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  • Aspie_RoccoAspie_Rocco Posts: 3,259 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This thread is another valuable source for numismatic information, nice contributions everyone!

    Let us not forget the Stickied thread atop the US Coin forum on numismatic resources and references https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1006619/resources-books-to-read-on-numismatic-series-and-varieties/p1

    I have added this thread to the resource thread since it seems to permanently stay on the front page.

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,175 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice!

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,175 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Additions today! Compliments of a good friend:

  • seduloussedulous Posts: 3,218 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @asheland said:
    Additions today! Compliments of a good friend:

    asheland... is your Norweb brown hardcover any different internally from my softcover shown here? looks like I have 3 parts:

    • Tim

    A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.

  • BigtreeBigtree Posts: 224 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Been reading up on the California Gold Rush and the private coinage of that era. Fortunately there are some excellent books on the topic. Just wish I could afford more of the coins!

  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 9,967 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 11, 2023 1:49PM

    The following is my current library:
    Jim

    A Register of Liberty Seated Half Dollar Varieties Volumes l-lV Bill Bugert
    American engravers upon copper and steel David McNeely Stauffer
    American Half Cents "The Little Half Sisters" Roger S Cohen
    ANA Grading Standards 6th Edition Bressett and Bowers
    ANA Grading Standards 7th Edition Bressett and Bowers
    Authoritative Reference on Buffalo Nickels Wexler, Pope and
    Bryan Money Tams
    Buffalo Nickels--The Abraided Die Varieties Ron Pope
    Circulating Counterfeits of the Americas John M. Kleiberg
    Coin and Stamp Collector's Electronic Album Rose and White
    Coin Chemistry Weimar W. White
    Colonial, Confederate and Continental Currency J.W. Scott & Co.
    Commemorative Coinage of the United States Howland Wood
    Complete Guide and Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace Dollars Van Allen and Mallis
    Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels David Lange
    Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Dimes Brian Greer
    Complete Guide To Liberty Seated Half Dimes Al Blythe
    Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dollars
    Complete Guide to Walking Liberty Half Dollars Brian Fox
    Complete Lincoln Cent Encyclopedia Anderson
    Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Liberty Seated Quarters Larry Briggs
    Counterfeit Detection Guide Bill Fivaz signed
    Definitive Reference For Indian Cent Die Varieties David Poliquin
    Double Dimes, The United States Twenty Cent Piece(w/3 addendums) Lane J Brunner and John M. Frost
    Early American Tokens 2nd Edition Russel Rulau
    Early Half Dollar Die Varieties 1794-1836 3rd Ed. 1st Prntg Al C. Overton
    Encyclopedia of U.S. Half Cents
    From Mine to Mint Roger Burdette
    Grading Coins by Photographs Q. David Bowers
    Guide Book to United States Coins redbook 1969 22nd edition R. S. Yeoman
    Guide to Large Cent Variety Stephen Kopolow
    Guidebook Grading Coins Travers
    How to Detect Altered and Counterfeit Coins and Paper Money 6th ED. Bert Harshe
    Illustrated history of the United States mint with a complete description of American coinage George Evans
    Illustrated History of U.S. Commemorative Coinage Don Taxay
    Imperial Coinage of Mexico Benjamin Betts
    Liberty Seated Half Dime - Attribution Guide Clint Cummins
    Lincoln Cent Matte Proof Kevin Flynn
    Looking through Lincoln Cents
    Major Oddity and Variety Guide of U.S. Coins Frank G. Spadone
