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BodinBodin Posts: 1,022 ✭✭✭
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My birthday is close to christmas, so I often get the 2 for 1 gift. Which means I usually go higher in price. I say this because a lot of coin books can be pricy and some are made with real gold(*ahem).
Just looking for ideas of any books you either HIGHLY recommend or new books that have come out.
Any specific books are fine as I'll add then to my resource library. I'm definitely looking for one on seated liberty halves and early flowing hair halves and their die pairings.
Again, you can recommend a book on the 1955 s Roosevelt dime. Nothing is too obscure.
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  • BodinBodin Posts: 1,022 ✭✭✭
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  • DentuckDentuck Posts: 3,824 ✭✭✭
    Here are a few good ones to dig into!

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  • breakdownbreakdown Posts: 2,266 ✭✭✭✭✭
    John J Ford and the Franklin Hoard by Karl Moulton. A real labor of love with great illustrations. Over 800 pages and big and bulky so not something you read on a train, for instance.

    "Look up, old boy, and see what you get." -William Bonney.

  • DentuckDentuck Posts: 3,824 ✭✭✭
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  • CBJesseCBJesse Posts: 280 ✭
    I have a few suggestions, though I can only really be helpful when it comes to books on early federal coinage, as I don't collect much else.

    For seated halves, there is a comprehensive guide by Wiley and Bugert, The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dollars - This probably isn't the best option as it is very expensive ($350-up) and hard to find, but I thought I would put it out there, in case you wanted to save up your birthday/Christmas money.

    Here are a one that would make a great gift,

    For flowing hair half dollars, if you are interested in these and don't have the Overton book, Early Half Dollar Die Varieties, you need one. You should be able to get one on ebay for $60-$80, make sure to get a 3rd or 4th edition.

    There are lots of other books on early federal coinage that can be had in the $60-$120, but to keep this post relativly short I'll leave it at this. Feel free to send me a PM if you'd like a more complete list.

    Thanks
    Jesse
    Collector of Early American Coinage and Related Literature
    Member - EAC, JRCS, C4, FUN
  • DaveGDaveG Posts: 3,535 ✭
    Well, if you're interested in Seated half dollar die varieties, then there's the series of books that Bill Bugert is putting out.

    Wizard Coin Supply has two of them in stock.

    Check out the Southern Gold Society

  • EagleguyEagleguy Posts: 2,264 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I would also recommend "Numismatic Art in America" by Cornelius Vermeule

    JH
    JH

    Proof Buffalo Registry Set
    Capped Bust Quarters Registry Set
    Proof Walking Liberty Halves Registry Set
  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 29,343 ✭✭✭✭✭
    i like that idea of having a us pattern coin book. it sounds useful to have.
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The Silver Eagles book is great... I have the Gold and Platinum on order.... lots of great coin books out there... Cheers, RickO

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