What reference book do you suggest for Large Cents?

Geoman

Noyes?
Newcomb?
Penny Whimsey?

Want to concentrate on later-date Large Cents, say from 1816-1857. Which reference books is good? Any others? Thanks!

jmski52

Newcomb is a good start. I don't know if Dave Bowers has done a book about Large Cents but if he has, I'd certainly get it.

Coxe

Get them all and try to locate some important auction catalogues like the Wes Rasmussen and Robinson Brown (I and II) sales.

Edscoin

Penny Whimsey covers early dates- 1793 - 1814
Noyes or United States Copper Cents by Newcomb is a good start. Covers 1816 - 1857

tokenmaven

The best book on large cents 1816 to 1839 is The Cent Book by John Wright. The large cents from 1840 to 1857 are covered in an award winning book by Bob Grellman. I don't collect these, so I don't know the exact title.

1798CentCollector

Penny Whimsy- a classic introduction to large cents. Census is out of date. Avoid the Durst reprint. Penny Whimsy is about the Early Dates though, but a great read on the romance of coppers.
Noyes books (1783-1814 and 1816-1839 - The best for attribution. Great photos, easy attribution points, and illustrations of early and late die states. Census info out of date
Wright - Middle Dates - nice photos , attributoions and more info than Noyes.
Grellman - attribution for Late Dates - drawings - no photos. This is the only guide to attribution of the Late Dates. Not a historical reference - attribution only.
Newcomb - more for the die hard advanced specialist in Middle Dates. Newcomb wrote the text (handwritten) and it's tedious and a difficult read. A great labor of love though.

Some Landmark auction catalogs - Great references - Superior Robbie Brown I and II (1986 and 1996); Russell Wyatt; Wes Rasmussen late dates 1998; J.R. Frankenfield 2001; Wallace Lee and Doug Smith 2003; Robbie Brown 2003 Late Dates; Heritage - Wes Rasmussen 2005 and Jules Reiver 2006;

dorkkarl

book? dude, you need FIVE books just to get started

K S