With 10 Photographic Plates

Anton, William T., Jr., and Bruce P. Kesse. THE FORGOTTEN COINS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN COLONIES: A MODERN SURVEY OF EARLY ENGLISH AND IRISH COUNTERFEIT COPPERS CIRCULATING IN THE AMERICAS. INCLUDING A REPORT ON THE RECENT SITE INSPECTION OF THE MACHIN MILLS MINT, AND A STUDY OF THE BUSTE ENFANTIN COINAGE OF LOUIS XV CIRCULATING IN COLONIAL AMERICA. Lodi: Woodcliff Publishing, 1990. Small 4to, original Spanish-grained red leatherette, gilt. (6), 83 leaves of duplicated typescript, printed on rectos only; plan of Machin Mills site; 3 color snapshots mounted on page 50; 10 plates, comprised of excellent photographic prints depicting both sides of 171 coins, on cloth hinges. Handwritten letter from Bill Anton laid in. Fine. “This is Copy Number 15 in a Limited Edition of One Hundred.” Autographed by Anton (in full) and Kesse (initials only). The first attempt at a book-length work on these pieces, with actual photographic plates.