Help me build a Numismatic Library

I've been working for quite some time on building a Numismatic Library of my own to use as reference in my collecting career.

It's currently pretty balanced and has a couple rarities... But it can always be expanded upon, as you know perfection is never fully achieved. I'm posting this as a sort of living thread to help others build their libraries as well and also help keep track of mine as it grows and get feedback on what is missing or could be added.

Thanks to all that take the time to read and comment

A Handbook of 20th Century U.S. Gold Coins: 1907-1933
DW AKERS

Pleasure & Profit: 100 Lessons for Building and Selling a Collection of Coins
RW SHIPPEE

Grading Coins by Photographs
QD BOWERS

A Guide book of Morgan Silver Dollars
QD BOWERS

A Guide book of United States Type Coins
QD BOWERS

A Nation of Counterfeiters
S MIHM

A Guide book of United States Coins 2015 Red Book edition
QD BOWERS

Cash in Your Coins: Selling the Rare Coins you've Inherited
B DEISHER

Top 100 Morgan Dollar Varieties: The VAM Keys
MS FEY

Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare die Varieties of United States Coins Volume I
B FIVAZ

Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare die Varieties of United States Coins Volume II
B FIVAZ

The Official American Numismatic Association Grading Standards for United States Coins
K BRESSETT

A Guide book of Double Eagle Gold Coins: A Complete History and Price Guide
QD BOWERS

The Coin Collectors Survival Manual 6th Edition
SA TRAVERS

Grading Coins: A Collection of Readings
R BAGG

The Official Guide to Coin Grading and Counterfeit Detection 2nd Edition
J DANNREUTHER

Making the Grade: Comprehensive Grading Guide for U.S. Coins
B DEISHER

The Coin Collectors Survival Manual 7th Edition
SA TRAVERS

Collecting Rare Coins for Pleasure and Profit: An Insiders Guide to Today Market
QD BOWERS

The Experts Guide to Collecting and Investing in Rare Coins
QD BOWERS

Penny Whimsy
WH SHELDON

The Amherst & Waccabuc Collections Stacks Catalog NOV 13-14 2007

Photograde: Official Photographic Grading Guide for United States Coins
JF RUDDY

The Art and Science of Grading Coins
J POE

CSNS 2015 US Coin Auction Heritage Catalog APR 22-26 2015

The Early Coins of America
SS CROSBY

Collecting and Investing Strategies for Barber Dimes
J AMBIO

D Brent Pogue Collection Masterpieces of US Coinage Auction Stacks Catalog MAY 19 2015

United States Pattern Coins: Experimental and Trial Pieces 9th Ed.
JH JUDD

United States Pattern Coins: Experimental and Trial Pieces 8th Ed.
JH JUDD

United States Pattern Coins: Experimental and Trial Pieces 10th Ed.
JH JUDD

Collecting and Investing Strategies for Walking Liberty Half Dollars
J AMBIO

Numismatic Photography 2nd Ed.
M GOODMAN

A Guide book of Peace Dollars
RW BURDETTE

United States Patterns and Related Issues
AW POLLOCK

Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins 1795-1933 2nd Ed.
J GARRETT

United States Coinage: A Study by Type
R GUTH

Gold Coins of the Dahlonega Mint 3rd Ed.
D WINTER

Gold Coins of the New Orleans Mint 1839-1909
D WINTER

Gold Coins of the Charlotte Mint 1838-1861 3rd Ed.
D WINTER

The U.S. Mint and Coinage: An Illustrated History from 1776 to the Present
D TAXAY

Numismatic Art in America: Aesthetics of United States Coinage 2nd Ed.
C VERMEULE

The History of United States Coinage as Illustrated by the Garrett Collection
QD BOWERS

Early Half Dollar Die Varieties 1794-1836 5th Ed.
DL PARSLEY

Early U.S. Gold Coin Varieties: Study of Die States 1794-1834
J DANNREUTHER

Early United States Dimes 1796-1837
D LOGAN

Fractional Money
N CAROTHERS

Grading Guide for Early American Copper Coins
WR ECKBERG

The Palace Collection Auction
1954 Sotheby's CO.
John J Wilkisons personal deluxe sales room copy with annotations.

