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What are the best books to have about coins and collecting them? I want to get some new books about U.S. Coins but I don't know what the best books to get are. Any one have any suggestions?
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I started with
- The Official Red Book, A Guide Book of United States Coins by R.S. Yeoman
- Making the Grade, A Grading Guide to the Top 25 Most Widely Collected U.S. Coins published by Coin World's Coin Values
- The Coin Collector's Survival Manual by Scott Travers
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anything else thats good to get
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United States
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I have to agree with Texasmick. The two books I use alot are the- The Official Red Book, A Guide Book of United States coins by R.S. Yeoman Making the Grade, A Grading Guide to the Top 25 Most Widely Collected U.S. Coins published by Coin World's Coin Values I also find Coin World a weekly coin Newpaper they are very useful. but those are the only two coin books I own so I can't tell you any others. I read alot of coin Magazines and paper that is were I get most of my Info |
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United States
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well to like or collect a paticular series
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United States
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i already have the official Red Book and coin collector's survival manual. I actually got the coin collector's survival manual for christmas, but it got me thinking about what else might be good out there |
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United States
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the list is endless, what series do you collect or do you collect everthing. Breen is very good to have
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The CherryPickers Guide is very good, although the prices (values) are a bit wacky. Also, for Barbers, there are a number of books out there, David Lawrence's are the best, although they are dated. In addition, you have to get a copy of Breen's encyclopedia. Heavy and expensive, I think that the current list price is $125, it is worth every penny. Even though there are some errors, (times and info change) it is still excellent. |
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I Started with Krausse 20th Century. Then Susan gave me something lovely. the 19th Century Krausse. Also got Red Book from a friend. Thats bout it. Ive got loads more. But for the advanced collector  LOL |
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thanks for the suggestions
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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My suggestion is a little more work but you can end up with exactly what you want. If you have a printer, paper, 3 hole punch, 3 ringed binders, divider pages with tabs, start your own books. This is what I do. Evey time I see a topic on this or other forums I print them out, put them in a binder with a tab denoting the topic. Example is how many times people ask how to take photos of coins. Their is a palce called Table Top Studio with Coin Photo Techniques that I have printed out many pages of items. Also, on other coin forums anything about photo of coins I print out and now have a 3" thick album on coin photography. I've done the same with coin contaminates, coin values, grading of coins, cleaning of coins, etc. As you have noticed you may buy a book on cents and their may be only 1 page on the one your interested in. Make your own and you can fill each volume with what you want. If you don't like a particular item some day, just rip it out and throw it away. Can't do that with a book you bought to easily. Of course if you work in an office where the above is abundant.....................
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United States
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Try Coin World, it is so interesting and has something new all the time. |
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United States
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you make a really good point, there are so many books I have looked at that only have a few pages that I really want. making my own may take time, but sounds like a really good idea. thanks
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Posted 12/29/2006 01:02 am
