An Unpublished Breen Manuscript on the Coin Market

Breen, Walter. HOW TO KEEP THE I IN COIN GAME. Computer-printed typescript on continuous perforated paper, (1986). (6) pages. Fine. Inscribed in Breen’s trademark magenta ink: “For Jack—with admiration & affection. (signed) Walter Breen (on the eve of the RS Brown Jr. sale).” An unpublished conference paper giving Breen’s tips for surviving the “coin game” (which becomes the “con game” without the ever-vigilant “I” that Breen urges collectors to become). An interesting piece, full of the usual amusing Breenisms (“Credibility is like virginity: once it’s gone, it’s gone”). Ex Kolbe & Fanning September 2016 fixed-price list, item 5.