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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 3113974, member: 44316&quot;]I love catalogs and have since the 1970s. I admit, research is far easier now. I remember taking notes by hand on paper on coin values and having ring binders of pages with citations and prices organized by emperor. The web is a far better way to look up coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, I still use my catalogs a lot. I have them filed by collecting theme if they have a special emphasis, for example, a collection of Turkoman bronze, Byzantine AE, Parthian, Roman Republican, or Greek fractions. It is very informative to see what someone who put together a good collection was able to assemble. </p><p><br /></p><p>For years I took notes on what is in each catalog of major firms. Here is my site on contents by firm:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/catalogs/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/catalogs/" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/catalogs/</a></p><p>and one with some of the same information organized by collecting theme:</p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/catalogs/themes.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/catalogs/themes.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/catalogs/themes.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The sites are pretty much done in the sense I am not intending to keep them up to date. I am not getting many sale catalogs any more and I doubt many people care what is in catalogs they don&#039;t have. </p><p><br /></p><p>I still have many catalogs on my shelves (some in the garage). I can&#039;t resist acquiring duplicates of really good ones thinking they are worthwhile and <b>someone </b>should want them! </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/numislit.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/numislit.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/numislit.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>You and I both know the internet is a terrific source of information. But, I still think catalogs with theme-collections thoughtfully assembled over years also have value to the serious collector.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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