What's the best Fugio reference?

llafoe

Is there a definitive Fugio reference book?

BillJones

United States Fugio Copper Coinage of 1787 by Eric P. Newman. It has wonderful photos in color and lots of great information.

The bad news is the book is not that big, and it cost me $125.00.

shorecoll

I agree, that's the most up to date reference. The old reference by Alan Kessler was long out-of-print and bringing up to $350 in the rare book market...it should have dropped since Newman came out.

BillJones

<< <i>I agree, that's the most up to date reference. The old reference by Alan Kessler was long out-of-print and bringing up to $350 in the rare book market...it should have dropped since Newman came out. >>



The Kessler book is $350.00 !!!!Somebody is out of their mind.

I've had a copy of that for years, and I think I paid less than $20 for it.

llafoe

I've found the Newman book from $125-145 and the Kessler from $125-230.

ColonialCoinUnion

I personally find the attribution guide in Kessler to be extremely good.

shorecoll

I sold my Kessler a few years ago for $250 or so...missed it and bought another.

MidLifeCrisis

It's always best to have a few references around. In addition to the Newman and Kessler books, I suggest you get a copy of the catalog for Stack's John J. Ford Collection Part I. It has about 48 pages devoted to Fugios with great descriptions and many color plates. The catalog states that there are 87 regular issue Fugios in the collection that include 40 different varieties.