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Double Eagle: The Epic Story of the World's Most Valuable Coin Paperback - 2007

by Alison Frankel

Stolen from the U.S. Mint in the depths of the Great Depression, shipped via diplomatic pouch to Egypt, hidden for forty years, seized in a 1996 government sting at the Waldorf-Astoria, and finally sold in a record-setting auction, the only known 1933 twenty-dollar Double Eagle in the world, has inspired the passions of thieves and collectors, lawyers and charlatans. 8 pages of illustrations.


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  • Title Double Eagle: The Epic Story of the World's Most Valuable Coin
  • Author Alison Frankel
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Paperback
  • Pages 360
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, US
  • Date June 4, 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780393330007 / 0393330001
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.2 x 6.6 x 0.88 in (20.83 x 16.76 x 2.24 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 737.497
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