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Bedrock of the Community
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 Posted 01/15/2011  7:36 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Bryan1315 to your friends list
Most of mine are VAM related but here are what I have. I guess you will see I am interested in anything that has either a 1878 Date or a 1878 Reverse by the list of books I have

RedBook (Usually newest release)
Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace dollars
1878 8-TF attribution Guide
1878 7/8 TF attribution Guide
1878-S attribution guide
Elite Clashed Morgan dollars
United States Half Cents 1793-1857
Top 100 Morgan dollar varieties
Official HOT-50 Morgan dollar Varieties
NEW REVISION - 1878 P 7 Tail Feather Morgan dollar Attribution Guide
Morgan dollar 8 & 7 Over 8 Tail Feather Story
Long Nock (A Guide to the 1878-S B1 Reverse Varieties)
Official Guide to the 1878 REVERSE OF '79 VARIETIES
Guide to 1879-S Reverse of 1878 Morgan silver dollars
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Canada
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 Posted 01/15/2011  7:46 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Dottir to your friends list
Zowie Wowie, am I now in the 500 Club?

It sure doesn't take long to add up posts!

Bryan1315, something tells me that you're very "into" Morgans

I'm sticking to pennies level because I have to but I have acquired a few other denominations and I do really like them. I do search other circulating denominations rolls sometimes just in case I come across something really special but generally have to spend them soon. Nothing I've found yet has been worth much but face value. Of course I hang onto anything at all that I receive from other people. My "keepers" for sure :)

You have a great Morgan's library there Bryan!!
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United States
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 Posted 01/15/2011  11:38 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add pyrbob to your friends list
This is a tough one for me. I have 3 bookcases in my coin room. I have a complete set of bluebooks and Wayte Raymond Standard Catalogues. I am just missing 3 Redbooks. I have many reference books. I organized one bookcase by different denominations on each shelf.
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 Posted 02/03/2011  03:47 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Johnny1328 to your friends list
Well this is what I acculmulated in a little over 2 years time.

2009 Blue Book

2010 Red Book Unites States Coins

Red Book guide to U.S. Paper Money 2nd ed

Red Book guide to Morgan silver dollars

2010 Charlton Catalogue of Canadian Coins

2008 Krause world catalogue 1901-2000

2008 Krause world catalogue 2000-to date

8th ed. Krause world paper money general issues 1650-1960

6th ed. Krause world paper money specialized issues

4th Ed. Krause World Paper Money 1961-1998

19th ed. Krause 2010 North American Coins & Prices

Krause Fascinating Facts, Mysteries, & Myths about U.S. Coins

18th ed. Paper Money of the U.S. by Arthur l. and Ira S. Friedberg

The Instant Coin Collector

Strike it Rich 2nd ed.

Photograde 18th ed.

ANA Grading standards 6th ed.


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 Posted 09/02/2012  3:02 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Harry213 to your friends list
Official RedBook
Standard Catalog of World Coins 1801-1900
Standard Catalog of World Coins 1901-2000
North American Coins & Prices
Charlton Catalogue of Canadian Coins
Charlton Catalogue of Canadian Colonial Tokens
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 Posted 09/02/2012  5:28 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add copper nickel daddy to your friends list
I've been working very hard on this of late. Starting to get a library that I am proud of!

Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of US and Colonial Coins - Walter Breen
2011 RedBook Professional Edition
The Early Paper Money of America - Eric P Newman (5th Ed.)
Early Half Dollar Varieties - Overton (3rd Ed.)
Comprehensive Catalog of Morgan and Peace dollars - Van Allen (3rd Ed.)
The Complete Guide to Shield & Liberty Head Nickels - Peters & Mohon
Flying Eagle and Indian cents - Richard Snow
Commemorative Coins of the United States a Complete Encyclopedia - Q David Bowers
Cameo and Brilliant Proof Coinage of the 1950-1970 Era - Rick Tomaska
What Every Silver Dollar Buyer Should Know - Steve Ivy/Ron Howard
2012 RedBook
Striking Impressions: The Royal Canadian Mint and Canadian Coinage - James Haxby
The Cherrypicker's Guide 5th Edition Volume 1 - Fivaz/Stanton
The Cherrypicker's Guide 5th Edition Volume 2 - Fivaz/Stanton/Potter
Numismatic History and Analysis Type Three Double Eagles 1877-1907
Strike It Rich with Pocket Change (1st, 2nd, and 3rd Editions
Modern Commemorative Coins - Eric Jordan
A Guide Book of Gold Dollars (Bowers Whitman Series) - Q David Bowers
A Guide Book of Double Eagle Gold Coins (Bowers Whitman Series) - Q David Bowers
A Guide Book of Lincoln Cents (Bowers Whitman Series) - Q David Bowers
A Guide Book of Buffalo and Jefferson nickels (Bowers Whitman Series) - Q David Bowers
Morgan silver dollars A Complete History and Price Guide (Bowers Whitman Series) - Q David Bowers
Paper Money Errors - Frederick Bart (3rd Ed.)
The Lincoln Cent Doubled Die - Wexler
The Counterfeit 1944 Jefferson nickel - Dwight Stuckey
Private Gold Coins and Patterns of the United States - Donald Kagin
Striking Impressions - Robert Van Ryzin
Charlton Standard Catalog of Canadian Colonial Tokens - (1st Edition, very old; just use for reference)(
United States Pattern Coins - Judd (8th Ed.)
100 Greatest US Error Coins - Brown/Camire/Weinberg
100 Greatest US coins - Jeff Garrett
Collectible American Coins - Kenneth Bressett
Fascinating Facts, Mysteries & Myths about US coins - Van Ryzin
The Expert's Guide to Collecting & Investing in Rare Coins - Bowers

A handful of old auction catalogs including the Garrett Collection Sale

The following Standard Krause Catalogs (a few of which are quite outdated!)

World Coins 1601-1700
World Coins 1701-1800
World Coins 1801-1900
World Coins 1901-2000
(no I don't have the 2001-date catalog)
World Paper Money 1368-1961
World Paper Money 1962-date
United States Tokens 1700-1900
Unusual World Coins

Always looking for more books!
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 Posted 09/02/2012  7:51 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add JackB to your friends list
I have Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of US and Colonial Coins, and the last few years' red books. Breen's book is really great, though a bit expensive. Plus, there's so much available online these days.
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United Arab Emirates
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 Posted 09/07/2012  08:46 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add James4444 to your friends list
OK, here we go:

Books:

- American History As Seen Through Currency
- Whitman Encyclopedia of US Paper Money
- The Early Paper Money of America (5th edition)
- 100 Greatest American Currency Notes
- Florida Paper Money (An Illustrated History 1817-1934)
- Confederate States Paper Money (Civil War Currency from the South, 2008)
- $ GreenBack (The Almighty Dollar & The Invention Of America)
- Small & Large "references" pertaining to US Paper Money for Dr. John A. Muscalus (40 references between 1960s & 1970s)
- World's First Banknote Reference on H.M. Queen Elizabeth II
- Beauty & The Banknote (Images of Women on Paper Money)
- History of Banknotes & Currency (Articles & Papers, Vol. 1)
- The Art Of Money (The History & Design Of Paper Currency From Around the World)
- Collecting World Paper Money (Pcda)
- Collecting Paper Money for Pleasure & Profit
- "35" Internet Articles and Studies (converted to PDF)


Catalogs:

- World Paper Money catalog 1368-1960 (12th edition)
- World Paper Money catalog (Specialized Issues) 11th edition
- Charlton Standard catalog (Canadian Paper Money) 2011
- Chinese Banknotes by Ward D. Smith and Brian Matravers (1970)
- Hong Kong & Macau Paper Money catalog (2007-2009)
- Catalogo Especializado Billetes De ESPANA (3rd edition)
- Egyptian Paper Money (2003)
- Encyclopedia & Catalogue of Egyptian Money (2004)
- Austrian Paper Money after 1759 catalog (2010)
- La Cote Des Billets De La Banque De FRANCE Et Du Tresor (2009-2010)
- Anuario De Numismatica/Moedas E Notas 2011 (PORTUGAL)
- Indian Paper Money Guide Book (2011-2012)
- Black Book price guide to US Paper Money (2011)
- Scottish Banknotes (2010-2011)
- World Paper Money Errors (2010)
- The Guide to Coins & Banknotes of Yugoslavia & "Others" (2007)
- "8" Auction Catalogs (books) ... and "33" SPINK Auctions & their Prices Realized 2005-2012 (PDF format) ... and "2" Archives International - May, 2012 (PDF format)