    Masonic Chapter Pennies John D. Wright
    Matte Proof Cent Die Characteristics
    Medallic Portraits of Washington Rulau and Fuld
    New VAM Varieties of Morgan and Peace Dollars 2006
    Official Redbook of U.S. Coins 2008 R. S. Yeoman
    Official Redbook of U.S. Coins 2009 R. S. Yeoman
    Official Redbook of U.S. Coins 2013 R. S. Yeoman
    Official Redbook of U.S. Coins 2019 R. S. Yeoman
    Official Redbook of U.S. Coins 2021 R. S. Yeoman
    PDS Grading System Rick Snow
    Penny Whimsy Sheldon, Pascal and Breen
    Photograde Coin Grading Guide James Ruddy
    Rare Numismatic Books Seaby
    Redbook--Buffalo and Jefferson Nickels Q. David Bowers
    Redbook--Flying Eagle & Indian Head Cents Q. David Bowers
    Redbook--Guide to Morgan Silver Dollars Q. David Bowers
    Redbook-Guide to Peace Silver Dollars Q. David Bowers
    Redbook--Modern U.S. Proof Sets Q. David Bowers
    Redbook--Shield and Liberty Head Nickels Q. David Bowers
    s Q. David Bowers
    Seated Half Dimes Steve Crain
    Silver Dollars and Trade Dollars of the United States Q. David Bowers
    So-Called-Dollars Hoffman, Hayes, Brecher and Dean
    So-Called-Dollars Exposition & Commemorative Medals Richard D. Kenney
    Standard Catalogue of United States Coins 1949 Wayte Raymond
    Standard Guide of the Lincoln Cent Dr. Sol Taylor
    Standing Liberty Quarters
    The Abraided Die Varieties Buffalo Nickels Ron Pope
    The Cent Book 1816-1839 John D. Wright
    The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels
    The Complete Guide to Certified Barber Coinage David and John Feigenbaum
    The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dimes Al Blythe
    The Complete Guide to Mercury Dimes
    The Complete Guide to Mercury Dimes David Lange
    The Complete Guide to Shield and Liberty Head Nickels Gloria Peters and Cynthia Mohon
    The Complete Guide to….all 13 David Lange Books David Lange
    The Die Varieties of Large United States Cents John R. Grellman
    The Official Redbook DELUXE EDITION 1ST EDITION
    The Secret History of the 1st U.S. Mint
    The Two Cent Piece and Varieties Durst
    Tokens and Medals Alpert and Elman
    Tokens and Medals 16 pdf books
    Top 100 R4 and R5 Capped Bust Half Dollars Varieties and Sub-Varieties Edgar E. Souders NLG
    Top 100 Morgan Dollar Varieties The VAM Keys Michael S. Fey and Jeff Oxman
    Treasure Hunting Buffalo Nickels John Wexler, Ron Pope & Kevin Flynn
    Treasure Hunting Mercury Dimes John A. Wexler and Keving Flynn
    U. S. Patterns J. Hewitt Judd
    U.S. Copper Cents 1816-1857 Young Newcomb
    U.S. Half Cents 1793-1857 Durst
    U.S. Mint The Cent Book 1795, 1796 thru 1803 July 15 unreadable
    U.S. Pattern Dollars Roger Burdette
    U.S. Reeded Edge Half Dollars
    Ultimate Guide to US Three Cent Nickel Allan Gifford
    Variety Identification Manual for U.S. Reeded Edge Half Dollar Jules Reiver
    Virgil M. Brand Collection Part 1 Merena Auction
    DISKS
    74
    1948 COIN photos
    COINS ON CD STANDING LIBERTY QUARTER
    HOWARD SPINDEL SNV
    MORGAN DOLLAR VARIETIES HOT 100
    MORGAN DOLLAR VARIETIES HOT 50


    When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln

    Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
  • MrEurekaMrEureka Posts: 24,240 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @CWT1863 said:
    A few pictures of my constantly growing numismatic library!

    Of all the places you could have filed that Statehood Quarters album, did it really need to go right next to Judd???

    Andy Lustig

    Doggedly collecting coins of the Central American Republic.

    Visit the Society of US Pattern Collectors at USPatterns.com.
  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,175 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @sedulous said:

    @asheland said:
    Additions today! Compliments of a good friend:

    asheland... is your Norweb brown hardcover any different internally from my softcover shown here? looks like I have 3 parts:

    • Tim

    Inside it’s similar to the middle one.

