I have to buy that Numismatic Art in America book...Vermeule pulls no punches with his opinions

Longacre

I was reading the QDB Commemorative book. For several of the issues, he notes comments by Cornelius Vermeule. Cornelius definitely was not shy wtih his opinions. For example, for the 1915-S Pan-Pac Half Dollar, Vermeule comments on the obverse as follows: "she has a fat posterior, heavy upper arms, and thus an unpleasantly stiff, dumpy manner." Additionally, for the 1923-S Monroe Doctrine half dollar, he comments as follows: "the piece is not attractive...[the reverse] resembles daubs of clay on a board, or relief outlines in glass. Adams, with his staring eye, is scarcely a portrait, and Monroe would not be recognized even by an expert."

Ouch.

RYK

It is listed in DW's 10 Best Coin Books.

CaptHenway

My second favorite numismatic book!
Tom D.

Coinosaurus

That book rocks. I wonder what Henway's favorite book is though. Taxay?

TomB

In every one of these threads that writes about the best numismatic books of all time I consistently rank this as my favorite numismatic book ever written. Buy it!

RYK

Enough! I just ordered it.

mrearlygold

USAROK

I'd been planning to buy the book and reading this thread got me to order a copy too.

CaptHenway

<< <i>That book rocks. I wonder what Henway's favorite book is though. Taxay? >>



Si.

Dentuck

Vermeule's Numismatic Art in America is truly a great book --- and that's why Whitman Publishing is releasing a new edition this summer!

Longacre

<< <i>Vermeule's Numismatic Art in America is truly a great book --- and that's why Whitman Publishing is releasing a new edition this summer! >>





Now this is an announcement that I can get whipped up into a frothy frenzy over! I think Whitman should do more of this and work on trying to republish the classic numismatic texts that have been long out of print. To paraphrase QDB, with Whitman's distribution network and economies of scale, it is in the best position to bring back the best numismatic works to the masses. Good for you, Dentuck.

RTS

One of my favorite five non-copper numismatic books...

CaptHenway

One of my all time favorites.
Tom DeLorey

Pentimento

<< <i>Vermeule's Numismatic Art in America is truly a great book --- and that's why Whitman Publishing is releasing a new edition this summer! >>



That is such cool news!!!!!

RYK

Great news! My copy is pedigreed to the University of Texas library system. I would like to own a fresher edition.