The Denver Mint: 100 Years of Gangsters, Gold, and Ghosts
by Lisa Ray Turner and Kimberly Field
with foreword by noted Colorado historian, Dr. Thomas
J. Noel
ISBN-13: 978-1-60065-102-1
ISBN-10: 1-60065-102-X
192
pages, 6 x 9, softcover, 50 illustrations, index, $18.95
Available now at gift shops and other selected retail outlets in the Denver
area. This title will be available from Amazon and nationwide in
March 2007.
Table of Contents
"Some of the greatest stories never told about the Denver Mint. Chock-full of colorful characters
and entertaining anecdotes, the book sheds new light on a beloved institution. Residents and
visitors alike will love this highly readable guide to one of Denver's great treasures."
—John Hickenlooper
Mayor, City of Denver
Finalist for the
2008 Colorado Book Awards. Click here to see the
list of finalists. Winners will be announced in October, 2008.
This is the most comprehensive book ever published about the Denver Mint. It takes readers from the days when gold dust was legal tender in the dusty frontier town of Denver to the present when the Mint is a world-class facility that makes most of our coins. The authors were granted rare access to mint documents and photographs, exclusive interviews, and a special guided tour through the mint. Some of these stories have never been made public before. Thus it provides a unique, behind-the-scenes look at the Denver Mint--entertaining stories of colorful characters, controversial coins, and the creative artists behind the nation's coinage.
The book covers
everything from workday life at the Mint to tales of gangsters and dramatic gold transfers.
It goes beyond the basics, with well-researched slices of information, photos and interviews.
Even money-oriented recipes are included (mint brownies, anyone?).
Endorsements:
"Lisa Ray Turner and Kimberly Field
present a charming selection of stories surrounding the origins and history
of the mile-high mint. Readers who fear a litany of mintage figures, studies
in metal composition or a reprint of congressional records will be
pleasantly surprised by the colorful anecdotes and wonderfully light writing
of Turner and Field. With the voice of a comfortable storyteller, the
authors lead the readers through the chronicle of the new western mint,
highlighting the tales and coins that have intrigued collectors and mint
visitors for the past century. This book will find a home in the library of
the casual collector as well as the seasoned numismatic veteran."
—Lane J. Brunner,
Ph.D.
Director, Numismatic Outreach, American Numismatic Association
"There’s more than making money going on at The Denver
Mint, as Kimberly Field and Lisa Ray Turner reveal in detail in The Denver
Mint. I’m going to have to get by there."
—Dick Kreck,
Denver Post columnist and author of Murder at the Brown Palace
"A well-researched and creative look at
one of the great historic landmarks of Denver. The first hundred years of
the Denver Mint come to life, with engaging tales and human interest
stories. From beginning to end, readers will be fascinated by the
behind-the-scenes look at Denver’s renowned Mint and its enduring coinage."
—Kathleen Brooker,
President, Historic Denver, Inc.
"As an anthropologist and curator of the Lewis and Clark
exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science in 2005, I appreciate the
significant role that the U.S. Mint has played in American Indian history,
particularly the Mint's Peace Medals, worn proudly by Native leaders to this
day. For new insights into our Western regional encounter of cultures, The
Denver Mint is a must-read!"
—Joyce Herold,
Curator of Ethnology Emeritus, Denver Museum of Nature and Science
