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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
I have a chance to pick up Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of US & Colonial Coins.
Does anyone have this book, if so do they use it ... like it?
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Rest in Peace
United States
9104 Posts |
Breen was considered to be one of the top researchers in his day, and his books highly prized. He's also hugely controversial, and some of his reasearch has been questioned.
I actually met him, and he's quite a character and very intelligent. He also was too fond of young boys.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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it is an excellent book with ALLOT of information, last time I checked it was a little high though. I remember a year or so ago someone posted the whole thing online and may have gotten in trouble for doing so
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Original Cover price was $135 I think. Its a comprehensive volume of early and up to the time that was published.
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
11951 Posts |
I was stationed in the Wash DC area when this book came out .. I wanted to pick it up .. but I thought
it was high then .. I think the cover price was $100.00
The copy I am looking at is from a local collector, like new for $70.00.
Sort of wondering other what information other collectors might be getting from this book ..
or just using it as a general reference.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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$70 is a great price for that ginormous book. Even if you do not want it for yourself, you could easily sell it on ebay and make some extra money. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7629 Posts |
Good book - yes...but it's very outdated. There is a lot of good information in it, but there is also a lot of information that is now known not to be good in it too. Best thing to do is use it as a loose guide, then research further when you think you might have found something. A lot has happened in numsimatic research over the years since that book was published.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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$70 is a no-brainer for a book like that...get it! You'll probably never see it for that cheap again.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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At $70 BUY IT! Typical price for this book now is between $250 and $300. I've owned two copies and I do still refer to it. I just wish the book had been bound better. I USE my books and both copies began falling apart quickly. They didn't use a sewn binding so I'm not sure if I can get it rebound or not. If I had a chance at another copy at $70 though, I'd jump on it.
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03/18/2011 11:55 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
11951 Posts |
Thanks for the repies .. sounds like I will pick it up.
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