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DentuckDentuck Posts: 3,819 ✭✭✭
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This post was inspired by Bethanne Patrick, who does a semi-regular feature for Publishers Weekly called "What's On Your Nightstand?"

What numismatic book(s) are you currently reading? As a followup, where/when do you typically read numismatic books (e.g., bedtime, weekend, beach)?
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  • thecointraderthecointrader Posts: 480 ✭✭
    Today's reading...


    Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. "King of Coins"

    By Q. David Bowers
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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    An ashtray.

    Russ, NCNE
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  • crispycrispy Posts: 792 ✭✭✭


    "Penny Whimsy"

    "to you, a hero is some kind of weird sandwich..."
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,529 ✭✭✭✭✭
    image

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    PS- yes, they are quite literally on my nightstand. Along with gawdknowshowmany coins and other books, and flips, and soda cans, and paper napkins, and pens, and a cat or two...

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  • RYKRYK Posts: 35,797 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Since you asked...

    A bunch of (boring) radiology journals and one neuroradiology book
    4 Gobrecht Journals
    1 Penny Whimsy
    2 The Numismatists
    2 depositions (expert witness case)
    Recent Karl Moulton catalog
    Stack's Henry Leon Sale
    Heritage's Long Beach catalog
    The Norweb Collection by QDB
    A sudoko puzzle book
    A clock, a lamp, and a phone charger

    Now, excuse me while I go clean up all that crap!
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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,529 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>An ashtray.

    Russ, NCNE >>



    Russ, you shouldn't smoke in bed. You might " Die In A Fire™ ".

    No, wait, that wasn't your trademark OF catchphrase, it was Thiggy's, wasn't it. Usually directed at whatsisname. GoldCoinLover.

    Ahhh, forum memories...

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    GLOCK 32 image
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  • guitarwesguitarwes Posts: 9,265 ✭✭✭
    two pictures of me and my sugar-mama
    lamp
    phone

    and inside my nightstand......a S&W 38 special.
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  • mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    My wife has her "special coin collection"

    Consists of:

    a 2005 state quarter proof set
    a few new buffalo nickels she has found in change
    a few OR quarters she has found in change
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    2 washington dollars

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    small alarm clock
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    TV remote
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  • PentimentoPentimento Posts: 1,367
    US Mint and Coinage - Taxay
    2 alarm clocks
    phone charger
  • LucyBopLucyBop Posts: 14,001 ✭✭✭
    Honey.... This is a family forum...

    Mr. Hall would probably become very unhappy if I said what was on my nightstand..

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  • ziggy29ziggy29 Posts: 18,668 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Honey.... This is a family forum...

    Mr. Hall would probably become very unhappy if I said what was on my nightstand.. >>

    Yeah, no talk about Frankies here...
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,529 ✭✭✭✭✭
    And I just came back to this thread specifically to see what was on the Hepkitty's nightstand. Dang. image

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  • PistareenPistareen Posts: 1,505 ✭✭✭
    At the moment, it's Breen, Crosby, and the COAC on American tokens. All three are my prep work for an upcoming Numismatist article.

    I wonder if, based on that hint, anyone can guess what the column will be on?
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  • BobaFett72BobaFett72 Posts: 7,304
    Three alarm clocks. honest to God. I set them 5 minutes apart, I go to be late and I get up early image I need em!

    Im still busting out laughing over LucyBop! image
  • bsshog40bsshog40 Posts: 3,899 ✭✭✭✭✭
    David Lange's "Guide to United States Mint Proof Sets".
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  • AlixTCatAlixTCat Posts: 1,276
    I don't read in bed. In my bathroom I have stacks of Numismatic News and Maximum PC and lately Popular Mechanics.

    Jonathan
    (I'd tell you what is on my nightstand, but this is a family forum!)
    I have been a collector for over mumbly-five years. I learn something new every day.
  • FinallyHereFinallyHere Posts: 821 ✭✭✭
    Ummm...small stereo and a lamp. I do coins all day I would be shot in bed by the wife if I read anything coin related image
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  • messydeskmessydesk Posts: 19,917 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Since you asked...

    A bunch of (boring) radiology journals and one neuroradiology book
    4 Gobrecht Journals
    1 Penny Whimsy
    2 The Numismatists
    2 depositions (expert witness case)
    Recent Karl Moulton catalog
    Stack's Henry Leon Sale
    Heritage's Long Beach catalog
    The Norweb Collection by QDB
    A sudoko puzzle book
    A clock, a lamp, and a phone charger

    Now, excuse me while I go clean up all that crap! >>


    What about Consuela?
    John
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  • ipmmanipmman Posts: 565


    << <i> I wonder if, based on that hint, anyone can guess what the column will be on? >>



    ...Condor tokens?
  • MORGANHUNTER2MORGANHUNTER2 Posts: 4,473 ✭
    I don't have a nightstand..image
  • ipmmanipmman Posts: 565
    Adams "Comitia Americana"
    Betts "Colonial Medals"
    Adams "Medals concerning John law"
    2 Ford Stacks Betts catalogues


  • antonyfireantonyfire Posts: 169 ✭

    "Gold Coins of the New Orleans Mint" by Doug Winter

    "2008 Red Book"

    "ANA Grading Guide"
  • OffCenterOffCenter Posts: 349 ✭
    A handmade baby quilt and a long sleeve "t-shirt".
  • georgiacop50georgiacop50 Posts: 2,909 ✭✭✭✭
    A CPAP, a small red wooden block (the only toy left from my childhood), and a Surefire flashlight.
  • bushmaster8bushmaster8 Posts: 5,616 ✭
    Hey, I got a CPAP machine on my nightstand as well!

