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No other coin conjures up so much of the romance and history of the united states. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The success of this book led to additional interest in vam varieties, so coauthor jeff oxman wrote a followup book in 2000 that was published by the society of silver dollar collectors. Until recently, the collecting of early silver dollardie varieties did not enjoy a large following, despite the publication of milferd h. Tekijun pockets album silver dollar coins collection book organizer 10 pages 60.
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