What Are You Reading? (Numismatically Related)

Log in or Sign up to hide this ad.

The Lincoln Rpm guide or whatever it is called, I bought at a coin show for $5.

My most difficult book to locate is the Wexler Flynn Lincoln book, I have a sngl copy and would like to buy more for the site and as gifts...it's a toughie. EDIT: Just found one from your links, THANKS GD

 

Coin Collecting for Dummies

But seriously, I just recently picked up three books ("booklets" may be more accurate)on Indian coinage shipped all the way from Bombay. The names escape me at the moment, but they are all fairly generic pretty much just covering the basics on Indian coinage (hey, you have to start somewhere).

 

Okay so the obvious question is, where are YOU buying your books, Jack? Please, share with the class!

 

Ah....I bought that book off Joe G. on WINS a few years ago...think I got it for $15-$20. Well worth it!

Speedy

 

A used tattered copy, but contains all the info, thats what counts. Yep, good book Speedy.

Coin show in Scottsdale, $5

 

Just picked up The Great Gold Comeback by James R. Cook for 25c and Prospects for a Resumption of the Gold Standard from the American Institute for Economic Research. Proceedings of the E.C.Harwood Memorial Conference May 13-14 2004. Same price. Just a quick scan and now these will go unto the throne room for further study. Lots of info on what things will need to happen to enable our $ to be backed by gold again as well as barriers to this. Also, forms of gold to aquire and bennefits of gold over fiat paper.

 

I am currently reading the book called " The Error Coin Encyclopedia" by Arnold Margolis a very interesting book that helps me identify the fake error coins which i use to get fooled by
I have read a couple of other books related to coins and to tell you the truth those are the only books that i find interesting , never in my life i have read a book until i started getting into coins. My parents could never make me read a book , i would always find a way of pretending i have read it... My mum gave me Harry Poter the first one a few years ago when i was 14 or something and i pretended to read it while watching the movie and when she asked me to tell her wat happend in the book i would tell her the movie story lol :S
So yea i have read quite a lot of books that are numismatically related

 

I have recently obtained Breen's Encyclopedia of US and Colonial Proof Coins 1722-1977 as I am less educated in proofs to go with my well used Breen's omplete Encyclo. of US and Colonial coins.

But I just finished Larson's Numismatic Forgery book and the chapter 6 on Explosive Impact Copying, using a modified 10 gauge shotgun to make dies by .....Oh, don't want to give away the ending.....except to say, I will never try it myself.


Jim

 

Now these sound like to interesting books!

 

Doug:
Which ones?
Come on no secrets here!

 

My two most recent pickups for books are:

The Authoritative Reference on Buffalo Nickels 2nd Ed.

The Complete Guide to Mercury Dimes Got this one at the last show, still in wrapper, at a discount.


Smaugy...

 

My most recent coin related book purchases are:

Numismatic Art in America, Aesthetics of the United States Coinage by Cornelius Vermeule. Cost about $23. This book goes through each U.S. federally minted coin design (and medals) and tells a little about the designer and how it came to be made. I like that the author doesn't hold back on any of his opinions on our coinage.

The Provincial Token Coinage of the 18th Century, Dalton & Hamer 1910-1918 (updated 2004). Cost $188. This is a reference book for the Conder token collector and is a must have if one wants to collect these.

 

Some Notes on Ancient Dies and Coining Methods by Cornelius Vermuele
The Roman Economy by A H M Jones
Social and Economic History of the Roman Empire by Rostovtseff
The Ancient Economy by Moses Finley
The Roman Empire by Garnsey
The Archaeology of the Roman Economy by Greene
Greek and Roman Plated Coins by Campbell
Coinage in the Roman Economy by Kenneth Harl
Coins and the Archaeologist ed by John Casey and Richard Reece
Coins and Archaeology by Lloyd Lang

And at least 20 scholarly articles from The Journal of Roman Studies, various archaeological journals, the American Journal of Numismatics, and the Numismatic Chronicle.

In case you couldn't guess, I'm writing my junior thesis, "Counterfeit Coinage in Roman Britain." Ought to total around 35-40 pages when I'm done.

 

I am reading "Collecting Roman Coins" by Michael J. Kiely and David Van Meter


stainless

 

Just picked up a copy of " Standard Catalog of United States Altered and Counterfeit Coins " by Virgil Hancock , it was written in 1979 so some of it is a little dated , but all and all it's a very informative book for those who would like to learn more about this subject .
rzage

 

At Arizona Jack's suggestion I am reading Coin Collector's Survival Manual (5th Edition) by Scott Travers. While it is not the best-written book ever and at times it is a bit disjointed (partly because Travers combined his updated version with another book - How To Make Money In Coins Right Now) I have found this book to be both interesting and informative. This book has something for everybody from the novice collector to the grizzled veteran. I recommend this book to all collectors.

 

I just picked up an old copy of Taxay's US Mint and it's Coinage........will start this weekend

Hobo, is the 5th or 6th the most current? I have the new one, whichever it is, and a cpl older copies from way back