous retailer barcode/price label to rear and price sticker inside the dust jacket. Please see photographs for exact condition.
A particularly interesting title for collectors of US coins, gold coins, numismatics and monetary history, as well as general history readers.