Last Coin Book Purchased

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  1. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    I seldom buy books one at a time, my last order was for 10. They were -

    Ciani, Louis.. Les Monnaies Royales Francaises De Hughes Capet A Louis XVI. Maestricht,
    Holland.: A. G. Van Der Dussen, 1969. Reprint of the 1926 Edition.


    Bowers and Merena, Inc. (In Cooperation with Stack's).. The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection..
    Wolfeboro, Nh: Bowers and Merena, Inc., 1996. First Edition. Quarto. Blue Cloth Lettered in Gilt.. As
    New. / No Dust Jacket Issued. Auction catalog: May 20, 1996. 352 pp., 1348 lots, 17 color plates,
    well illustrated, prices realized tipped in pocket affixed to rear pastedown. DELUXE LIBRARY EDITION.
    Signed on signature plate affixed to front pastedown by Q, David Bowers, Raymond M. Merena,
    Dr. Richard A. Bragg, Mark Borckardt, Andrew W. Pollock, III and Douglas Plasencia


    Bowers and Merena Galleries, Inc.( In Cooperation with Stack's). The Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr.
    Collection.. Wolfeboro, Nh: Bowers and Merena Galleries Inc., First Edition. Quarto. Blue Cloth Lettered
    in Gilt.. New / No Dust Jacket Issued. Auction catalog: April 6-8, 1997. Lots 1349-3308, 416 pp.,
    illustrated, 23 color plates, prices realized tipped in. DELUXE LIBRARY EDITION, bound in blue cloth
    lettered in gilt, signature plate affixed to front pastedown signed by Q. David Bowers, Raymond N.
    Merena, Dr. Richard A. Bagg, Mark Borckardt, Andrew M. Pollock, III and Douglas Plasencia


    Sedwick, Daniel & Sedwick, Frank.. The Practical Book of Cobs.. Winter park, Fl: Self Published, 1987. First Edition.. Octavo. Heavy Card Covers. As New / No Dust Jacket Issued. 81pp, well illustrated, signed by authors.


    Roberts, James N.. The Silver Coins of Medieval France, 476 - 1610 A.D.. New York: Attic Books Ltd, 1996. First Edition.


    North, J.J.. English Hammered Coinage, Volume 1, Early Anglo-Saxon, Henry III, 650-1272.. London: Spink & Son Ltd, 1963. First Edition. Large Octavo. Black Cloth Lettered in Gilt


    North, J.J.. English Hammered coinage, Volume 2, Edward I to Charles II, 1272 - 1662.. London: Spink & Son Ltd, 1975. Second Edition


    Mayhew, N.J. ( Edited By ).. The Gros Tournois, Proceedings of the Fourteenth Oxford Symposium on Coinage and Monetary History, ( Royal Numismatic Society Special Publication No. 31 ). Oxford: Ashmolean Museum Oxford in Association with Royal Numismatic Society and Societe Francaise De Numismatique., 1997. First Edition.


    Lange, David W. ( Written By ).. The Official Red Book. A Guide Book of Modern United States Proof Coin Sets, A Complete History and Price Guide, Silver and Clad Sets 1936 to Date.. Atlanta, Ga: Whitman Publishing LLC, 2005. First Edition.


    Ives, Herbert.. Foreign Imitations of the English Noble (Numismatic
    Notes and Monographs No. 93). New York: The American Numismaitc Society.,
    1941. First Edition.
     
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  3. EdsCoin

    EdsCoin Senior Member

    Superior Galleries. Roberson S Brown Jr Collection of Large Cents.
     
    EdsCoin, Jul 12, 2007
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  4. silvereagle82

    silvereagle82 World Gold Collector

    Money of the World .... Coins that made History
    Ira and Larry Goldberg, Editors
     
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  5. mikenoodle

    mikenoodle The Village Idiot Supporter

    Wow! Eliasburg collection... those seem like I would really enjoy them too!

    The last book I bought was a Father's Day gift the new Q. David Bowers Redbook of Buffalo and Jefferson Nickels.
     
    mikenoodle, Jul 12, 2007
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  6. modest9797

    modest9797 Member

    Coin Collecting for Dummies.

