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RussRuss Posts: 48,515 ✭✭✭
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Now, I know most of you don't give a rat's butt about an obscure book published 20 years ago, but I've been looking for this puppy for quite a while. I'm happy! image

Russ, NCNE
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    DarkhorseDarkhorse Posts: 1,377
    What's it about?
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    fcloudfcloud Posts: 12,133 ✭✭✭✭
    Cool. Congrats. I hope it is a good read.

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    tippingmyhattippingmyhat Posts: 72
    very nice MR. RUSS my buddy has one just like it very cool book lots of info on cameos.
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    XpipedreamRXpipedreamR Posts: 8,059 ✭✭
    That's a good find and should be an interesting read.

    I wonder how the information about, and the view of, cameos from that era has changed in the last 20 years? Or maybe it hasn't. Interesting to find out.
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    DHeathDHeath Posts: 8,472 ✭✭✭
    You ought to send it to Marty and have him ask Val to sign it. image
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    fountainheadgoldfountainheadgold Posts: 2,467
    Nice find
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    coolkarmacoolkarma Posts: 512 ✭✭
    Great find! Congratulations. I also have a copy and refer to it often. Nice background and it's always interesting to compare Val Webb's summary v. Rick Tomaska's ("Cameo and Brilliant Proof Coinage of the 1950 to 1970 Era") v. the PCGS and NGC population reports (and the Teletrade and other sales archives). Of course, some of the pricing information is a hoot - particularly if you translate "heavily contrasted" as "Deep Cameo". Enjoy image
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    dlimb2dlimb2 Posts: 3,449
    Looks like a book on a bunch of bald old men.
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    JLWJLW Posts: 583
    Cool find Russ! I like books almost as much as coins!
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    itsnotjustmeitsnotjustme Posts: 8,777 ✭✭✭
    I bought a copy a couple years ago. Nice book, great photos.
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    slothman2000slothman2000 Posts: 952 ✭✭✭
    Gee I thought it was full of coins...I woulda liked that ...I have 54-63 all cameo
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    krankykranky Posts: 8,709 ✭✭✭
    I never knew Val wrote a book!

    New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.

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    MSD61MSD61 Posts: 3,382 ✭
    Nice score for you Russimage
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    jeffnpcbjeffnpcb Posts: 1,943 ✭
    ? What time at night are you going to have a bedtime read with us?!image
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    MadMonkMadMonk Posts: 3,743 ✭
    Val Webb is quite the authority. He also did an article in the Coin dealer newlsletter years ago. I've run into him a number of times, and have traded with him. Is is extremely knowledgeable. He is one of those guys, if he's buying off of you, you might get a little nervous thinking he knows something about that particular piece that your missing. Excellent find Russ.
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    Wolf359Wolf359 Posts: 7,656 ✭✭✭
    Great score Russ, I know you love Cameo Proofs. I'm sure it's an awesome reference book. I had similiar feelings when I finally located a copy of Waye Miller's Morgan and Peace dollar textbook...just a treasure trove of amazing information long out-of-print and forgotten by many.

    One little tidbit was the Flat-Struck proofs of 1889-1893...made the whole thing worth it.




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    Dennis88Dennis88 Posts: 5,797 ✭✭✭
    That's a nice book, Congrats!!!!

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    PhillyJoePhillyJoe Posts: 2,693 ✭✭✭✭
    What I find interesting is whose cameo is NOT on the cover of the book.image

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    RussRuss Posts: 48,515 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I never knew Val wrote a book! >>



    Kranky,

    Rick Tomaska actually relied pretty heavily on it when he wrote his more well known book. It'll make a nice companion volume, and will be interesting to compare the two.

    Russ, NCNE
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