Million Dollar Nickels - Mysteries of the Illicit 1913 Liberty Head Nickels Revealed...

Delve into a 90-year old mystery involving five of the most valuable coins in America - collectively worth over 12 million dollars.

Million Dollar Nickels invites the reader into an outlandish industry where $10,000 buys the privilege to look at a coin, and a million dollars just might coax a nickel out of hiding.

Framed in the backdrop of a nation-wide media frenzy and a public mad with the hope of hitting the jackpot, Million Dollar Nickels unveils a story of America's most eccentric and famous collectors, persistent reporters searching for the truth, shameless profiteers, and agents of the Smithsonian Institute desperate to stay above the fray.

Until now, the legacy of the 1913 Liberty nickels lay buried deep in myth an intrigue. Years of folklore obscured the facts. Even experts disagreed over the basics: How many were minted? Who made them? When were they made? How did they manage to escape from one of the most secure places in America — the U.S. Mint?

In the end, an anonymous heiress and six of the world's most respected coin experts sat in a small room under the vigilant watch of armed guards. Few expected what they found. And what they found rewrote numismatic history…

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ISBN-10: 0-9742371-8-3
ISBN-13: 978-0974237183
Edition: 1st
Publication Year: 2005
Binding / Size: Hardback w/ dust jacket - 6 x 9
Photos / Illustrations: 100+ B&W Photos w/ color inserts
Pages: 369
Case Qty: 14