SALE! STRIKING IMPRESSIONS: Royal Canadian Mint 75th Anniv, Hardcover, BRAND NEW

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STRIKING IMPRESSIONS ~ Royal Canadian Mint 75th Anniversary
History, People, Information ~ Hardcover ~ BRAND NEW!
STRIKING IMPRESSIONS ~ Royal Canadian Mint 75th Anniversary
by James A. Haxby, hardcover, 290 pages, 6" x 9½", ISBN: 0-660-11563-8,
BRAND NEW!
First this is a book of history. It begins centuries ago, before the idea of the Canadian Mint was even conceived, when trading was done with furs, and coins were in short supply. It takes us to the turn of the twentieth century when nationalism created the demand for a Canadian Mint and brings us to the present day, and the stories behind our modern circulating coins and special issues.
Yet also, this is a book of people, John Cabot walks its pages. So does Winston Churchill, Earl Grey, Barbara Ann Scott, Edward VIII, Elizabeth II, and Governor Simcoe.
But most of all, this is a book filled with an unprecedented wealth of information, certain to fascinate any reader who has ever felt the lure of coins and their story.
Its title is "Striking Impressions"—and the words are apt in every way, The book, written by Dr. James A. Haxby to fill a notable gap in numismatic literature, is striking in its detail, striking in its scholarship, and most of all, striking in its readability.
A few of the remarkable stories hidden in the pages of "'Striking Impressions":
• The debates which led to the establishment of the Royal Canadian Mint.
• The rush for gold in B.C. and the Klondike
• The Mint's production of gun parts during World War I
• The public hoarding of tornbac alloy during World War II
• The expansion of the Mint's realm to include minting for other nations.
100% of the proceeds of this sale go to Beyond the Walls (Charity)
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