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charles New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 07/19/2005 8:10 pm What book do the experts recommend I read as I am a beginning coin collector. I want it to include the commemorative business end of it also. Report this Post to the Staff

Kyra Pillar of the Community United States 867 Posts	Posted 07/19/2005 8:59 pm Hi Charles! Well, I'm no expert, but the best book I can recommend for a beginning collector is the " Red Book". It's got all the information you need, and you can get it at any bookstore. Welcome to the forum! Rachel [:p] Edited by Kyra 07/19/2005 9:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
SFDukie Pillar of the Community United States 980 Posts	Posted 07/19/2005 9:04 pm Hi Charles, Welcome! Perhaps the best starter book is Yeoman's Red Book "A Guide Book of United States coins". It covers commems. Here's a llink National Dealer posted re commem books: http://www.stantonbooks.com/books_commems.htm I don't recommend the Hodders basic guide to commems, however... Don Report this Post to the Staff
wrk4lvg Pillar of the Community United States 756 Posts	Posted 07/19/2005 9:06 pm Welcome. I am only week old here and I can tell you that this site offers a wealth of information. No pun intended. :) Report this Post to the Staff
neuron Valued Member United States 254 Posts	Posted 07/19/2005 10:40 pm quote: Originally posted by wrk4lvg Welcome. I am only week old here and I can tell you that this site offers a wealth of information. No pun intended. :) Ha ha... cough Welcome, charles! Are you planning on collecting U.S. coins, or coins from other countries, or both? I don't have many books yet, but I would recommend Coin World as a good weekly publication to educate you and keep you up to date on the coin market! Regards, ~neuron Report this Post to the Staff
Mike Rest in Peace United States 2884 Posts	Posted 07/20/2005 01:18 am Originally posted by wrk4lvg Welcome. I am only week old here and I can tell you that this site offers a wealth of information. No pun intended. :) We Dream of it causing "wealth"....Good one! RedBook is my number one pick as a quick accurate reference source. It is inexpensive and the large binder ring versions out last the standard bindings! Welcome aboard Charles!!!!Mike Report this Post to the Staff
Metalman Pillar of the Community United States 7123 Posts	Posted 07/20/2005 02:50 am Hi Charles Welcome to the forum !! RedBook is a good choice for the beginning collector,it will help you to Identify US coins, and give you the information on what they are made of ,who designed them, and a short grading explanation of each series. always enjoy Pictures and conversation !!! Rick Report this Post to the Staff
Stujoe Valued Member United States 421 Posts	Posted 07/20/2005 09:05 am For US... I will also go with the Red Book. The ANA grading might be a good choice also. I have heard decent reviews of Coin Collecting for Dummies too. Then, once you get an idea of what you wnat to collect, etc, there are a number of specialized books out there. Report this Post to the Staff
CarlTromp Valued Member Netherlands 309 Posts	Posted 07/20/2005 3:57 pm Hello Charles, first of all, welkom to the forem, best place in town to be What I diddn't see, is what do you want to collect?, only US coinage, or foreighn coins as well? Of cource, all the "yanks" are telling you to take the Red Book, this is a wise choice if you only want to collect the US coins, but....... If you want to collect some more country's that are on this little world, I would suggest you to look in the Krause Standard world catalog, this covvers all the country's in the world, mintage, metals etc.. It has from most coins as well clear pictures, and it's I think the most used catalog in the world for type and year collectors!! Walk into a coinstore or a library some day, pick up the book, and take a good look I it, you will be amazed how manny coins there are Greetings, Carl Report this Post to the Staff
Stujoe Valued Member United States 421 Posts	Posted 07/20/2005 6:04 pm Well, he did post in the US coins and Currency Discussions. Report this Post to the Staff
national dealer Pillar of the Community United States 2724 Posts	Posted 07/20/2005 8:46 pm Welcome, As your interests grow, let me suggest the Walter Breen Encyclopedia. This is a mountain of great info. A bit pricey at $125, but worth every cent. Report this Post to the Staff
Daniel J. Goevert Valued Member United States 157 Posts	Posted 07/20/2005 10:34 pm Hi Charles: Here is a link to a web page that has extensive reviews on coin books intended for beginning collectors: http://www.us-coin-values-advisor.c...in-book.html My favorite is "Coin Collecting for Dummies". Its very well written and contains great information. If you're really interested in commemoratives, then go to this page, where you'll find a review on "Commemorative Coins of the United States (2nd ed.) http://www.us-coin-values-advisor.c...n-books.html Perhaps this book will help in your quest to study commemoratives. Hope this helps! Report this Post to the Staff
Stujoe Valued Member United States 421 Posts	Posted 07/21/2005 07:17 am quote: Originally posted by national dealer Welcome, As your interests grow, let me suggest the Walter Breen Encyclopedia. This is a mountain of great info. A bit pricey at $125, but worth every cent. Yes indeed. A great reference. Report this Post to the Staff
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