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  • yspsalesyspsales Posts: 2,319 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Add to the incoming list...

    Guide book of united states gold counterfeit detection
    The Official Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection, 2nd Edition

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  • SonorandesertratSonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 20, 2020 5:52AM

    This book covers the period up to 1850 (a second volume is planned to cover the remaining 25 years)

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

    David A. Scott/Copper and Bronze in Art: Corrosion, Colorants, Conservation
    This book is chock full of chemical information relevant to copper and bronze surfaces in general, including coins. This should be in the libraries of early copper collectors

    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 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I broke down and ordered a copy on ebay:

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  • RyGuyRyGuy Posts: 1,462 ✭✭✭

    This is my kind of thread! I purchase way more books than coins these days. Will post some recent pick-ups soon! In the meantime, enjoying everyone else's purchases.

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

    Snelling, Thomas/Miscellaneous Views of the Coins Struck by English Princes in France, Counterfeit Sterlings, Coins Struck by the East India Company, Those in the West India Colonies, and in the Isle of Man…. [1769; includes descriptions of colonial English coin patterns and molds]. One of the plates of engravings, shown below, clearly includes examples of colonial coinage:

    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]
  • TreashuntTreashunt Posts: 6,747 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Boosibri said:
    Adding a few books to my library recently:
    Yonaka's books are essential now to Spanish Colonials with the latest being the Portraits of Mexico.

    Bought MrEureka's Early Republic gold today for a great cause!

    This book on off-metal counterfeits came today

    Looks like it could be a great read.

    Frank

    BHNC #203

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

    Winston's book is an interesting read, and he is working on a volume focused on silver (and planning one for gold counterfeits).

    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]
  • CWT1863CWT1863 Posts: 316 ✭✭✭✭

    Here is one that I recently received:

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

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

    In today’s mail, 1981 reprint of the 1924 edition:
    @tomtomtomtom
    Got another reference >:)

  • tokenprotokenpro Posts: 877 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Those of you that are members of the Token And Medal Society (TAMS) may have received a surprise recently (or have one coming). Dave Bowers recently completed a 2nd Edition of his "A Tune For A Token" catalog of tokens used to play mechanical music machines, 224 pages, hardbound. The first edition was published by TAMS as a supplement to the TAMS Journal, the bi-monthly member publication of the society. This second edition is also issued as a free supplement and will be distributed to all current members of TAMS, continuing a practice Dave B. has used with the Civil War Token Society with several recent postage only releases. Ken Goldman and Dave Bowers made substantial donations to TAMS to fund this work.

    Please note -- if you are a TAMS member and haven't received your copy as yet, have patience as the supplements are being mailed 25-50 at a time from a small P.O. due to the Covid-19 situation. You can get information about TAMS at tokenandmedal.org

  • CWT1863CWT1863 Posts: 316 ✭✭✭✭

    @tokenpro said:
    Those of you that are members of the Token And Medal Society (TAMS) may have received a surprise recently (or have one coming). Dave Bowers recently completed a 2nd Edition of his "A Tune For A Token" catalog of tokens used to play mechanical music machines, 224 pages, hardbound. The first edition was published by TAMS as a supplement to the TAMS Journal, the bi-monthly member publication of the society. This second edition is also issued as a free supplement and will be distributed to all current members of TAMS, continuing a practice Dave B. has used with the Civil War Token Society with several recent postage only releases. Ken Goldman and Dave Bowers made substantial donations to TAMS to fund this work.

    Please note -- if you are a TAMS member and haven't received your copy as yet, have patience as the supplements are being mailed 25-50 at a time from a small P.O. due to the Covid-19 situation. You can get information about TAMS at tokenandmedal.org

    That is great! I am a TAMS member and knew that it was coming out soon but did not know when. Thanks for posting. I have not received mine yet but I look forward to it arriving.

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

  • DNADaveDNADave Posts: 7,271 ✭✭✭✭✭

    New today still in the wrapper

  • SonorandesertratSonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 6, 2020 9:35AM

    Jean Boizard was a 17th-century French scholar known for his role in the development of French numismatics and knowledge of coin and medal collecting. In 1692 he published a short, but famous, treatise on coins. This book, 'Traité des Monnoyes' (Treatise on Money) , was an accurate and detailed work focusing on the coinage alloys and minting of coins at the Paris mint. This work frightened the French government, which subsequently banned it under the premise that it could be used as a guidebook for counterfeiting!

    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]
  • SonorandesertratSonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 6, 2020 7:12AM

    I have a copy of:
    Halperin, James L., Mark Van Winkle, Jon Amato, and Greg J. Rohan/The Coinage of Augustus
    Saint-Gaudens Illustrated by the Phillip H. Morse Collection

    Does anyone know how this book and the one above differ, aside from the use of images of some of Duckor's coins in the illustrations?

    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 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Excellent additions!
    👍

  • NicNic Posts: 3,371 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Boosibri said:
    Adding a few books to my library recently:
    Yonaka's books are essential now to Spanish Colonials with the latest being the Portraits of Mexico.

    Bought MrEureka's Early Republic gold today for a great cause!

    This book on off-metal counterfeits came today

    Time to update pics of your library construction. It's OK if this thread gets nuked. :)

  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,108 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Nic said:

    @Boosibri said:
    Adding a few books to my library recently:
    Yonaka's books are essential now to Spanish Colonials with the latest being the Portraits of Mexico.

