Interesting coin books

oneor11 · January 21, 2012 11:52PM

Over the past couple of weeks I read the list of books below cover-to-cover and thought they were well-written and very informative. I feel indebted to the authors and others for the amount of research that must have went into these books. I'm sure it's old hat to many of you, but wanted to share just in case you're looking for a good read.

1. The Secret History of the First U.S. Mint (Orosz/Augsburger): This is an absolutely amazing book. No words can do it justice.

2. A Guide Book of United States Type Coins (Bowers)

3. A Guide Book of Peace Dollars (Burdette) (Thanks Bryce)

4. A Guide Book of Gold DOllars (Bowers)

5. A Guide Book of Flying Eagle and Indian Head Cents (Snow)

6. Numismatic Photography (Goodman)

My eyes hurt now though.

Jacob

ricko · January 22, 2012 1:07AM

I have two of them, I do want to get the first one to read as well. Cheers, RickO

DaveG · January 22, 2012 1:44AM

Well, don't stop now - there are plenty more books where those came from!

curly · January 22, 2012 1:48AM

"Abe Kosoff Remembers"

I've only read it about a dozen times.

OldEastside · January 22, 2012 2:03AM

Well ya know the old sayin that knowledge is power,
you can never go wrong with a good book, sadley in
this day and age of electronic media, you have to take
some info with a grain of salt, its good to have your
own reference library or have access to one.

Steve

Coinosaurus · January 22, 2012 2:07AM

<< <i>"Abe Kosoff Remembers"

I've only read it about a dozen times. >>

That one is on my shelf and I've wanted to get to it for a long time. It is the kind of book where the information there can't be found anywhere else. Also it is a "story" book, a good balance to all the technical data out there which sometimes gets kind of dull.

Thx for oneor11 for the shoutout

Coinshowman · January 22, 2012 2:22AM

Amazon has The Secret History of the First U.S. Mint for $16.30 new, but the cheapest used one is $17.48.

Sonorandesertrat · January 22, 2012 3:08AM

Books like these, and auction catalogs, will help keep a coin collector tied to the hobby even during periods when no items are added to his/her collection.
Spend a set fraction of your coin budget on numismatic literature, it will pay off handsomely.

johnny9434 · January 22, 2012 4:25AM

i gotta read the one on the peace dollars. that would be a great new start with me

breakdown · January 22, 2012 4:34AM

<< <i>Books like these, and auction catalogs, will help keep a coin collector tied to the hobby even during periods when no items are added to his/her collection.
Spend a set fraction of your coin budget on numismatic literature, it will pay off handsomely. >>

Boy, I am a big believer in this philosophy, in part because I have always enjoyed reading and history. The problem is that the more I read about coins, the more I start thinking that I need to buy something.

By the way, I recently finished The Fantastic 1804 Dollar, Tribute Edition by Newman and Bressett - a book I'm sure many have read. Although strangely organized, it's a lot of fun. I love all the affidavits by the Mint officials in the 1800s, verifying certain specimens' authenticity and the fact that they were minted in 1804. The shenanigans and general scoundrelry are rich and great.

Interesting coin books

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