David Tripp is a numismatic and fine art consultant, writer, and cartoonist. He has degrees in classical archaeology, was an actor, photographer, and formerly the director of Sotheby's coin, tapestry, and musical instrument departments. He is married and lives in Columbia County, New York.
"Exhaustively researched...This engaging record of an important
numismatic saga has the suspense of a whodunit." --Library
Journal
"More like an Agatha Christie mystery than a history book...
an enthralling, convincing and, best of all, page turning
account"--ANS Magazine
"Illegal Tender is an excellent read -- the first book I've ever
read where the protagonist is a coin, the 1933 double eagle. It's a
first-rate adventure story, and I was instantly hooked. Anyone who
as a kid dug for treasure in his backyard will love this book. It
made me want to get my metal detector out of the closet and go on a
quest of my own."--Ben Mezrich, author of the New York Times
bestseller Bringing Down the House
"A solid-gold spellbinder. David Tripp's Illegal Tender has all the
elements of a classic thriller -- foreign intrigue with Egyptian
royalty and American presidents, a government sting, a rare object
with a multimillion-dollar price tag -- and most amazing of all,
the story he so deftly weaves together is all true."--Linda
Fairstein, author of the New York Times bestseller The Kills
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