How much have you spent on your numismatic library?

If you want to spend some $'s:

Some amazing books.

And amazing prices.

But, great and some very scarce books, some unique.

download the catalogue:

http://www.numislit.com/shop/numislit/index.html


includes:
B. Max Mehl's own very rare morocco-bound copies of five editions of the Star Rare Coin Encyclopedia.

 

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Really? I have two copies and the most I paid for one of them was $60.

 

I probably have spent a few thousand on numismatic books. But they make up less than 1% of my collection.

 

some difference in price from $302.99
to $2688.02

PS: Doug: cheap compared to the ones that are listed in the fixed price catalogue.

 

Honestly, I don't know what I have spent. However, I can state that I have used my library extensively over the years and continue to use it regularly. Whatever I have paid out of pocket has been paid back many times over by the library.

 

My numismatic library is fairly small yet solid and growing a few of my more expensive books is a complete bound set of the Gobrecht journals the early dime book and hardbound sets of the eliasberg sale among others. My library of books on early American furniture art and antiques and 18th c woodworking techniques and tools cost me tens of thousands and lines 2 full walls of a room in my house all of it money well spent and I'm always looking for more!!

 

Along with collecting coins over the past 30 years, I became a Numismatic book collector. I'm presently a member of NBS. Here is a pic of the library , excluding 4 more crates of books, CD and VHS tapes.

 

Just added another $425 worth this week on 2 books the complete Garrett collection catalogs and the John ford catalog of early Massachusetts silver coins

 

I honestly don't have a clue how much I've spent on numis-books, I would say easily over 10k. Since I decided to specialize, I've been selling off most of them.

I usually buy about 10-15 red books a year, I give them away to people just getting started.

 

Well, I added another for about $16.

 

Nice and orderly.

Mine are on two floors, and would take about 5 pictures to get most of them, not including the 4 or 5 cartons that I have stored away.

Yours are far too neatly organized.

 

I apologize for being to organized. LOL

 

You should.

You are making the rest of us look bad.

 

I have been trying to skim on Purchasing books I opt for pdfs unless its something I truely truly want to read...

 

ok as far as numismatic library goes I have 37 PDF apostrophe sI have the cherry pickers guide volume wanting to I have water brands encyclopedia of US coins I have every coin world magazines from 2011 up encyclopedia of Canadian coin

 

hey if you ever find out where you saw that survival manual can you PM it to me

 

Sounds like some of you collect books instead of coins

I've probably spent $250 in the last 2 years maybe....I use what I've purchased all the time...coz i have a bad case of CRS!