  • DrDarrylDrDarryl Posts: 604 ✭✭✭✭✭


    Eagerly awaiting my new purchase.

  • DrDarrylDrDarryl Posts: 604 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hawaii plantation tokens!

  • DrDarrylDrDarryl Posts: 604 ✭✭✭✭✭



  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,043 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,175 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @OAKSTAR that’s a cool book. 👍

  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,043 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks @asheland!

    Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )

  • BigtreeBigtree Posts: 224 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I've been enjoying Nancy Oliver and Richard Kelly's books on the first two SF mints.

  • OldhoopsterOldhoopster Posts: 2,930 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BustDMs said:


    A few special issues.

    My half dime references.

    Member of the ANA since 1982
  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,175 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great books everybody!

  • seduloussedulous Posts: 3,218 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BustDMs said:

    That looks like an actual 1814 Bust Half Dollar!

    A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.

  • BustDMsBustDMs Posts: 1,599 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @sedulous said:

    @BustDMs said:

    That looks like an actual 1814 Bust Half Dollar!

    It is! Glenn had an indentation left in the cover to accommodate a half dollar. Edgar Souders had done this earlier with his authors editions of Bust Half Fever.

    I helped both authors get their books bound at The Ohio Bookstore in Cincinnati, OH. They do wonderful leather bindings. I have also had them do my editions of The John Reich Journal and other works in leather. I have also had them do clamshell boxes for fragile works I wanted to preserve and still display.

    Q: When does a collector become a numismatist?



    A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.



    A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
  • BustDMsBustDMs Posts: 1,599 ✭✭✭✭✭



    I don’t know if I’ve shared this before. It has an interesting history.

    Q: When does a collector become a numismatist?



    A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.



    A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,175 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks for making this a successful thread everybody! I love numismatic literature. 👍

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,175 ✭✭✭✭✭

    New addition arrived today:

  • dunkleosteus430dunkleosteus430 Posts: 471 ✭✭✭✭

    I got this book about a week ago because of a recommendation from @FlyingAl . I'm about halfway through chapter 3.

    Young Numismatist

  • CladiatorCladiator Posts: 18,038 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Newest addition...

  • CladiatorCladiator Posts: 18,038 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Added a new one today. Well, new to me anyway. This 1931 makes my '84 and '75 feel like babies. It's got the same historical feel to it as an old coin does. Nice old book smell too.

    Thanks Rich, much appreciated.

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,175 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Cladiator said:
    Added a new one today. Well, new to me anyway. This 1931 makes my '84 and '75 feel like babies. It's got the same historical feel to it as an old coin does. Nice old book smell too.

    Thanks Rich, much appreciated.

    That’s really cool!
    I recently got a scarce half dime so I kinda want a copy, myself...

    Does it have a decent write up for the 1865 business strike?

  • CladiatorCladiator Posts: 18,038 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @asheland said:
    I recently got a scarce half dime so I kinda want a copy, myself...

    Does it have a decent write up for the 1865 business strike?

    Decent? LOL It's got die characteristics and plate coins but not much more. No real discussion about it.

  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 9,967 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here is my current library. Sorry for the order, but Excel doesn't copy/paste well here.
    Jim