That's what I could accumulate so far!


Cheers

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 Posted 09/11/2012  1:16 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add just carl to your friends list
As I usually mention about books on coins and/or stamps, go to the Whitman Publishing web site and request a catalog. They publish many books on coins.
Myself I basically only have for coins all the Red Books from 47 to present. A variety of the Blue Book. My Library is a bit cluttered with Chemistry and Astronomy Books since that is what I used to teach in college. Also, a massive amount of gun books so not much room left for coin books.
And too I'm finding the use of the internet a lot more usefull than my books for most things. Usually faster answers to my questioins although at times the answers are sort of shaky.
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 Posted 09/11/2012  3:35 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Namachieli to your friends list
Heh, I would love to see SwamperBob's list of books, but he's already writing one novel.

Ba-dum tsh!
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United Arab Emirates
242 Posts
 Posted 09/14/2012  05:46 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add James4444 to your friends list
Tried to "Edit" my previous reply to update it, but it didn't allow me!

Anyway, just wanted to post my new acquisitions (books):



- The Greenback: Paper Money and American Culture

- Money on Paper: Bank Notes and Related Graphic Arts from the Collections of Vsevolod Onyshkevych and Princeton University

- The Story of Money (Author: Betsy Maestro)

- Collecting Paper Money (Authors: Colin Narbeth & Simon Narbeth)

- African Americans on U.S. Currency & Numismatic Materials, Coins and Medals

- National Bank Notes from Frederick, Md./A Guide to the Currency and Bank Officers

- Dollars (Author: Bud Bartlett)

- The International Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Numismatics

- A Collector's Guide to Paper Money (Author: Yasha Beresiner)

- Discovering Banknotes (Author: Kenneth Lake)



Cheers
Edited by James4444
09/14/2012 10:10 am
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Austria
194 Posts
 Posted 09/14/2012  4:08 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add platinrubel to your friends list
I have several hundred books, most of them as pdf-file ;-)
Most of them about german/european coinage.
i will not bore you, writing all titles here.

for my main collection (platinum coins) I use as following:
Calico: LA ONZA (2004)
Calico: THE ONZA MAIN BOOK (1986)
L. Lopez-Chavez y Sanchez: CATALOGO DEL DOBLON DE A DOS ESCUDOS
L. Lopez-Chavez y Sanchez: CATALOGO DE LA MEDIA ONZA O DOBLON DE LA CUATRO
L. Lopez-Chavez y Sanchez: CATALOGO DE LA ONZA ESPANOLA
L. Lopez-Chavez y Sanchez: CATALOGO GENERAL DE LA ONZA
Krause/Mishler: Standard Catalog of World Coins Spain, Portugal and the New World
Willy Fuchs: Platinmünzen und -medaillen (1975)
Willy Fuchs: 250 Years of Platinum Coinage (1991)
The Edwards Metcalf and Buddy Ebsen Collections of Ancient, Foreign and Platinum Coins and Other Important Properties Auction 7-10.June 1987
Catalogue of the Murdoch Collection of Coins & Medals
"Collection J.M.L. de Médailles en Platine", Hotel Drouot, Paris 26.March 1980
Hans Schlumberger: Goldmünzen Europas von 1800 bis heute. Inklusive Platin und Palladiummünzen (1997)
Krause/Mishler: Standard Catalog of World Gold Coins
Bitkin - Katalog monet Rossii 1740-1917
Editions V. Gadoury: Monnaies Françaises 1789-2011
Michael A. Marsh: The Gold Sovereign
James Mackay, Daniel Fearon and Brian Reeds: The Sovereign - The World's Most Famous Coin - A History and Price Guide

and a few other auction cataloges and a few books about platinum and its history.



