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ashelandasheland Posts: 23,190 ✭✭✭✭✭

Post your new library additions here as you get them!

Let’s also see what you currently have and use often.

I just got this one tonight, the book on Charlotte gold is still in the mail...

You can never have too many numismatic books! >:)

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  • SonorandesertratSonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I haven't gotten around to finish cataloging my journals and auction catalogs, but the books/booklets are here:

    Member: EAC, NBS, C4, CWTS, ANA

    RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'

    CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
  • ElectricityElectricity Posts: 314 ✭✭✭

    Got this the other day for $2 1997 version, so much information

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,190 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Electricity great find! 👍

  • jughead1893jughead1893 Posts: 1,399 ✭✭✭✭✭

    i got RB's 1936-42 proof book in the mail today

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,190 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @jughead1893 said:
    i got RB's 1936-42 proof book in the mail today

    I got a copy a few months ago. Great book indeed!

  • dorancoinsdorancoins Posts: 2,091 ✭✭✭

    In the last couple of months I got a brand new copy of Kevin Flynn's 2 Cent book from Ebay - a previously used copy of David Lange's Mercury Dime book, Second Edition from Half Price Books thru Amazon - and for Christmas 2019 I got the complete set (5 editions so far) of the Mega Red U.S. Coin Books. These are welcome additions to my numismatic library which some are in my home/office, the others are in storage for the time being.

    DORAN COINS - On Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), & www.dorancoins.net - UPCOMING SHOWS (tentative dates)- 10/8/2023 - Fairfield, IL, 11/5/2023 - Urbana, IL., 12/3/2023 - Mattoon, IL.
  • dorancoinsdorancoins Posts: 2,091 ✭✭✭

    @Electricity said:
    Got this the other day for $2 1997 version, so much information

    I think I have that book in my library (currently in storage).

    DORAN COINS - On Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), & www.dorancoins.net - UPCOMING SHOWS (tentative dates)- 10/8/2023 - Fairfield, IL, 11/5/2023 - Urbana, IL., 12/3/2023 - Mattoon, IL.
  • SonorandesertratSonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 7, 2020 8:53AM

    Cardinal,
    So you were the bidder who won that (I was the underbidder)!

    Member: EAC, NBS, C4, CWTS, ANA

    RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'

    CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
  • cardinalcardinal Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Sonorandesertrat said:
    I haven't gotten around to finish cataloging my journals and auction catalogs, but the books/booklets are here:

    Quite impressive!

  • shorecollshorecoll Posts: 5,445 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have 12,000 books, catalogs, pamphlets, etc. And yes you can have too many. 2 years ago my office got physically downsized and 80% of my stuff is in storage. I also looked at that AM Smith volume, but my budget was blown quickly.

    ANA-LM, NBS, EAC
  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,190 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @cardinal said:

    That's cool!

  • koynekwestkoynekwest Posts: 10,048 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Just bought this one to see how it has evolved since I last bought one nearly 60 years ago.

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,190 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm looking forward to the Charlotte book... I wish the mail would hurry up! :D

  • SonorandesertratSonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 7, 2020 1:20PM

    @asheland said:
    I'm looking forward to the Charlotte book... I wish the mail would hurry up! :D

    If you don't have them, get Birdsall's books on the Dahlonega and Charlotte branch mints.

    Member: EAC, NBS, C4, CWTS, ANA

    RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'

    CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,190 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Sonorandesertrat said:

    @asheland said:
    I'm looking forward to the Charlotte book... I wish the mail would hurry up! :D

    If you don't have them, get Birdsall's books on the Dahlonega and Charlotte branch mints.

    Indeed I'll have to look into that! This is exactly why I started this thread, it'll help us discover new titles, etc.

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,190 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CWT1863 VERY nice! 👍

  • KkathylKkathyl Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭✭✭


    Best place to buy !
    Bronze Associate member

  • KkathylKkathyl Posts: 3,762 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Best place to buy !
    Bronze Associate member

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I cannot take a picture right now... However, just looking at the shelf by my desk (not in my library) I see Coin Preservation Handbook by Charles Frank, The Lincoln Doubled Die by John A. Wexler, and United States Gold Counterfeit Detection Guide by Bill Fivaz...... I had used each one over the past couple of months, got to get them back in the coin library. Cheers, RickO

  • maplemanmapleman Posts: 1,052 ✭✭✭✭✭

    One title; Breen's US encyclopedia. Picked it for a buck at library book sale.
    Incredible resource. And then there is Google. ..

  • dorancoinsdorancoins Posts: 2,091 ✭✭✭

    @mapleman said:
    One title; Breen's US encyclopedia. Picked it for a buck at library book sale.
    Incredible resource. And then there is Google. ..

    Good find. I have a copy of that book that was given to me by a relative of a friend alongside some other books that he had, including a brand new copy of Arnold Margolis error book. My friend passed away in 2010. The book was well used but also has yellowing on the edges of the pages and a nicotine smell as my friend (and his brother, who lived with him), were heavy smokers. The book may not be in perfect shape, but I found it useable. I let it air out over time and the smell is pretty much gone.

