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<p>[QUOTE="beef1020, post: 1678807, member: 24544"]The Grellman book on late dates is available from the author for $100 post paid last time I checked. I know that sounds expensive, but two things to consider. I have never seen a copy of the Grellman book sell on ebay for less than $100, so think of it as not really 'buying' the book, merely renting the book with a $100 deposit. If and when you are done with it, sell it to someone else and you will likely get the money back. Second point, that single N32 I posted posted more than paid for the book.</p><p><br /></p><p>For early dates I think there are two really good cheap options. First is find a copy of Sheldon's penny whimsy, i still use it even though I have other early date books. These come up periodically on ebay in the $30 range. The second option is find a copy of the Dan Holmes Late Date sale from Goldberg auctions. The collection was complete minus one variety, which is pictured in the catalog even though it was not included for sale. The pictures are large color photos and the coins are high grade examples. With early dates you can look at pictures of coins to find varieties due to the minting process. Those catalogs go for around $15, it does not include attribution points, but with the pictures and a little bit of sleuthing you can figure then out.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="beef1020, post: 1678807, member: 24544"]The Grellman book on late dates is available from the author for $100 post paid last time I checked. I know that sounds expensive, but two things to consider. I have never seen a copy of the Grellman book sell on ebay for less than $100, so think of it as not really 'buying' the book, merely renting the book with a $100 deposit. If and when you are done with it, sell it to someone else and you will likely get the money back. Second point, that single N32 I posted posted more than paid for the book. For early dates I think there are two really good cheap options. First is find a copy of Sheldon's penny whimsy, i still use it even though I have other early date books. These come up periodically on ebay in the $30 range. The second option is find a copy of the Dan Holmes Late Date sale from Goldberg auctions. The collection was complete minus one variety, which is pictured in the catalog even though it was not included for sale. The pictures are large color photos and the coins are high grade examples. With early dates you can look at pictures of coins to find varieties due to the minting process. Those catalogs go for around $15, it does not include attribution points, but with the pictures and a little bit of sleuthing you can figure then out.[/QUOTE]
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