Worlds Greatest Collection Gold Coins
Kosoff Numismatic Gallery 1946

Worlds Greatest Collection Silver Coins
Kosoff Numismatic Gallery 1945

United States Coin Company. CATALOGUE OF THE SUPERB COLLECTION OF UNITED STATES COINS BELONGING TO MALCOLM N. JACKSON OF BOSTON, MASS. ONE OF THE FINEST COLLECTIONS OF GOLD, COLLECTION OF PATTERN COINS
Plated deluxe copy 1913

Harry W Bass Jr Collection
Bowers and Merena pts 1-4

Garrett Collection Sale Deluxe
Bowers and Ruddy pts 1-4

Norweb Collection Sale Deluxe
Bowers and Merena pts 1-3

John J Pittman Collection Deluxe
Akers pts 1-3

Pearl Collection Deluxe
Numismatic Gallery

Dr Thaine B Price Collection Deluxe
Akers

U.S. Gold Coins
6 volume study by Akers
Vol 1-6

A Description Of Ancient And Modern Coins, In The Cabinet Collection Of The Mint Of The United States
1860 First Edition (rebound)
JR SNOWDEN

I have more but these are all I have typed out at the moment. I'll update this later! Enjoy

 

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you missed about 6,455 other Dave Bowers books.

 

That's very true. It seems every book you pick up has some portion of it written by hom

 

Bowers' publications have excellent information, but sometimes in his writing he can be very long winded.

 

Indeed

 

I didn't see Kevin J Flynn on your list.

 

I don't have any of his works. Are there some in particular you recommend?

 

One of my favorite references you left out is "A guide book of modern United States Proof coin sets" by David W. Lange. This book was made in 2005, so it only covers U.S. proof sets from 1936-2005.

 

I will seek out a copy. Thank you!

 

How about Roger W. Burdette's From Mine to Mint?

Also Early United States Quarters 1796-1838 by Steve Tompkins if you like those.

 

Sarcasm? or No?

Most people I talk to dont have much respect for that particular Author.

 

Good to know this feed back. Thanks!

 

I spoke with a well respected collector (and author) of seated material recently and he divulged that Flynns books are FULL of errors, minimal credit to contributors, little knowledge about the subjects he writes other than what he has read or by someone providing info to him. Also said to check his intros, he uses the same template so frequently that he forgets to edit them and you have intros talking about barber quarters when the book is about Indian head cents <not a specific example.

Also told me that well respected collectors, dealers, and authors in the seated series are NOT helping Flynn due to those issues and that he has to go find his own material to write about.

To top it all off he is writing about series that he doesn't even personally collect. How could you ever know the nuances in a series like seated quarters of you don't even collect them?

What type of information and how useful is it if the leading experts in the series refuse to help you?

Like Frank said, save your money if you are considering a book from Flynn. Likely there is a much better and more legitimate reference available.

 

Are you familiar with David Sklow?

Apparently his final book auction is coming to a close in October. I don't know why he is giving up these auctions, but his service is second to none and there is always a book in his catalogue that is worth placing a bid on.

 

True, a real gentleman!

Sorry to hear that he is stopping his sales.

 

It took me by surprise too. I went through the latest catalog and at the very end there was this

 

Someone like @CBJesse needs to take his place. He has a passion for books too and someone I see regularly selling them.

It would also be nice to have a site dedicated to selling numismatic literature. It's hard trying to locate books scattered across obscure dealers.

When I was introduced to a Sklow auction last year by Jesse I was immediately impressed and so thankful for that valuable resource.

It's a shame to see him go.

 

wow, I have the catalogue, and completely missed that!

 

I barely caught the announcement myself since it was buried at the very end. Just happened to see it and notice what it was trying to convey.

I'm pretty saddened by this.