    DENOM. N/U TITLE cvr DATE AUTHOR
    ALL Used Walter Breens Encyclo. Walter Breen
    ALL Counterfeit Detection Numismatist
    ALL Coingrading/counterfeit PCGS
    ALL Cherry Picker's Guide Soft 4th Vol I Bill Fivaz & JT Stanton
    ALL Cherry Picker's Guide Soft 4th Vol II Bill Fivaz & JT Stanton
    ALL Photograde Soft James F Ruddy
    ALL Coin Chemistry Hard Weimar White
    ALL Modern US Proof Sets Soft Redbook
    ALL 2008 Coin Book Soft Redbook
    ALL 2007 Coin Book Soft Redbook
    ALL Pro-Coin CD MWPSoftware, Inc.
    BRITISH British Commonwealt Remick,Jas.,Dowle,Finn
    Copper Coins Grading Guide for Early Am. Copper Coins Hard Eckberg, Fafaly, Fuoss, Williams
    Half Cents The HALF CENT Die State Book 1793-1857 Hard Ronald P. Manley
    Half Cents Quickfinder for Attributing Varieties US Half Cents Soft 1793-1857 Gregory S. Heim
    Half Cents United States Half Cents Soft 1793-1857 Q David Bowers/Ruddy
    Half Cents Encycl. US Half Cents 1793-1857 Hard 1793-1857 Walter Breen
    Half Cents U.S.Half Cents Variety ID Guide 1793-1857 Robert Powers
    Cent, Large U.S. Large Cents 1793-1857 Variety ID Guide Early Date Soft 1793-1814 Robert Powers
    Cent, Large U.S. Large Cents Hard 1793-1814 William C. Noyes
    Cent, Large Early American Cents Hard 1793-1814 William Sheldon
    Cent, Large Guide to EARLY LARGE CENT VARIETIES 1793-1814 1793/1814 Stephen L. Kopolow
    Cent Encycl. Early US Cents Hard 1793-1814 Walter Breen
    Cent U.S. Copper Cents Hard 1816-1857 Howard R. Newcomb, Geo Clapp
    Cent F.E. & Indian Head Cents Soft Richard Snow Redbook
    Cent F.E. & Indian Head Cents Soft Vol 2 Richard Snow
    Cent F.E. & Indian Head Cents Soft Vol 3 Richard Snow
    Cent F.E. & Indian Head Cents Soft Vol 6 Richard Snow
    Cent Looking Thru Lincoln Cts Soft Charles Daughterery
    Cent Penny Whimsy Hard 1793-1814 William Sheldon
    Two Cent 2 Cent Piece & Varieties Soft Myron K Climan
    Nickel U.S. 3 & 5 Cent Pieces Soft Q David Bowers
    Nickel Shield Five Cent Series Soft Edward Fletcher
    Nickel Shield/Liberty Nickels Soft Q David Bowers
    Nickel Shield Nickel Viewer CD Howard Spindel
    Nickel Buffalo & Jefferson Nick Soft Q David Bowers
    Half Dimes Federal Half Dimes Hard 1793-1837 R Logan JW McCloskey
    Half Dimes Comp Guide LSHDimes Soft Al Blythe
    Half Dimes U.S. Half Dimes Soft D. W. Valentine
    Dimes New Early United States Dime Hard 1796-1837 Russell Logan Et. Al.
    Dimes Comp Guide LSDimes Soft Brian Greer
    Dimes Encycl. US Lib Std Dimes Hard K M Ahwash
    Quarter New Early Quarter $ of US Mint 1796-1838 Hard 1796-1838 Rea, Peterson, Karoleff, Kovach
    Quarter Standing Liberty Quartrs Soft J H Cline
    Quarter Comp. Encycl. US LSQtr Soft Larry Briggs
    Quarter Washington & State Qtr Soft Q David Bowers
    Quarter Early Quarter $ of US Soft 1796-1838 Browning & Breen
    Half Dollar Early Half $ Die Varieties Hard Al C Overton
    Half Dollar US Reeded Half Dollars Soft 1836-1839 Jules Reiver
    Half Dollar Bust Half Fever CD 1807-1836 Edgar E. Souders
    Dollar US Early Silver Dollars Hard 1793-1804 Reiver
    Dollar Seated Liberty Dollar Soft 1840-1873 Weimar White
    Denom. N/U Title $$ Cover Date Author(s)
    Dollar Encycl. Morgan & Peace Soft Geo Van Allen & Mallis
    Dollar Morgan Silver Dollar Soft Q David Bowers Redbk
    Dollar Morgan Silver Dollar Gd Soft Scott A Travers
    Dollar Top 100 Morgan $ Varie. cd/bk Rare Coin Investments
    Dollar Top 50 Morgan $ Variety CD Leroy Van Allen
    Dollar Morgan Top 100 Soft Leroy Van Allen
    Dollar Guide to Peace Dollars Soft Roger W. Burdette
    Dollar So-Called Dollars Soft
    Currency Currency Soft Official Blackbook
    Currency Modern US Currency Hard Shafer
    Currency Paper Money of US Hard Coin & Currency Instit.
    Gold Gold Coin Investment Soft Hoppe
    Gold Private US Gold/Pattern Soft Kagin
    Pattern US Pattern Coins Hard Redbook
    Pattern/Proof Encycl. Of US Colo/Proof Soft Walter Breen
    Tokens Hard Times Tokens Soft 1832-1844 Russel Rulau
    Tokens Tokens and Medals Soft Alpert and Elman
    Medals Medallic Portraits/Wash Hard Russel Rulau/Geo Fuld
    WORLD World Coins Soft Official Blackbook


