Best Reference For Liberty Cap Cents

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Wizzy1 Valued Member United States 430 Posts	Posted 08/21/2016 9:24 pm I'm asking about a good reference for Liberty Cap cents either a book or online. Any thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 08/22/2016 02:32 am William C. Noyes has several books out on them. Not cheap, but they are your best reference books by far on the Liberty Cap series, Charles Davis NUmismatic Booksales is the authorized seller of them. Here is the link listing all the Noyes books available currently from him. https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/ch...ditems=False "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
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 08/22/2016 02:39 am As to less expensive references, there are quite a few out there, the latest is probably Q. David Bowers Whitman RedBook Series on Half Cents and Large Cents. My favorite one is on the Sheldon 15 only "The Aristocrat" which I did a through review on in 2014. https://goccf.com/t/166811#166811 Of course there are many out of print books out there, Sheldon's Penny Whimsy, Crosby's reference book, the EAC Grading guide is also a good general reference on early copper coins any enthusiast should have. Dennis Lorring wrote a book as well on them. Then go to auction catalogs for good information, Heritage Auctions (my favorite catalog ever produced for any coin series) was the Walter J. Husak collection 2008 and the four part Goldberg Dan Holmes set of catalogs, both provide almost complete sets with lots of great reference material. "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
Wizzy1 Valued Member United States 430 Posts	Posted 08/22/2016 09:37 am Thank you westcoin. The upcoming long beach show has a lot of 1794 lib cap cents on heritage Edited by Wizzy1 08/22/2016 5:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34413 Posts	Posted 08/23/2016 5:48 pm @wizzy1, personally, I like Sheldon's Penny Whimsy. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 08/23/2016 9:39 pm Quote: Thank you westcoin. The upcoming long beach show has a lot of 1794 lib cap cents on heritage Yep, That would be the Al Boka collection, I have an appointment to view all of the collection tomorrow at Heritage in Dallas, Al has some really nice pieces being offered, and I'm looking forward to getting them in my hand to see up close. Al is a nice guy, I got to eat dinner with him at the EAC convention 2 years ago. Al Boka maintains a nice website http://www.1794largecents.com/ His book is another good one I reviewed earlier here on CCF; https://goccf.com/t/171054#171054 "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 Edited by westcoin 08/23/2016 9:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Wizzy1 Valued Member United States 430 Posts	Posted 08/24/2016 2:00 pm Thanks for the links, especially the link to Al Boka's website and your review of his book.. I did order a copy of penny wise. The noyes books were a little pricey. Maybe in the future I pick one of those up. Report this Post to the Staff
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 08/25/2016 11:25 pm Quote: Thanks for the links, especially the link to Al Boka's website and your review of his book.. I did order a copy of penny wise. The noyes books were a little pricey. Maybe in the future I pick one of those up. Glad I helped a bit, yes the Noyes books are really expensive, more worth it as you become into the EAC as an advanced colector or researcher, if you are an ANA member his books are availible for free checkout from the library. I'd also suggest joining the EAC, part of your membership gets you PennyWise their award winning publication, worth every "penny" of the cost! www.eacs.org "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
westcoin Pillar of the Community United States 9792 Posts	Posted 08/28/2016 11:42 pm Quote: I'd also suggest joining the EAC, part of your membership gets you PennyWise their award winning publication, worth every "penny" of the cost! And not just a subscription, I should have been clearer on that, you get every past issue from day one on a DVD. Also just announced that PennyWise will be put up on the Newman Numismatic Portal site for free, all issues except the past 2 years. Those will be held for current EAC members only. "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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