What is Browning's book on Bust Quarters?

canadanz

I'm looking for the attribution guide to Bust Quarters and can't find anything quickly via Google. Any help?

savoyspecial

Steve Tompkins published a book on the subject a couple of years ago

DaveG

Look here.

Browning's book was originally published many years ago. (This is an updated edition.)

Two other (much more in-depth) books have been published recently; Tompkins' book a couple of years ago and one by a group of authors just a few months ago.

RichieURich

<< <i>Look here.

Browning's book was originally published many years ago. (This is an updated edition.)

Two other (much more in-depth) books have been published recently; Tompkins' book a couple of years ago and one by a group of authors just a few months ago. >>



What DaveG says is true; however, the Browning book in any format has some serious deficiencies vs. the Tompkins book recently released. For one thing, if you are trying to attribute Bust quarters by variety, the white Browning book has some diagnostics that are just plain wrong. The rarity ratings in the Browning book are also wrong. The Tompkins book has accurate and much larger pictures of every variety and lists the diagnostics of each variety. The pictures in Tompkins are light-years ahead of the Browning book. And Tompkins uses the same standard numbering system used in the Browning book. And Tompkins has updated the rarity ratings to reflect the current thinking on rarity of each variety. Tompkins has just made it a heck of a lot easier to attribute Bust quarters.

Full disclosure note: I sell both the Tompkins book and the recently released Rory Rea, et. al. book on Bust quarters. I would carry the Browning book but no one has ever asked for one.

Coinosaurus

The Browning book was good for its time, which has now passed.

As a piece of collectible numismatic literature it remains prized, but for the modern collector either of the two that just came out are the way to go.

Sonorandesertrat

<< <i>The Browning book was good for its time, which has now passed.

As a piece of collectible numismatic literature it remains prized, but for the modern collector either of the two that just came out are the way to go. >>

QuarterCollector

Check out this thread. Every known bust quarter variety is listed with pictures.

Tom

Bust Quarters

claychaser

You (the OP) are in luck!

Rory Rea, Dr. Glenn Peterson, Bradley Karoleff and John Kovach published "Early Quarter Dollars of The United States Mint" nin November, 2010. The book sells for $100, and its well worth it. This is full of very high quality photos of some absolutely amazing coins, complete "how to" attribute for us rank amatuers. hitorical references that are a great rtead by themselves, populations, auction records, etc. It even has a section on comntemporary countrerfeits, errors and counterstamps. It covers 1796 to 1838.

I met Rory at the Long Beach Show. This book was truly a labor of love, and a great read.