Coppercoins' book : Looking Through Lincoln Cents . . . An excellent read
DMWJR
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Just thought I would pass this along. I picked up a copy of CD's book at Long Beach last week.
I have to say it was not what I expected, and was a very good read! Usually the books I find are either technical coin books for reference, or historical. Although the book did have some in depth photos of DD's and MM varieties, the book was much, much more. It was like a book written about a drive along Highway 61, taking in all the stops and recounting the interesting things along the way.
I acutually, just "read" the whole book -- not something I ever do with at reference book. (The book has plenty of technical data on varieties if that is what you are looking for.) It is obviously written by someone who really loves the material, and is thoroughly knowledgable when it comes to Lincolns. This is a book with technical elements, yes -- but it reads almost conversationally as if you were just sitting down for a chat with CD.
This book would be excellent for beginners, teaching them much more than strike, luster, grading, slabs, profits, etc. I enjoyed the photos of other things in the book like die breaks, BIEs, brockage, and other things on Lincolns that the author just thought were neat without respect to monetary value or recognized as a variety.
I know there have been other threads on his book -- which I read back when too -- but getting it and reading it were so enjoyable that I wanted to share.
GREAT JOB CD! That was obviously a true labor of love. My had is off to you.
I have to say it was not what I expected, and was a very good read! Usually the books I find are either technical coin books for reference, or historical. Although the book did have some in depth photos of DD's and MM varieties, the book was much, much more. It was like a book written about a drive along Highway 61, taking in all the stops and recounting the interesting things along the way.
I acutually, just "read" the whole book -- not something I ever do with at reference book. (The book has plenty of technical data on varieties if that is what you are looking for.) It is obviously written by someone who really loves the material, and is thoroughly knowledgable when it comes to Lincolns. This is a book with technical elements, yes -- but it reads almost conversationally as if you were just sitting down for a chat with CD.
This book would be excellent for beginners, teaching them much more than strike, luster, grading, slabs, profits, etc. I enjoyed the photos of other things in the book like die breaks, BIEs, brockage, and other things on Lincolns that the author just thought were neat without respect to monetary value or recognized as a variety.
I know there have been other threads on his book -- which I read back when too -- but getting it and reading it were so enjoyable that I wanted to share.
GREAT JOB CD! That was obviously a true labor of love. My had is off to you.
Doug
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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.
I enjoy his website as well. He is truly giving back to the hobby what he has gotten from it.
I appreciate all feedback on my work - helps me know whether I'm on the right track trying to share the information I've gathered over the years. Oddly enough, the purpose of the book was exactly what Doug stated - I wanted it to be a good read, not just a guide. I wanted to build something that people could go all the way through, and it actually worked!
Within a couple of months the second edition will be available through Zyrus Press. It will have 35 more pages of information in it, and will sell in either spiral or perfect binding.
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