    About 1/2 of my library are books I bought (either new or used), but the other 1/2 are ones that were given to me from family members of collectors and dealers who I have come in contact with over the years, as they would've been in the trash. If something happens to me, I have instructed my wife to donate them to a coin club or organization.

    DORAN COINS - On Facebook, Instagram, X (formerly Twitter), & www.dorancoins.net - UPCOMING SHOWS (tentative dates)- 10/8/2023 - Fairfield, IL, 11/5/2023 - Urbana, IL., 12/3/2023 - Mattoon, IL.
  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,190 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @mapleman said:
    One title; Breen's US encyclopedia. Picked it for a buck at library book sale.
    Incredible resource. And then there is Google. ..

    Epic find for a buck! 👍

  • maplemanmapleman Posts: 1,052 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @asheland said:

    @mapleman said:
    One title; Breen's US encyclopedia. Picked it for a buck at library book sale.
    Incredible resource. And then there is Google. ..

    Epic find for a buck! 👍

    You betcha! Thanks, it's a classic.
    Thx.

  • shorecollshorecoll Posts: 5,445 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Funny, if you'd bought a $150 coin for a buck, everyone on here would be jumping up and down...since it's a book...meh!

    ANA-LM, NBS, EAC
  • DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,271 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 8, 2020 10:41AM

    @CWT1863 said:
    This one is currently on the way. Edgar Adams Private Gold Coinage of California. Ex: John Beck, Wayne Homren, Armand Champa, and William A. Burd Libraries. Also on the way is the two volumes of the Edkins catalogue for Coal Scrip tokens.

    >
    I just picked up Edkins 4th edition. Mine is missing the plate pages! Not happy about that.

  • CWT1863CWT1863 Posts: 316 ✭✭✭✭

    @DNADave said:
    I just picked up Edkins 4th edition. Mine is missing the plate pages! Not happy about that.

    Sorry to hear that. I would not be happy either.

    ANA-LM, CWTS-LM, NBS, TAMS, ANS

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,190 ✭✭✭✭✭
  • tokenprotokenpro Posts: 877 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A recently acquired Interesting little price list that lists several Hard Times tokens that are not cataloged elsewhere (Low, Rulau, Whitman, etc.).>

  • thisistheshowthisistheshow Posts: 9,386 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I use my Red Book. I will edit as I think about more that I use. But none as much as that.

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,190 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @thisistheshow said:
    I use my Red Book. I will edit as I think about more that I use. But none as much as that.

    Red books are a must for anyone in my opinion. So much good information!

  • SonorandesertratSonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 11, 2020 1:34PM

    That book (i.e., by Vermeule) is one of my favorite numismatic books. There is also a second edition. The author was also a noted scholar and curator of Greco-Roman antiquities.

    Member: EAC, NBS, C4, CWTS, ANA

    RMR: 'Wer, wenn ich schriee, hörte mich denn aus der Engel Ordnungen?'

    CJ: 'No one!' [Ain't no angels in the coin biz]
  • shorecollshorecoll Posts: 5,445 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I have a full set of the Mehl's circular, one of my favorite purchases last year.

    ANA-LM, NBS, EAC
  • maplemanmapleman Posts: 1,052 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Aethelred said:

    Man,talk about obscure titles! I'm on the library flea market hunt for this one.

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,190 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Awesome books!

  • cardinalcardinal Posts: 2,005 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Sonorandesertrat said:
    The 1875 version of Crosby's "The Early Coins of America and the Laws Governing their Issue."
    Original front and rear covers, with the Nova Constellatio gilt stamp, indicating that it was bound by the author. The leather spine was replaced with one done in the style of the original.

    I have a copy of Crosby's "The Early Coins of America and the Laws Governing their Issue" as well, but not the revered Nova Constellatio gilt stamp edition. :'(

  • yspsalesyspsales Posts: 2,319 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 18, 2020 7:03AM

    Great thread... a lot of cool books to add to my want list.

    Ended up with $95 worth of Barnes and Noble gift cards for my Birthday.

    Nothing but standard in print books I picked up...

    2020 Red Book
    Pleasure and profit: 100 Lessons
    Official Guide to Peace Dollars (Red Book)
    Official Guide to Double Eagles (Red Book)
    A couple small books by Bowers

    Recent obscure and dated Ebay purchases at about $5 each...
    Clad Coinage by Ginger Raspus
    June 2015 Coinage Mag for an artilcle on Moderns
    Coin World 2020 Dealer Magazine
    Investor Guide to Coin Trading by Scott Travers
    Mercenary's Guide to rare Coin Market
    How to Be a Successful Coin Dealer by Bowers

    BST: KindaNewish (3/21/21), WQuarterFreddie (3/30/21), Meltdown (4/6/21), DBSTrader2 (5/5/21) AKA- unclemonkey on Blow Out

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