    When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln

    Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
  • Mr_SpudMr_Spud Posts: 5,279 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Here’s a few of my Numismatic Books, I have many more laying around, somewhere…

    Mr_Spud

  • CladiatorCladiator Posts: 18,038 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Added this little gem to the library the other day. Thank you sir ;)

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,175 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Cladiator said:
    Added this little gem to the library the other day. Thank you sir ;)

    Looks nice! 👍

  • seduloussedulous Posts: 3,218 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Where is the best place to get Bill Bugert's out-of-print books? A Register of Liberty Seated Half Dollar Varieties Volumes l-lV Bill Bugert

    A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.

  • CladiatorCladiator Posts: 18,038 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @sedulous said:
    Where is the best place to get Bill Bugert's out-of-print books? A Register of Liberty Seated Half Dollar Varieties Volumes l-lV Bill Bugert

    V.2 is on eBay if you want to pay $150.

  • seatedlib3991seatedlib3991 Posts: 700 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I know these are not physical books, but if you go to the LSCC site, you can down load all the Bugert books to your computer. Just click on the online resource button and scroll down. They load as pdf's. James

  • seduloussedulous Posts: 3,218 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @seatedlib3991 said:
    I know these are not physical books, but if you go to the LSCC site, you can down load all the Bugert books to your computer. Just click on the online resource button and scroll down. They load as pdf's. James

    I was aware of those, thanks. My goal is to acquire the physical books anyways. Best scenario is to find all four at once.

    Much appreciated everyone.

    A Barber Quartet is made up of Nickels, Dimes, Quarters, and Halves.

  • Glen2022Glen2022 Posts: 921 ✭✭✭✭

    Jim/jesbroken:

    Quite a library. Have you read them all?

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,175 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I added these two recently, my collecting is all over the place. :D

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,175 ✭✭✭✭✭

    And also these, I’ve been on a silver kick lately.

  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,175 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Got this yesterday. It’s excellent!

  • OAKSTAROAKSTAR Posts: 7,043 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Disclaimer: I'm not a dealer, trader, grader, investor or professional numismatist. I'm just a hobbyist. (To protect me but mostly you! 🤣 )

  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,103 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I’d never seen a hardcover Ponterio before. Speaking to Kent, very few were made and only for a few sales. This of the important Viceroy Amat collection.

  • BoosibriBoosibri Posts: 12,103 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This was Jose Toribio Medina’s personal copy, which Almanzar used and additionally annotated. Freeman Craig recalls this book while working with Almanzar early in his career and eventually selling it to Luis Ponte. A special piece. Thanks to Andy for passing it to me.



  • ashelandasheland Posts: 23,175 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Boosibri cool pick up. 👍

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