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wondering what books I should read to make myself better for the following coins?
Three cent silver
Indian head cent anything besides snow
Liberty seated half dime, dime, quarter, half dollar, dollar
two cent piece
I am interested in 1861-1865 U.S. Coins.

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  • ambro51ambro51 Posts: 13,946 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Breens Encyclopedia
  • STONESTONE Posts: 15,275
    Three cent silver book by myself and Flynn
  • SonorandesertratSonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Some suggestions:
    1. Flynn, Kevin & Zack, Winston/The Authoritative Reference on Three Cent Silver Pieces
    2. Indian Head cents--the best references were all written by Rick Snow
    3. Flynn, Kevin/The Authoritative Reference on Two Cent Coins
    Leone, F./Longacre’s Two-Cent Piece: Die Varieties and Errors
    4. Greer, Brian/The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Dimes
    Wiley, R. & Bugert, B./The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dollars (o.p.; there is a new edition in multiple parts---contact Rich Uhrich)
    Nothing worth getting for Seated dollars outside of what is in Bowers' Encyclopedia (this is available online now)
    Briggs, Larry/Encyclopedia of United States Liberty Seated Quarters (o.p.)
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  • << <i>Some suggestions:
    1. Flynn, Kevin & Zack, Winston/The Authoritative Reference on Three Cent Silver Pieces
    2. Indian Head cents--the best references were all written by Rick Snow
    3. Flynn, Kevin/The Authoritative Reference on Two Cent Coins
    Leone, F./Longacre’s Two-Cent Piece: Die Varieties and Errors
    4. Greer, Brian/The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Dimes
    Wiley, R. & Bugert, B./The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dollars (o.p.; there is a new edition in multiple parts---contact Rich Uhrich)
    Nothing worth getting for Seated dollars outside of what is in Bowers' Encyclopedia (this is available online now)
    Briggs, Larry/Encyclopedia of United States Liberty Seated Quarters (o.p.) >>


    thanks
    I am interested in 1861-1865 U.S. Coins.
  • shorecollshorecoll Posts: 5,447 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Good answer from Sonoran, you might add a few auction catalogs of some key seated dollar collections to fill the gap.
    ANA-LM, NBS, EAC
  • DaveGDaveG Posts: 3,535
    You might also be interested in joining the various specialty coin clubs.

    I'm a member of the Liberty Seated Collectors Club. Link

    I don't know if there are specialty coin clubs for the other coins you mentioned.

    You might be interested in visiting Gerry Fortin's website: seateddimevarieties.com

    Also, David Lawrence Rare Coins has put at least the Wiley/Bugert book on seated halves on line at stellacoinnews.com.

    You might also be interested in subscribing to the free E-Gobrecht, the electronic newsletter of the LSCC.

    Check out the Southern Gold Society

  • sniocsusniocsu Posts: 1,291 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Some suggestions:
    1. Flynn, Kevin & Zack, Winston/The Authoritative Reference on Three Cent Silver Pieces
    2. Indian Head cents--the best references were all written by Rick Snow
    3. Flynn, Kevin/The Authoritative Reference on Two Cent Coins
    Leone, F./Longacre’s Two-Cent Piece: Die Varieties and Errors
    4. Greer, Brian/The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Dimes
    Wiley, R. & Bugert, B./The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dollars (o.p.; there is a new edition in multiple parts---contact Rich Uhrich)
    Nothing worth getting for Seated dollars outside of what is in Bowers' Encyclopedia (this is available online now)
    Briggs, Larry/Encyclopedia of United States Liberty Seated Quarters (o.p.) >>



    This is an excellent start

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