Is there a market, or any interest in the Numismatist books from the American Numismatic Association listed below? They are all complete and the older ones have some rust on the staples. The pictures show the cover and the middle of the book to show the staples. Year Issues Year Issues 1913 2-12 1957 1-12 1929 1-12 1962 1-12 1932 1-12 1963 1-12 1933 1-12 1964 1-12 1934 1-12 1965 1-12 1937 1-12 1970 1-12 1938 1-12 1971 1-12 1939 1-12 1972 1-12 1945 1-12 1973 1-12 1946 1-3,5,6,9-11 1978 1-12 1949 1-12 1979 1-12 1951 1-12 1980 1-12 1952 1-12 1981 1-12 1953 1-12 1982 1-12 1954 1-12 1983 1-12 1955 1-12 1990 1-12 1956 1-12
When I searched for this, I see several being offered for sale on eBay. But when I filtered by clicking on "Sold Items," none of them popped up.
My guess is probably not. Every issue is online for ANA members already, and that’s where I’d expect the primary interest and market to be. Your best bet would be to see if maybe a library would want them as a donation, IMO. OTOH, is love to get ahold of a long run of historical Greysheets, just for the old pricing data. The articles would just be a bonus,
You probably won't get a lot for them but there is definitely interest. Typically the only ones that sell for good money are the ones from the first couple of years. If you were looking to sell them send me a private message and I can help you with some possible venues to contact.
Read the articles and see if there was a major event happening at that time. Sometimes they are worth more because of what’s inside of them. For example, there could be an article about WWII in there and how it is affecting the US mint. The history is worth more than the magazines itself.
Yes, there is definitely an interest among numismatic bibliophiles. Just as with coins, a seller can ask for any amount for their "product". But, that in no way means that it is within acceptable market ranges. I have seen a number of old The Numismatist magazines available on eBay and AbeBooks. And a large number of the asking prices are laughable. Desirability is only one aspect and will only go so far in determining the market price. I would suggest that the absence of sales reflects unrealistic asking prices. I would suggest that the market here (bibliophilic) has little interest in electronic copies of books. The content of the books is only part of the allure of being a bibliophile. Just as with coins, one would have to wonder in whose hands the book has been held, could it have inspired a change in someone's life or even history itself, all of the whos whats wheres and whys. Sound advice here. First editions are always the apple of the eye. Then you have the special editions and any edition that has any historic significance. There are a lot of aspects that go into determining the monetary value of any book. Up front, I wouldn't expect much value, even for a book that is 70 years old. Just take coins as an example: we still have nickles that are over 70 years old, and they may not necessarily be worth much more than a nickel toady.
People will collect anything, by that, i mean anything, i worked for a bus company and the president of the company collected international trucks and buses, he had over 85 of them in his private collection, from tractors to air break tow trucks, flat beds, even a trolley or two, and one of his buses wound up in Indiana Jones and the crystal skull movie, they rented it for filming down in new haven , ct, and i worked on it prepping it for the movie, lol anyways, now that i am way way off track, back when i was a wee laddie, i collected red books, some even signed by the author yeoman, so , yes, post them and put a price of about 10-15.00 each for the older ones i would hazard a guess, or look them up and see comparable issues to get an idea of pricing...someone will want them
Thank you all for sharing your opinions and expertise. I suppose I will hang on to them until things get back to "normal" while researching a proper donation destination. Thanks again!
FWIW, before I started recycling my set, I asked the ANA Library if it wanted them. The answer was no.