    BTW- Welcome to the forums Georiacop50!image
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  • VeepVeep Posts: 1,423 ✭✭✭✭
    One of the Bowers' "Companion" books-- although lately I've spent more time with something called "Reluctant Voices" which details the recollections of children during the Civil War.
    "Let me tell ya Bud, you can buy junk anytime!"
  • CladiatorCladiator Posts: 18,031 ✭✭✭✭✭
    What's on Your Nightstand?


    image
  • MidLifeCrisisMidLifeCrisis Posts: 10,540 ✭✭✭✭✭
    American Coin Treasures and Hoards by QDB
    Money of the American Colonies and Confederation by Mossman
    Virgil Brand: The Man and His Era also by QDB
  • BigE2BigE2 Posts: 1,037 ✭
    On the nightstand: "5 People you Meet in Heaven"


    Currently reading: Bowers Hoards & Treasures book. But that gets read outside with a good cigar and two fingers of The Glenlivet. Life's good.
  • IGWTIGWT Posts: 4,975 ✭


    << <i>At the moment, it's Breen, Crosby, and the COAC on American tokens. All three are my prep work for an upcoming Numismatist article.

    I wonder if, based on that hint, anyone can guess what the column will be on? >>



    A cure for insomnia? image I read one piece of quoted legislation in Crosby and I'm off to lala land. Edited to add: In case you're wondering, yes, I have The Early Coins of America (which I won in an RYK give away) on the shelf of my nightstand. I still haven't read it through (but I'll get there eventually). image
  • BAJJERFANBAJJERFAN Posts: 31,075 ✭✭✭✭✭
    image

    Along with a copy of the book Astro Glide by J.Y. Kelly!!image
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  • Aegis3Aegis3 Posts: 2,901 ✭✭✭
    On my nightstand (an inverted cardboard box on top of another one), I have an alarm clock, a flashlight, and an ipod. My current selection of numismatic literature is QDB's hoard book, but that's on the coffee table by the sofa. My guess as to what JK's next column is on is the Theatre at New York token and Conder tokens as so-called American colonial tokens.
    --

    Ed. S.

    (EJS)
  • BlindedByEgoBlindedByEgo Posts: 10,754 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Scott Travers' How To Make Money in Coins RIGHT NOW!

    Alarm clock

    Lamp

    2 half read novels

    Last weeks' Time Magazine

    .357 speedloader

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  • ShortgapbobShortgapbob Posts: 2,332 ✭✭✭
    The latest copy of the Numismatist, the latest Coin World, and the Cherrypicker's Guide, Volume II.
    "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." -- Aristotle

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  • SwampboySwampboy Posts: 12,981 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Oh geeez.... I gotta get a nightstand? image

    Standby.

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  • Classof67Classof67 Posts: 1,502 ✭✭✭
    Heritage Long Beach Catalog.
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  • SkyManSkyMan Posts: 9,493 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Rick Tomaska's book on cameo coinage.
    10/05 PCGS population report.
    An auction catalogue or three.
    Toned Franklins

    U.S. Type Set
  • JoeLewisJoeLewis Posts: 1,907 ✭✭✭✭
    Do you guys really have a gun on your nightstand?

    US and British coin collector, and creator of The Ultimate Chuck E. Cheese's and Showbiz Pizza Place Token & Ticket Guide

  • jmj3esqjmj3esq Posts: 5,421 ✭
    Usually the Numismatist. Too much "World" stuff in that, though. Right now my interest is "Commemorative Coins of the United States, A Complete Encyclopedia, by Q. David Bowers." More info about commems than you should ever need to know.
  • FletcherFletcher Posts: 3,294 ✭
    Darwin's "Origin of Species" ... another interesting explorer image

  • MercuryMercury Posts: 1,052 ✭✭✭✭
    OK, I can agree with just about everyone.

    I have several issues of Coin World and the ANA mag.

    I also have a book on New Orleans Gold.

    I also have a 457 magnum.

    no, they are not on the night stand. They are in it.

    And, yes my wife would not be happy with coin mags, she gets mad enough when I read them and watch tv with her at the same time.

    Mercury
    Collecting Peace Dollars and Modern Crap.
  • NewbNewb Posts: 1,401


    << <i>An ashtray.

    Russ, NCNE >>



    Primatene Mist lol



    and some Morgans
  • NewbNewb Posts: 1,401


    << <i>

    I also have a 457 magnum.

    >>



    Do you handload? I hear that's got quite a punch.


    image
  • BarberianBarberian Posts: 3,523 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Darwin's "Evolution of Species" ... another interesting explorer

    Did he write a new book I've never heard about?
    3 rim nicks away from Good
  • notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Do you guys really have a gun on your nightstand? >>



    Mine is in a digital touch safe (can be operated in the dark by touch) bolted to the nightstand.

    The alarm clock isn't in a safe.

    Reading material has been replaced by a laptop.
  • MercuryMercury Posts: 1,052 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Do you guys really have a gun on your nightstand? >>



    Yes
    Collecting Peace Dollars and Modern Crap.
  • notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭


    << <i>What's on Your Nightstand? image >>



    Nice choice but it looks like it hasn't been fired enough. I have a similar black 226 beside my bed.
  • JulioJulio Posts: 2,501 ✭
    A priority list of what I hope to accomplish in the AM. jws
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