What specialized topic would you like to see in a new numismatic book?

291fifth · October 22, 2008 11:48AM

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NHSBaseball · October 22, 2008 11:51AM

Seated Liberty Half Dimes- something similar to the Logan/McCloskey reference for the Capped Bust series.

Cladiator · October 22, 2008 11:56AM

<< <i>Seated Liberty Half Dimes- something similar to the Logan/McCloskey reference for the Capped Bust series. >>

Boy I hope a certain someone sees this.

Aegis3 · October 22, 2008 12:02PM

Betts-engraved creations.
(Federal) American contemporary counterfeits of all types and eras.
ANS medals.
Anthony C. Paquet.
The history of American coin dealing & auctions.
A critical look at the history & theory of coin grading.
Classic head gold.
A critical re-examination of just what proof coinage is.
A book on Vernon medals w/ copious illustations.

cladking · October 22, 2008 12:35PM

A comprehensive look at clad quarters starting with the 1964 issues and dies.

firstmint · October 22, 2008 12:49PM

Aegis 3 -

Any "critical" publications would have to be written by someone who is not involved with the commercial side of numismatics, or they would be blackballed out of the business.

When I get older, I may start one of those you listed, since I qualify for writing about such things. Then again, I may get run out of the country and end up going to Poona, India like Don Taxay did.

Right now, I'm trying to finish a project about John Ford and the Franklin Hoard. If I survive the criticism's that I'm bound to receive, then I'lll consider starting something about the history of American coin dealings and auctions.

If I wrote about a critcal re-examination of what constitutes a proof coin, it wouldn't be long enough to qualify even as an article, being only one or two pages in length.

mrearlygold · October 22, 2008 12:51PM

All Civil War Coins.

Would be great if released in time for the Civil Wars Sesquicentennial in 2011-2015

If anyone is thinking about that and need images and information on some of the rare ones including the proof gold coins of the era, let me know. I've handled quite a few and have saved all the images.

savoyspecial · October 22, 2008 1:05PM

maybe a reference on counterstamps that builds on the work of Gould, Brunk and Rulau.......also a work with devotion to the esoteric such as "sticker dollars" (see pic below of one i just picked up on the 'bay)