James Haxby Book Price

Can someone tell me why the book by James Haxby Titled U.S. Obsolute Notes - 1782 to 1866 is so expensive?

 

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It's a six-volume set and each one is about 3 inches thick. At the moment it's the most comprehensive reference on obsolete notes in existence. However, there's a project in the works by the Society of Paper Money Collectors to create a massive online database to include all obsoletes. I think ultimately this will be the go-to reference for collectors.

 

You can buy individual states from the publisher in electronic format.

 

Like most good numismatic books, they had a small print run and demand goes up every year.

 

I have it on PDF . You can find a copy of that or on a disk set for quite a lot less.

 

Thanks for the info guys!