Watch List notes:

Kagin, Donald H. PRIVATE GOLD COINS AND PATTERNS OF THE UNITED STATES. New York: Arco, 1981. Small 4to, original full brown cowhide; spine with three raised bands, lettered in gilt; moiré endpapers; all page edges gilt; silk marker; decorative headbands. xiv, (2), 406 pages; illustrated. Housed in original brown leatherette box, as issued. Fine. The deluxe edition of the standard work on the subject. Combines a detailed history of the subject with a catalogue of the pieces themselves. Though 100 copies of the deluxe edition were apparently issued (of which this is No. 83), it appears infrequently on the secondary market. Ex Cardinal Collection Library.