Writings
As Breen completed his undergraduate college coursework, he immersed himself in the study of coinage. In 1951, the journal Numismatist published his earliest writings on the subject. Two years later he completed his first book on American coins, Proof Coins Struck by the United States Mint, 1817–1901.
Walter Breen also spent considerable time compiling information on the history of homosexuality and of pederasty. His research, unprecedented in its extensive treatment of the history of homosexuality, but not adhering to the standards of scholarly research, formed the basis for his 1964 book Greek Love, which he published under the pseudonym J.Z. Eglinton. Breen collaborated with Warren Johansson in researching the book.
His other interests included dirty limericks and fortune cookies. He self-published monographs on both subjects.
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