REVISED EDITION BOOK: COLLECTING INDIAN PEACE MEDALS

Winner “Best Medal and Token Book” in 2003 by the Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG).

What’s New in the Revised Edition (May, 2005)

This edition will sell out soon and a third edition is not being planned at this time. For excerpts, see: http://sites.google.com/site/drmrlaws/Home/ipbbookexcerpt-1

Since the 2003 release of the first edition, much has changed in this particular collecting arena. The bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition has resulted in an explosion of commemorative coins and medals with peace medal designs, made by the US Mint and by private mints. The Indian Peace Medal design on the 2004 US nickel has created a renewed interest in all types of Indian Peace and Chief's Medals and placed the focus on this fascinating field.

In addition to describing these interesting new collectibles, this edition updates information in every chapter, adds quotes from chiefs at the start of each chapter, discusses many additional medals, especially the popular “mahogany brown” 19th century US Mint bronze Indian Peace Medal restrikes and their current values, describes the most common counterfeits, fakes and fantasy medals being sold today, and contains an expanded Canadian Chief's Medals and African Chief's Medals section, plus an expanded glossary and index. There is also additional information about unique modern issues, including the heaviest Indian Peace Medal ever minted for use in the United States. Perhaps the biggest change is the 8-page Price List for medals in all 7 categories. Many readers wrote requesting that a valuation guide be added.

All 350 copies in the first printing of the revised edition are signed and numbered by the author.

Comparison of First and Revised Editions of: Indian Peace Medals and Related Items

Date---------- Pages---------- Printing---------- Word Count----- Captioned Photos------ Price List

2003---------- 161---------- 200 copies---------- 50,000------------ 55----------------- No

2005---------- 205 ---------- 350 copies ---------- 61,000---------- 69----------------- Yes

This book also contains:

• Color covers front and back with illustrations of many types of Indian Peace Medals and related items,

• Table of Contents, Table of Figures, Preface, Glossary, Index, and Endnotes,

• Almost 70 illustrations containing about 150 items,

• Easy-to-read 12 point type, and

• A spiral binding that allows the 8.5" x11" book to lie flat when open.

Please click the "Me" link above to visit the newly designed and expanded web site that has excerpts and much more information about this book than this auction description can provide. Author is an enrolled member of a federally recognized Indian nation.

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