Saudi Gold and Other Tales from the Mint
Burdette, Roger W. (2021)
Book Summary
Ten essays on U.S. coinage, many focusing on issues of 20th century gold coinage and bullion. Includes the gold standard from 1900 to 1974, gold circulation in the early 20th century, U.S. Mints in the 1920s, missing double eagles in 1928, American gold after the 1933 withdrawal, coin collecting during the depression, gold bullion discs for Saudi Arabia, the Roosevelt dime (1946), and the Franklin half dollar (1948).
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