For far too long, I've relied on some of the basic references and the internet for getting most of my information on coins and notes. That's actually how I found this forum many years ago, long before I actually joined.
A while back I decided (helped along by several members on this forum) to actually start getting some more essential references for my collecting interests, as well as some interesting numismatics-related books. I've made a bit of progress, as you see below.
You'll note I have a lot of editions of Friedberg's "Paper Money of the United States". I've got the 1st through 9th editions, plus a few later editions including the current one. Those are for a bit of personal-interest research I'm doing. I also have every edition of the Mega
RedBook, but that's mostly for the in-depth sections on a different subset of U.S. coinage each issue.
I still have a list of books to add, including some references on varieties and errors. The references I have I'm already making use of and wondering why I didn't add them years ago...
For the books on this shelf, I'm really looking forward to reading the original 1964 edition and the golden anniversary edition of Q. David Bowers' "Coins and Collectors", as well as his book on the 1804 silver dollar.
One book on this shelf I find a bit odd in the fact it was very poorly edited, though a great reference - Criswell's "Confederate Currency". "Confederate" is even incorrectly spelled on the spine of the book! The text in the book is laden with typos, but apparently the wrong version of the text was used during publication. Still a great reference, though I'm now using Fricke's references far more often. BTW, the spiral-bound book is Kelly's "National Bank Notes" reference.
Lastly, I keep the latest editions of these two on my desk at all times as they're used frequently for looking up basic info on U.S. notes and coins.
Posted 09/09/2022 12:57 am