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 Posted 09/17/2012  03:00 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add aardspeed to your friends list
Although I was always intrested in coins, it wasnt until my uncle passed away and left me some coins etc.

Here are some of the coin books I have that were left from my uncle:

2007 Coins Of Canada(25th edition)
The Macmillian Encyclopedia Dictionary Of Numismatics (1982)
Canadian Provincial 1858-1859 Copper Cents (Park Coin Shop)
The Black Out Nickles Or Tombac (Park Coin Shop)
Modern World Of Coins (R.S. Yeoman-1959)
Canadian Coins Paper Currency & Tokens (Fourth Edition)
Coins Of Canada (Fourth Edition-1983)
Coins Of Canada (Sixth Edition-1985)
The Charlton Standard Catalogue Of Canadian Coins (30th Edition Summer 1980)
The Charlton Standard Catalogue Of Canadian Coins (31st Edition Winter 1981)
The Charlton Standard Catalogue Of Canadian Coins (34th Edition Summer 1982)
The Charlton Standard Catalogue Of Canadian Coins (36th Edition Summer 1983)
The Charlton Standard Catalogue Of Canadian Coins (35th Edition Winter 1983)
The Charlton Standard Catalogue Of Canadian Coins (38th Edition Summer 1984)
The Charlton Standard Catalogue Of Canadian Coins (37th Edition Winter 1984)
The Charlton Standard Catalogue Of Canadian Coins (46th Edition 1992)
The Charlton Standard Catalogue Of Canadian Coins (Winter 1982 Edition)
The Charlton Standard Catalogue Of Canadian Coins (39th Edition 1985)
The Charlton Standard Catalogue Of Canadian Coins (40th Edition 1986)
The Charlton Standard Catalogue Of Canadian Paper Money (1st Edition)
The Charlton Standard Catalogue Of Canadian Paper Money (@nd Edition)
Coins Of Canada (Fifth Edition 1984)
The Guide Book Of United States coins (35th Edition-1982)
The Guide Book Of United States coins (38th Edition-1985)
The Star Rare Coin Encyclopedia (B. Max Mehl-says "PRICE ONE DOLLAR")
Standard Catalouge Of World Coins (1981 Edition)
Canadian Coins Variety Catalouge (1st Edition 1960-61)
Canadian Coins Variety Catalouge (2st Edition 1962)
Canadian Coins Paper Currency & Tokens (Third Edition 1700-1961)
Minor Coin Varieties (Fifth Edition 1970)
Communion Tokens Of The Presbyterian Church In Canada (Fred Bowman)
Illistrated History Of The Coins & Tokens Relating To Canada (P. Napoleon Breton 1963)
Canadian Municipal Trade dollars (Serge Pelltier)
Standard Catalouge Of Canadian Coins & Paper Money (1962)
Popular Illustrated Guide To Canadian Coins, Medals (P.N. Breton)
Pictoral Guide To Coin Conditions (1962)
Major Coin Varieties (Third Edition 1965)
Canadian Coins Tokens & Paper Money (1st Edition)
Exhibits & Judging In Numismatics (1982)
Canadian Banks & Bank Notes (C.S. Howard)
Canadian Patterns (Fred Bowman 1957)
Canadian Communion Tokens (Robert Wallace McLachlan)

:)








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 Posted 09/18/2012  9:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add fromms2244 to your friends list
I have the last couple red books, Photograding, a half dozen or so of the Official Red Book Guide to... books. Read them all cover to cover. Some of them more than once. I always seem to learn something everytime.
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 Posted 10/19/2012  1:16 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add BadToTheBone to your friends list
Dottir I noticed you mentioned Strike it Rich with Pocket Change "Error Coins Bring Big Money. by Ken Potter & Dr. Brian Allen. Its a great book I have it but it only covers U.S. coins. Just thought you may like to know.
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