I purchased Breen's Half Cent Encyclopedia today...

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• holeinone1972 Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭

  March 30, 2007 6:42AM

  
  
  << <i> Just letting everyone know! >>
  
  
  
  Dear Lord,
  
  I know it is not nice to ask for too many things but for the sake of this community here in cyberspace could you cause the US postal service to loose this book in transit, or maybe a small 2-4 week power outage at Longacre's house.
  
  I do not wish to cause any serious damage but maybe a meteor could just graze his house and takeout his keyboard.
  
  I ask for this not for me, but for the thousands of the members here who NEED YOUR HELP!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Just kidding, I do actually enjoy your posts. ALL OF THEM!!!
  
  Honey can you bring in my medication now?
  
  

  

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• RichieURich Posts: 8,570 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 30, 2007 6:46AM

  It is a rather weighty tome, but much less weight than the tax code! Also a heckuva lot more interesting, Longacre!

  An authorized PCGS dealer, and a contributor to the Red Book.

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• STONE Posts: 15,275 ✭

  March 30, 2007 6:52AM

  Hope you like the book.

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• lathmach Posts: 4,720 ✭

  March 30, 2007 7:05AM

  It's a great book.
  
  Ray

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• CaptHenway Posts: 32,895 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 30, 2007 7:07AM

  One of the most gorgeously photographed books you will ever have the honor to touch.
  TD

  Numismatist. 50 year member ANA. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner numerous NLG Literary Awards.

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• MacCrimmon Posts: 7,058 ✭✭✭

  March 30, 2007 7:12AM

  
  
  << <i>One of the most gorgeously photographed books you will ever have the honor to touch.
  TD >>
  
  
  
  Don't let the frontispeice photo of Walter scare you (I think it's in that book, anyway).

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• mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭

  March 30, 2007 7:16AM

  Yeah the 1/2c has the odd pic of him at his desk

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• RichieURich Posts: 8,570 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 30, 2007 7:18AM

  
  
  << <i>One of the most gorgeously photographed books you will ever have the honor to touch.
  TD >>
  
  
  
  I agree. Some of these half cents are gorgeous and also very, very difficult to find. There are a couple I'm looking for that have been hiding so far.

  An authorized PCGS dealer, and a contributor to the Red Book.

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• RTS Posts: 1,408 ✭

  March 30, 2007 7:20AM

  A very nice book.

  

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• Writersblock Posts: 1,196 ✭

  March 30, 2007 8:09AM

  I think you will be QUITE impressed. I've had my copy snce 1983, use it frequently, and still feel it is one of the best variety reference books on the market. The only down side is that it is too large and heavy to comfortably carry with you to shows.

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• DaveG Posts: 3,535 ✭

  March 30, 2007 8:50AM

  I don't get it - what's the fascination with stupid, dirty copper discs that weren't even legal tender when they were minted?

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• Regulated Posts: 2,994 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 30, 2007 8:55AM

  The frontispiece is my favorite part of the book. A prominent forum member has a framed wall-sized copy of it hanging in his office.

  
  What is now proved was once only imagined. - William Blake
  

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• Coxe Posts: 11,139 ✭

  March 30, 2007 8:58AM

  Excellent reference. It is my primary one for half cents.

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• MrEureka Posts: 24,452 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 30, 2007 8:58AM

  The frontispiece is my favorite part of the book. A prominent forum member has a framed wall-sized copy of it hanging in his office.
  
  At least until someone makes me an offer I can't refuse.

  Andy Lustig
  
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