Must Have Numismatic Reference Books

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westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 03/07/2012 02:12 am Found this great list, I have a lot of the books on it already, but there are a few more to track down still for my collection. http://wiki.coinbooks.org/index.php...eatest_Works "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff

just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 03/07/2012 7:22 pm Why not just go to the Whitman Publishing web site, order a catalog of theirs. It contains books on stamps, coins, Folders, Albums and on and on and on. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16842 Posts	Posted 03/07/2012 7:57 pm I only have one book on that entire page: the Yeoman RedBook. I must be a terrible coin collector. Or maybe I'm not American. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 03/07/2012 9:34 pm Quote: I only have one book on that entire page: the Yeoman RedBook. I must be a terrible coin collector. Or maybe I'm not American. Me too. AND I have everyone of them ever made. Report this Post to the Staff
commems CCF Master Historian of USA Commemoratives United States 12286 Posts	Posted 03/08/2012 08:09 am westcoin: Thanks for the link to this great list, I was unaware of it. As I read through the list, I came across a good number of familiar titles that I would expect to make such a list (I even have a fair number of them). I was surprised, however, to find that my primary area of collecting interest -- US commemorative coins -- was not represented by a single title! How could the pioneering work of Howland Wood (The Commemorative Coins of the United States, 1922), the comprehensive work of Walter Breen and Anthony Swiatek (The Encyclopedia of United States Silver & Gold Commemorative Coins 1892-1954, 1981) or the monumental effort of Q. David Bowers (Commemorative Coins of the United States: A Complete Encyclopedia, 1991) all go without recognition? These (among others) are core references for collectors of the series, and deserved to at least receive a few votes IMHO. I might just have to compile my own 'Top 10' list and post it here! Collecting history one coin or medal at a time! (c) commems. All rights reserved. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 03/08/2012 09:12 am I must be a bit like Sap, for the same reasons. I do have a complete set of David Sear's books though! Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 03/09/2012 06:03 am Yes I probably should have put US Numismatic reference books in the title - I have nothing against the rest of the world - honest! David Sears books are great too, I have a couple, and yes the RedBook is a classic, it has most info one needs to answer questions about US coins and coinage contained inside. There are a few books missing IMO, but it doesn't take away from the fact it's pretty complete. Not having books doesn't make you any less of a collector - just a less informed one As I collect classic coin books like I collect coins with passion! "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 Report this Post to the Staff
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