Double Eagle: The Epic Story of the World's Most Valuable Coin

Double Eagle: The Epic Story of the World's Most Valuable Coin

by Alison Frankel
Double Eagle: The Epic Story of the World's Most Valuable Coin

Double Eagle: The Epic Story of the World's Most Valuable Coin

by Alison Frankel

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Overview

"A thrilling page-turner....This is a great read."—Publishers Weekly, starred review

One coin, for years the only known 1933 twenty-dollar Double Eagle in the world, has inspired the passions of thieves and collectors, lawyers and charlatans. Its extraordinary story winds across seventy years and three continents, linking an almost unbelievable cast of characters: Theodore Roosevelt and a Philadelphia gold dealer with underworld connections; Egypt's King Farouk and an apple-cheeked Secret Service agent; London's most successful coin dealer and a retired trucker from Amarillo, Texas

Alison Frankel's stylish narrative hums at the pace of a thriller. Her meticulously researched descriptions and vivid character studies bring the coin's history to life and illuminate the world of coin collecting, where the desire to possess often borders on madness.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780393330007
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date: 06/17/2007
Edition description: Reprint
Pages: 360
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Alison Frankel is a senior writer at The American Lawyer. Her work has also appeared in Newsday, the New York Times, and several other national magazines. She lives in Sea Cliff, New York.

Table of Contents


Prologue     1
"Give Us a Coinage That Has Some Beauty!"     5
"All Persons Are Hereby Required to Deliver All Gold Coin Now Owned by Them"     29
The Mysterious Man at the Money Factory     49
The "Gold Coin Bootlegger" and the Coin Dealers     65
The First Investigation     81
Seizure     101
Farouk of Egypt     107
Disappearing     125
Surfacing     139
The Deal     151
"It's Not Okay Over Here"     165
The Sting     181
"I Was Just Selling a Coin"     193
"All Right, Then. Let's Fight"     209
Jack Moore's Last Stand     221
Splitting the Baby     229
Second Chances     243
"Fair Warning"     251
Only One Coin     259
Epilogue     263
Acknowledgments     277
Notes     283
Selected Bibliography     301
Index     309
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