Book details
The Melted Coins
Volume #23 in the Hardy Boys Canon (1-58) series
Original edition (1944)
- Ghostwriter: Leslie McFarlane
- Summary: After receiving an amnesiac's warning about the "Curse of the Caribbees," the boys foil a gang that is stealing valuable coins and melting them down for counterfeit.
Revised edition (1970)
- Revision type: Completely rewritten, with no plot elements retained from the original; the new story involves a summer-school scam and the theft of a sacred Seneca mask. (More about revisions.)
- Ghostwriter: Andrew E. Svenson
Cover art (click thumbnail to enlarge)
Laune, 1944 |
Leone, 1962 |
Nappi, 1970 |