Catalogue of the Collection of Ancient, Foreign and United States

Catalogue of the Collection of Ancient, Foreign and United States Coins and Medals

This English-language book is a catalog of the collection of Louis A. Risse, covering ancient, foreign and American coins and medals, including military decorations and war medals. It is a reprint of an old auction catalog, of interest to numismatists, phaleristics collectors and researchers of the history of decorations.

Contents

The publication is a listing of items: it describes successive objects from the collection, showing how coins and medals were classified and named in the past. Such material can be useful for identifying older pieces and comparing descriptions in collecting literature.

Edition

The book was published by Legare Street Press in September 2021, has 130 pages and a paperback binding. The format is about 15.6 x 23.4 cm, and the weight is about 191 g.

Specifications

This is a title for people who want to broaden their knowledge of medals, decorations and the history of collecting.

This collection catalog contains descriptions that let you trace how coins and medals, including military decorations, were valued in the past. For enthusiasts it is a valuable source of information on the collectors' market of more than a century ago and documentation of individual objects in the collection. Here you will find a collection catalog in which coins and medals make up the main part of the items described.

See also: Replica medals and decorations.