Background
Breen, Walter Henry was born on September 5, 1928 in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
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About This Book: Greatly revised and expanded from the original 1980's release, California Pioneer and Fractional Gold: Historic Gold Rush Small Change 1852-1857 And Supressed Jewelers' Issues 1858-1882 is an expert, exhaustive, and readable resource on these coins of the California Gold Rush. "With this new catalog, collectors have an authoritative reference that removes the mystery and confusion so long associated with the fractional gold coins of California." - Ken Bressett, ANA "...a tantalizing and rewarding presentation" - Eric P. Newman "THE book for California Fractionals, the affordable Carlifornia Gold Rush private coinage. It is a toss up to decide what Bob Leonard has done best: coordinating iconoclastic, egocentric collectors, or tracking down leads on the highways and byways of research. To cite one area, Leonard's revelations on manufacturers in the 1870s and 1880s are amazing." - Robert J. Chandler, Wells Fargo Historical Services Book Details: 263 pp, illustations throughout: images of coins, tables, images of 19th century San Francisco, 19th century coin charts and manuals, period advertisements. Table of Contents Highlights: California Small Demonimation Gold: An Appreciation, Did Period One California Small-Denomination Gold Issues Actually Circulate?, Genuine and Imitation California Gold, Easy Finding Guide, Period One Coins, Period Two Coins, Period Three Coins, Two Appendices (conversions tables.)
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Breen, Walter Henry was born on September 5, 1928 in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
AB, Johns Hopkins, 1952; Master of Arts, University of California, Berkeley, 1966.
Researcher, Wayte Raymond, Inc., New York City, 1951-1952;
cataloguer, New Netherlands Coin Company, Inc., New York City, 1952-1960;
cataloguer, Lester Merkin, Inc., New York City, 1968-1972;
managing editor, Twin Worlds Publs., New York City, 1970-1971;
senior vice president research, First Coinvestors, Inc., Albertson, New York, 1973-1987. Contributing editor Guidebook of the United States Coins, since 1953. Consultant Smithsonian Institute, United States Secret Service, United States Treasury, since 1961.
Trustee New England Journal Numismatic.
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Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Numismatic Association (life, member, Heath award 1952, 91), American Numismatic Society, Numismatic Literature Guild (Clemy award 1985).
Married Marion Zimmer Bradley, February 14, 1964. Children: Patrick Russell Donald, Moira Evelyn Dorothy.