Does anyone have any opinions on books or other reference materials that I should read to learn more about US gold coins? Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks.
I am looking for information on the US gold series ($1, $2.50, $3, $5, $10, and $20, both Indian and Liberty). I've already read Q. David Bowers' An Illustrated History of Gold Coins, and I ready Volume IV of Paul F. Taglione's series on gold coins. I recently bought his Volume I of the series dealing with gold dollars (there are other volumes on quarter eagles and $3 as well which I will probably get). Are there other books that I should be reading? I would like to learn as much as possible about the different denominations before I start to make a lot of purchases. Thanks.
Here is a list of good gold books. Some are more specific than others. California Coiners and Assayers by Dan Owens California Gold Rush by David Bowers Gold Coins of the Carson City Mint by Doug Winters Gold Coins of the Charlotte Mint by Doug Winters Gold Coins of the Dalonega Mint by Doug Winters United States Gold Coins: An illistrated History by David Bowers INSIDERS GUIDE TO COLLECTING TYPE I DOUBLE EAGLES by Doug Winters United States Half Eagle Gold Coins United States Ten $ Gold Eagles 1795-1804 by Taraska California Pioneer Fractional Gold by Breen and Gillo An Insider’s Guide to Collecting Type One Double Eagles by Doug Winters Detecting Counterfeit Gold Coins Book 2 by Lonsome John Proof Gold Coinage of the United States by R. Loewinger Private Gold Coins and Patterns of the United States by Don Kagin US Gold Coins Volume 1 Gold Dollars by D. Akers US Gold Coins Volume 6 Double Eagles by D. Akers That should keep you busy for a while