    Bought MrEureka's Early Republic gold today for a great cause!

    This book on off-metal counterfeits came today
    ![]

    Time to update pics of your library construction. It's OK if this thread gets nuked. :)

    Construction restarts tomorrow after contractors were banned from working. So this next week or two will be skylight cut in (6ft x 3ft lake view), building in the built in benches and shelving, and then the flooring. Should be done soon!

    To keep this coin related, here is anew book from yesterday:

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

    @Boosibri post your library construction pics here. That would be cool. I look forward to seeing the progress.

  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,108 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @tokenpro said:
    Those of you that are members of the Token And Medal Society (TAMS) may have received a surprise recently (or have one coming). Dave Bowers recently completed a 2nd Edition of his "A Tune For A Token" catalog of tokens used to play mechanical music machines, 224 pages, hardbound. The first edition was published by TAMS as a supplement to the TAMS Journal, the bi-monthly member publication of the society. This second edition is also issued as a free supplement and will be distributed to all current members of TAMS, continuing a practice Dave B. has used with the Civil War Token Society with several recent postage only releases. Ken Goldman and Dave Bowers made substantial donations to TAMS to fund this work.

    Please note -- if you are a TAMS member and haven't received your copy as yet, have patience as the supplements are being mailed 25-50 at a time from a small P.O. due to the Covid-19 situation. You can get information about TAMS at tokenandmedal.org

    Anything noted from Kalamazoo Michigan in the book?

  • RonyahskiRonyahski Posts: 3,117 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Sonorandesertrat said:
    David A. Scott/Copper and Bronze in Art: Corrosion, Colorants, Conservation
    This book is chock full of chemical information relevant to copper and bronze surfaces in general, including coins. This should be in the libraries of early copper collectors

    Thanks for the tip, just ordered this book.

    Some refer to overgraded slabs as Coffins. I like to think of them as Happy Coins.
  • RonyahskiRonyahski Posts: 3,117 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Sonorandesertrat said:
    I have a copy of:
    Halperin, James L., Mark Van Winkle, Jon Amato, and Greg J. Rohan/The Coinage of Augustus
    Saint-Gaudens Illustrated by the Phillip H. Morse Collection

    Does anyone know how this book and the one above differ, aside from the use of images of some of Duckor's coins in the illustrations?

    Night and day. Roger included in-depth analysis of die varieties, archival research as only he can do, development of the design, exceptional pieces, market analysis, etc., etc., etc.

    Some refer to overgraded slabs as Coffins. I like to think of them as Happy Coins.
  • emeraldATVemeraldATV Posts: 4,582 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm really not joking about this book.
    1 1/2 years of notes comes first in my book.
    With pop ups. lol. Coins.

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

    @Boosibri said:
    Library got some built in shelves today. They will end up white but starting to come together.

    More shelves tomorrow and I hope the big window cut in soon.

    Looking good! 👍

  • CWT1863CWT1863 Posts: 316 ✭✭✭✭

    Complete set of Steve Hayden Mail Bid Sales (1994-Present)

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

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

    @Ronyahski said:

    @Sonorandesertrat said:
    I have a copy of:
    Halperin, James L., Mark Van Winkle, Jon Amato, and Greg J. Rohan/The Coinage of Augustus
    Saint-Gaudens Illustrated by the Phillip H. Morse Collection

    Does anyone know how this book and the one above differ, aside from the use of images of some of Duckor's coins in the illustrations?

    Night and day. Roger included in-depth analysis of die varieties, archival research as only he can do, development of the design, exceptional pieces, market analysis, etc., etc., etc.

    Thanks. I just ordered a copy.

    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]
  • tokenprotokenpro Posts: 877 ✭✭✭✭✭

    As mentioned above, I had a couple new editions of state trade token catalogs arrive today. The first one up is the third edition of New Mexico Trade Tokens by Billy Kiser, spiral bound, 255 pages, 166 of them are images (25 per page) of most of the tokens listed with the pages sandwiched in the middle of the catalog. It comes in two versions with either black & white or color plates. The black & white are adequate for my working purposes but a collector might opt for the color edition (about twice the money if still available). The pricing is ok if used as a relative rarity scale but problematic for individual better pieces. It is the only current catalog available on NM tokens.

  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,108 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Making progress...

    From the entrance

    Skylight cut in this weekend

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

    @Boosibri said:
    Making progress...

    From the entrance

    Skylight cut in this weekend

    Really cool! With a library like that, with that view, I'd be missing for days at a time! :D

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

    New books today!

  • PickwickjrPickwickjr Posts: 556 ✭✭✭✭✭

    There have been some great articles in The E-Gobrecht on Liberty Seated Dollars on The LSCC’s website. 😎
    A great club and lots of info online.

  • pruebaspruebas Posts: 4,531 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @1peter1223 said:

    @Boosibri said:
    An important addition to my library, the catalogs of the Manuel Vidal Quadras y Ramon collection. This is likely the finest and largest collection of Spanish coins ever assembled. It sold in Barcelona in 1892. These are reprints from 1975. Four volumes in total.

    Thanks @pruebas

    Nice .
    Have there been any recent sales of the 1892 originals ? If so what did they ( originals ) go for ? Thanks.

    I bought my original set in 2011 and it cost over $1400. Granted part of that price was due to the beautiful bindings.

  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 8,976 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Question, is there an Osbourne Registry Co. book? They minted a slew of tokens and scrip over the decades. Peace Roy

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