    It was perfect for me.
     
    modest9797, Jul 12, 2007
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  7. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank


    Cloudsweeper:
    Just for fun, see if they have the 1947 reprinted edition of the Red Book.
    Really neat, it is an exact reprint of the original, and fun reading.
    Also, they include a section in the back about collecting and the changes since the 1st edition.
     
    Treashunt, Jul 13, 2007
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  8. LSM

    LSM Collector

    Foreign Coins Struck at United States Mints by Charles G Altz & E. H. Barton. Published in 1964.

    Lou
     
    LSM, Jul 13, 2007
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  9. coleguy

    coleguy Coin Collector

    A Guide Book of Buffalo and Jefferson Nickels
     
    coleguy, Jul 13, 2007
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  10. Drusus

    Drusus Pecunia non olet

    It was a book on notgeld...
     
    Drusus, Jul 13, 2007
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  11. Pirata72

    Pirata72 Senior Member

    I purchased "All the Money In the World" by Douglas Mudd today. Nice book with beautiful pictures and just enough information. Good for a newbie like me. I like how the chapters are broken down by regions of the world.
     
    Pirata72, Jul 14, 2007
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  12. CoinGal07

    CoinGal07 Still Collecting

    Wold Paper Money
    Double Eagle
     
    CoinGal07, Jul 14, 2007
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  13. bruce 1947

    bruce 1947 Support Or Troops

    Because I am such a great guy my wife ordered me two books today the first was
    Strike it Rich by Brian Allen & Ken Potter and the 2nd was Major variety and oddity guide of U.S Coins by Frank Spadone. Has anyone read these books and have an opinion on them?

    Bruce.
     
    bruce 1947, Jul 14, 2007
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  14. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

    Spadone was the original 'error & variety' writer from back in the 1960's.

    He got me interested in errors, but a lot of the items that he listed in the old editions are not valuable today.
    He was just experimenting with varieties and listed everything, some stuck, others, did not (suce as teh bar date nickels, which are just die breaks or cuds).
    Still it is a nice look at the early days of error collecting.

    Strike it Rich is one of those promoting books that should be read, but not taken as a science.

    Have fun reading.
     
    Treashunt, Jul 15, 2007
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  15. bruce 1947

    bruce 1947 Support Or Troops

    Frank.
    Thanks they are gifts so I will enjoy them both.
     
    bruce 1947, Jul 15, 2007
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  16. Just Carl

    Just Carl Numismatist

    I basically do not buy coin books except the Red Book. I collect those but nothing else. Have a few of the Whitman Blue books but other than that, nothing. I usually buy about 15 Red Books each year and give them away for Christmas with a proof set and uncirc set. I keep two for my own use. One in my library and one for usage.
     
    Just Carl, Jul 16, 2007
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  17. Indianhead65

    Indianhead65 Well-Known Member

    The "Red Book" is supposed to be a guide to prices you'd expect to pay at a coin dealer. The "Blue Book" is supposed to be a guide to prices you'd expect a dealer to pay for your coins. Both are very informative books, but never accurate with prices being how the market fluctuates. These books are to be used to give you a "ballpark" figure but even that can be way off.
     
    Indianhead65, Jul 16, 2007
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  18. GDJMSP

    GDJMSP Numismatist Moderator

    Yes, that's what some web sites will tell you. But if you go to the publisher's web site for both of those books they give you a slightly different answer. The Blue Book is for dealers selling to dealers - wholesale prices in other words. The Red Book is for collectors or dealers selling to collectors or dealers - retail prices in other words.

    2nd paragraph down - Whitman Publishing

    In the end it doesn't matter much because both books are very far from accurate in either case.
     
    GDJMSP, Jul 16, 2007
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  19. bruce 1947

    bruce 1947 Support Or Troops

    More great info from are good friend in Utah thanks Doug

    Bruce.
     
    bruce 1947, Jul 16, 2007
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  20. hontonai

    hontonai Registered Contrarian

    Coins in History (1969), by John Porteous.
     
    hontonai, Jul 16, 2007
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  21. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank


    Bruce:
    I would never look a gift coin book in the mouth.

    enjoy.

    Also, Spadone was a true pioneer in the error category. I grew up reading and studying his stuff.
     
    Treashunt, Jul 18, 2007
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