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      INTRODUCTION

       CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS EDITION

      Senior Editor: Jeff Garrett. Research Editor: Q. David Bowers. Editor Emeritus: Kenneth Bressett. Special Consultants: Philip Bressett, Ben Garrett, Robert Rhue, Troy Thoreson, Ben Todd.

      Gary Adkins

      John Albanese

      Dominic Albert

      Buddy Alleva

      Richard M. August

      Scott Barman

      Mitchell Battino

      Chris Berinato

      Mark Borckardt

      Larry Briggs

      William Bugert

      H. Robert Campbell

      Elizabeth Coggan

      Gary and Alan Cohen

      Stephen M. Cohen

      James H. Cohen

      Steve Contursi

      Adam Crum

      Raymond Czahor

      John Dannreuther

      Sheridan Downey

      Steven Ellsworth

      Brant Fahnestock

      Michael Fey

      Gerry Fortin

      Pierre Fricke

      John Frost

      Mike Fuljenz

      Dennis M. Gillio

      Ronald J. Gillio

      Rusty Goe

      Lawrence Goldberg

      Ira Goldberg

      Kenneth M. Goldman

      Robert Green

      Bob Grellman

      Thomas Hallenbeck

      James Halperin

      Ash Harrison

      Stephen Hayden

      Brian Hendelson

      John W. Highfill

      Brian Hodge

      Jack Howes

      Steve Ivy

      Amandeep Jassal

      Joseph Jones

      Mike Joyce

      Donald H. Kagin

      Bradley S. Karoleff

      Jim Koenings

      John Kraljevich

      Richard A. Lecce

      Julian M. Leidman

      Denis W. Loring

      Dwight N. Manley

      Syd Martin

      David McCarthy

      Chris McCawley

      Harry Miller

      Lee S. Minshull

      Scott P. Mitchell

      Charles Morgan

      Alex Nocerino

      Paul Nugget

      Mike Orlando

      John M. Pack

      Joseph Parrella

      Robert M. Paul

      Joel Rettew

      Robert Rhue

      Steve Roach

      Greg Rohan

      Maurice Rosen

      Mark Salzberg

      Gerald R. Scherer Jr.

      Harry Schultz

      Jeff Shevlin

      Roger Siboni

      James Simek

      Scott Sparks

      David M. Sundman

      Anthony Terranova

      Troy Thoreson

      Frank Van Valen

      Kevin Vinton

      Fred Weinberg

      Douglas Winter

      Mark S. Yaffe

      Special credit is due to the following for service and data in this book: Charles Davis, David Fanning, Robert W. Julian, George F. Kolbe, Christopher McDowell, P. Scott Rubin, and William Spencer.

      Special credit is due to the following for service in past editions: Lee J. Bellisario, Stewart Blay, Roger W. Burdette, Frank J. Colletti, Tom DeLorey, Bill Fivaz, Chuck Furjanic, James C. Gray, Charles Hoskins, Richard Kelly, David W. Lange, G.J. Lawson, Andy Lustig, J.P. Martin, Eric P. Newman, Ken Potter, Paul Rynearson, Mary Sauvain, Richard J. Schwary, Robert W. Shippee, Craig Smith, Barry Sunshine, Jerry Treglia, Mark R. Vitunic, Holland Wallace, Weimar White, John Whitney, Raymond Williams, and John Wright.

      Special photo credits are due to the following: Al Adams, David Akers, James Bevill, Heritage Auctions (ha.com), Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles, Ron Karp, Massachusetts Historical Society, Christopher McDowell, Tom Mulvaney, Ken Potter, John Scanlon, Roger Siboni, the Smithsonian Institution, Stack’s Bowers Galleries, Richard Stinchcomb, and the United States Mint.