Forget Coins... Post your most recent Numismatic Literature acquisition
Broadstruck
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Building a quality reference library has been one of my greatest joys within this hobby far more then the widgets themselves.
Although there's plenty of info available on the web, it's always far easier and more enjoyable to be able to sit down with a good book or auction catalog for research.
Since the economy is pinching some coin buying budgets, don't get discouraged... gain some knowledge with the purchase of some BOOKS!
Here are 2 that just showed up in the mail that that I'm thrilled to add to my shelves...
WASHINGTON COIN TOKEN MEDAL OLD MEDALLIC PORTRAIT PRESIDENT BOOK Titled - MEDALLIC PORTRAITS OF WASHINGTON with Historical and Critical Notes and A Descriptive Catalogue of the Coins, Medals, Tokens, and Cards - By W. S. Baker
JOSEPH J. MICKLEY NUMISMATIC COLLECTION, catalogue by W. E. Woodward, October, 1867, 220 pages, supplement of buyers' names and prices paid bound in, blue cloth. New. 1995 reprint of Philadelphian Mickley's numismatic collection
Although there's plenty of info available on the web, it's always far easier and more enjoyable to be able to sit down with a good book or auction catalog for research.
Since the economy is pinching some coin buying budgets, don't get discouraged... gain some knowledge with the purchase of some BOOKS!
Here are 2 that just showed up in the mail that that I'm thrilled to add to my shelves...
WASHINGTON COIN TOKEN MEDAL OLD MEDALLIC PORTRAIT PRESIDENT BOOK Titled - MEDALLIC PORTRAITS OF WASHINGTON with Historical and Critical Notes and A Descriptive Catalogue of the Coins, Medals, Tokens, and Cards - By W. S. Baker
JOSEPH J. MICKLEY NUMISMATIC COLLECTION, catalogue by W. E. Woodward, October, 1867, 220 pages, supplement of buyers' names and prices paid bound in, blue cloth. New. 1995 reprint of Philadelphian Mickley's numismatic collection
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I sat in the USPS parking lot and read it until one of the postal clerks knocked on my window asking if I had car troubles!
Chris
A Guidebook of Gold Dollars by Q. David Bowers
Early United States Quarters 1796-1838 by Steve M. Tompkins
Treasure in the Cellar by Leonard Augsburger (copy #7 of 10 in leather)
Treasure in the Cellar by Len Augsburger
Annual Report of the Director of the Mint for 1898
The Art of the Medal by Mark Jones
Check out the Southern Gold Society
<< <i>Recently acquired:
A Guidebook of Gold Dollars by Q. David Bowers
Early United States Quarters 1796-1838 by Steve M. Tompkins
Treasure in the Cellar by Leonard Augsburger (copy #7 of 10 in leather) >>
Early United States Quarters 1796-1838 by Steve M. Tompkins... that's on my list to get too!
Maris, Edward. COINS OF NEW JERSEY, THE. Lawrence, MA. 1974. (vi)-vii, (4)-21pp, double page plate, oversize folio, blue cloth covers with silver lettering. This Quarterman edition is a facsimile reproduction of the original 1880 edition entitled A Historical Sketch of the Coins of New Jersey, with a Plate [Containing Specimens of the Mark Newbie Coppers, and the Issues of 1786-7-8:With the Obverses, Reverses and Combinations of the Different Varieties of the Latter ;and a Detailed Description of the Distinctive Differences and Rarity]. A new foreword and price guide have been added to this edition.
Andrews, Frank D. AN ARRANGEMENT OF UNITED STATES COPPER CENTS, 1816-1857 FOR THE ASSISTANCE OF COLLECTORS. Vineland, N.J., 1883.
2nd edition, 42 pp, grey paper covers.
All from the recent David Sklow sale.
<< <i>Young, Jas. (James) Rankin. UNITED STATES MINT AT PHILADELPHIA. Philadelphia: for Sale by Capt. A.J. Andrews, Odd Fellows‟ Temple, 1903. 8vo, 96 pp, including 9 pp of advertisements at the back, numerous halftone illustrations throughout the text, original red cloth covers with halftone illustration of the Mint mounted on the front cover. Only this first edition was ever published and is considered rare when encountered, but even more so in the limited hard bound cloth edition. Many photographs were never seen before of the interior of the third mint.
All from the recent David Sklow sale. >>
You outbid me on that one
Roger W. Burdette's latest opus,
A Guide Book of Peace Dollars ---
outstanding! And soon to hit
bookshelves nationwide.
The Fantastic 1804 Dollar by Newman and Bressett.
In doing background research regarding the "Franklin Hoard" of U.S. Territorial and Pioneer items, I ended up with two books having been published in 1855.
"The Annals of San Francisco" and "Land of Gold, Reality Versus Fiction" are both bound in leather, and blindstamped with ornate designs on the covers.
While not your ordinary numismatic titles, they both offer a few contemporary insights about the gold rush coinage that appears in today's numismatic market. They also help to validate what I write about some of the Franklin Hoard material having not been made in the 19th century.
I'm saving up for the upcoming Kolbe sale with over 35 plated Chapman's appearing at one time.
Broadstruck, I'm glad they didn't tow your car with you in it.
in the past few month's
In the last year
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CoinsAreFun Toned Silver Eagle Proof Album
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Gallery Mint Museum, Ron Landis& Joe Rust, The beginnings of the Golden Dollar
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More CoinsAreFun Pictorials NGC
Me too!
Cool thread! I have purchased several books in the past month, but to answer the OP's question, my most recent numismatic literature acquisition was:
I too have Quarternuts book on my list of books i gotta get.
<< <i>My latest was the Wiley Bugert Half Dollar book, and it was very nice to finally land one! >>
speety, that's great news as that's been on you list for a LONG time!