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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 13965, member: 57463&quot;]In the World and Ancients discussions, I mentioned some of the places to buy references used.&nbsp; The Krause Standard Catalog of World Coins now runs four volumes and totals about $120 to $200 depending on how much you are willing to pay.&nbsp; However, most of my own needs are only for 19th century world with interest also in those 17th and 18th century issues and som 20th.&nbsp; So, for me, 10-year old SCWCs are fine and I have a couple that I got at library sales for a few dollars each.</p><p><br /></p><p>Similarly, for US numismatics, I found books about US Paper Money at Half Price Books in Columbus, Ohio.&nbsp; The best catch was the Bowers GARRETT book.&nbsp; (History of US Coinage from the Garrett Collection of Johns Hopkins University, a collection built over three generations.)&nbsp; That book turned up at a used bookstore whose owner often complained that good coin books were hard to find and was happy to have that one come his way.</p><p><br /></p><p>What usually happens is that when the collector passes away, the dealer who buys the coins keeps the books.</p><p><br /></p><p>Among the exceptions have been the used bookstores in and around Detroit and to a lesser extent Cleveland.&nbsp; The reason why Detroit is so active has a lot to do with Michigan&#039;s position in the hobby.&nbsp; The first president of the ANA was Dr. George Heath of Monroe, Michigan.&nbsp; Over the years, the Detroit area has provided ANA officers in an unbroken string.&nbsp; You cannot find a major numismatic entity that does not have one Michigander in it.&nbsp; So, the sheer glut of people results in a large inventory of books.</p><p><br /></p><p>Other towns (again, Cleveland) seem to work out OK.&nbsp; However, generally, if you are a collector, you have to just keep your eyes open and if you see something -- whether you want it now or not -- buy it, because you will want it later.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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