walter breen

Walter Breen (September 5, 1930 or 1928? - April 28, 1993) was an American numismatist. He is best known among coin collectors for writing Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins. "Breen numbers", from his encyclopedia, are widely used to attribute varieties of coins. Breen was married to science fiction writer Marion Zimmer Bradley in 1964. They had two children and separated in 1979. He died of cancer in prison in Chino, California following his conviction for child molestation (his second such conviction). Breen was also thought to have been affiliated with the North American Man-Boy Love Association.

Publications

Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of United States Half Cents 1793-1857
California Pioneer Fractional Gold: Historic gold rush small change 1852-1856 and suppressed jewelers' issues 1859-1882; co-authored by Ronald Gillio, this is the standard reference for this series of coinage
Penny Whimsy; assisted William Sheldon to produce this 1958 update to Sheldon's Early American Cents.
Greek Love; published under the pseudonym J.Z. Eglinton in the mid-1960s, this book attempts to justify pedophilia, especially between adult men and young boys.

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