1849: The Philadelphia Mint Strikes Gold Celebration leaving the reader to ponder

leaving the reader to ponder the many limitations of humankind

sketches and diagrams by Tim McDonagh

wishing he could come out and dance with the peebles

Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples

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1849: The Philadelphia Mint Strikes Gold Celebration leaving the reader to ponderMichael Moran, joined by gold coin specialist Jeff Garrett, tells the story of the 1848 discovery of gold in California and its far ranging repercussions for America. The birth of the 1848 CAL. quarter eagle and the 1849 double eagle have never been explored in such detail. With hundreds of full color images, some not seen in print for generations; an engaging narrative that sheds new light and draws fresh new conclusions; rich details on the colorful