Greg Burns currently serves as editor of The California Numismatist, the award-winning joint publication of the California State Numismatic Association (CSNA) and the Numismatic Association of Southern California (NASC), and has been a coin collector for about 35 years. His collecting passions are the satirical medals of the German medallist, Karl Goetz, medals relating to WWI in general, and he has a longtime fascination with Canadian colonials and bank tokens.
The book...
“Commemoration of Death: the medals of the Lusitania murders”
Just in time for readers to appreciate the centennial commemoration of the controversial sinking of the Lusitania on May 5, 1915 and the loss of 1,198 lives, the book, “Commemoration of Death: the medals of the Lusitania murders,” has been released by author Greg Burns.
An examination of the most infamous medal of celebrated Munich medallist Karl Goetz: the history of the wartime origins, photographic guide to the different varieties and reproductions, value information, other medals relating to the Lusitania, and related ephemera (boxes, pamphlets, postcards, etc.). The book allows readers to determine whether they are looking at a common medal worth perhaps $20, or a rare specimen that could fetch $600 or more. Full color, 194 pages.
For a sample of selected pages of the book, click <here>, or better yet...
Interested readers may order the book from:
- The author directly (handy if you'd like an autographed copy): gregsburns at gmail.com
- Createspace.com, a secure e-store (https://www.createspace.com/3964660) (Preferred on-line retail method)
- Amazon.com
- Amazon Europe (Amazon's European websites including Amazon.co.uk, Amazon.de, Amazon.fr, Amazon.it, and Amazon.es)
$49.95, 31.86£ (Great Britain), 40.60€ (Continental Europe).
