What are the best books on gold coins?

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• Sonorandesertrat Posts: 5,695 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 7, 2012 7:04AM

  For those interested in U. S. gold coins:
  1. Garrett, J & Guth, R/Encyclopedia of United States Gold Coins, 1795 – 1933 (2nd Ed.). Every collector who is casually interested in gold coins should own a copy.
  2. Akers, DW/United States Gold Patterns: A Photographic Study of the Gold Patterns Struck at the U. S. Mint, 1836 – 1907. If you want to oogle..
  3. Bowers, QD/A Guide Book of Double Eagle Gold Coins (The Official Red Book series, vol. 2)
  4. Bowers, QD/A Guide Book of Gold Dollars (The Official Red Book series, vol. 12)
  5. Loewinger, RJ (Dannreuther, JW, Ed.)/Proof Gold Coinage of the United States. More oogling…
  6. Metcalf, WE (Ed.)America’s Gold Coinage (Coinage of the Americas Conference Proceedings, vol. 6). Good collection of articles.
  7. Bowers, QD/United States Gold Coins: An Illustrated History. Wonderful reading---a nice historical primer if you are interested in the Eliasberg gold coin collection.
  8. Bowers, QD & Winter, D/United States $3 Gold Pieces, 1854 - 1889
  9. If you are interested in branch mint (Carson City, Charlotte, Dahlonega, New Orleans) gold coins, get the books by Douglas Winter
  10. Dannreuther, JW & Bass Jr, HW/Early U.S. Gold Coin Varieties: A Study of Die States, 1795 - 1834.

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• ColoradoCoinGuy Posts: 235 ✭✭✭

  July 7, 2012 8:06AM

  You may want to also add
  Bill Fivaz - "United States Gold Counterfeit Detection Guide"

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• Coinosaurus Posts: 9,645 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 7, 2012 8:18AM

  I think one of the ANS COAC books covered gold - yes, the edition for 1989.

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• commoncents05 Posts: 10,096 ✭✭✭

  July 7, 2012 8:54AM

  I'll echo Sonorandesertrat's #1. Excellent resource.
  
  
  1. Garrett, J & Guth, R/Encyclopedia of United States Gold Coins, 1795 – 1933 (2nd Ed.). Every collector who is casually interested in gold coins should own a copy.

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• philographer Posts: 1,328 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 7, 2012 2:12PM

  Thanks much for the replies! Looks like I will start with the Garrett and move on from there!
  
  Thanks again
  

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• LanceNewmanOCC Posts: 19,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

  July 8, 2012 10:06AM

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  ty for the suggestions as well
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• lunytune2 Posts: 1,077 ✭✭✭

  July 8, 2012 10:21AM

  Doug Winters has alot of good gold books out ... his are more specific towards different mints or different denominations , but all very good books.

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• DaveG Posts: 3,535 ✭

  July 8, 2012 11:46AM

  Don't forget all the great articles Doug Winter has posted on his website.
  
  Some of the best ones are from several years ago - but still very informative!

  Check out the Southern Gold Society

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