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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 966, member: 57463&quot;]Originally posted to Rec.Collecting.Coins</p><p>&nbsp;2000-12-16 10:31:37 PST </p><p><br /></p><p>(1) Walter Breen&#039;s &quot;Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Coins&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>The Breen Encyclopedia came out in 1988. In the last 12 years,</p><p>some new facts have surfaced. For instance, we now believe that</p><p>among the Shield Nickels, Judd 417 and 419 are back-dated</p><p>fantasies and Breen 2466 may be a mule fantasy. These little</p><p>amendments cannot detract from the overpowering value in the</p><p>Breen Encyclopedia, but instead, prove that all numismatists must</p><p>continually search for truth rather than relying on authority.</p><p>That is the one lesson Breen would have liked us all to learn.</p><p><br /></p><p>(2) &quot;The History of United States Coinage as Illustrated by the</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Garrett Collection&quot; by Q. David Bowers.</p><p>Q. David Bowers&#039; book about the Garrett Collection is every bit</p><p>as correct as Breen&#039;s Encyclopedia. However, the presentation is</p><p>totally different. The Garrett Collection looks like a coffee</p><p>table book. It has pretty color pictures and the prose is totally</p><p>non-threatening.&nbsp; Once you look beneath the patina, you realize</p><p>that you are are reading a gem of a book. Two appendices present</p><p>the 19th and 20th century correspondences of the Garrett family</p><p>collectors with dealers and other collectors. This book is as</p><p>much about the history of American coin collecting as it is the</p><p>history of American coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>(3) &quot;The U.S. Mint and Coinage&quot; by Don Taxay.</p><p>America&#039;s coins come from America&#039;s Mints. Donald Taxay lays out</p><p>the history of the Mint. The subject matter is complex and the</p><p>temptation to editorialize is easy to see.&nbsp; However, Taxay sticks</p><p>to supportable facts.&nbsp; This book has become a primary reference</p><p>because of Taxay&#039;s careful and deliberate investigations. For all</p><p>of that, the writing is lively.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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