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<p>[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 18259, member: 57463"]Good for you!! The library is an underappreciated resource among collectors. You started in the right place. The ILL was the right move, also. Even collectors who find the library do not make the best use of it. I do not know how things are in other states, but here in Michgan any state resident (taxpayer) can get a library card at any state university system library. Rules vary. I have an MSU card and have for many, many years, even though I never attended.</p><p><br /></p><p>Does your library have specific books about the coins that were passed on down to you? I do not recall any books about Swiss coins, but there are several from Seaby about UK, British, and English coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>Paper money collectors and coin collectors seem to fall into different categories, oddly. The library sure sees it that way. Depending on how yours is catalogued (LOC or Dewey), you will find the paper money books with the books on Banking (Library of Congress) or else Paper Collectibles with Comics and Stamps (Dewey).</p><p><br /></p><p>Michael[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 18259, member: 57463"]Good for you!! The library is an underappreciated resource among collectors. You started in the right place. The ILL was the right move, also. Even collectors who find the library do not make the best use of it. I do not know how things are in other states, but here in Michgan any state resident (taxpayer) can get a library card at any state university system library. Rules vary. I have an MSU card and have for many, many years, even though I never attended. Does your library have specific books about the coins that were passed on down to you? I do not recall any books about Swiss coins, but there are several from Seaby about UK, British, and English coins. Paper money collectors and coin collectors seem to fall into different categories, oddly. The library sure sees it that way. Depending on how yours is catalogued (LOC or Dewey), you will find the paper money books with the books on Banking (Library of Congress) or else Paper Collectibles with Comics and Stamps (Dewey). Michael[/QUOTE]
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