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<p>[QUOTE="camlov2, post: 1489506, member: 26479"]I have always been interested in learing about the coins I collect but have struggled with how much some of the books cost. </p><p>It is hard to pay $80 for a book when I could use that same money to purchase a coin or two the book tells me about. </p><p>And some of these books can cost much more than that.</p><p><br /></p><p>My father collects old books and has shared one of his favorite places to buy them online. I was shocked when I saw some of the prices and that I hadn't seen this website in my previous searches. So here goes what I found-</p><p><br /></p><p>I started by picking a few books I/You might be interesting in adding to my/your collection.</p><p><br /></p><p>1)100 greatest US coins</p><p><br /></p><p>Amazon-$17.60</p><p>Ebay-$12.21</p><p>abebooks-$7.96</p><p><br /></p><p>2)United States Copper cents</p><p><br /></p><p>Amazon-$43.47</p><p>Ebay-$94.00</p><p>abebooks-$37.00</p><p><br /></p><p>3)The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels</p><p><br /></p><p>Amazon-$38.94</p><p>Ebay-$29.99</p><p>abebooks-$30.00</p><p><br /></p><p>4)So-Called Dollars</p><p><br /></p><p>Amazon-$49.50</p><p>Ebay-$38.35</p><p>abebooks-$17.47</p><p><br /></p><p>abebooks.com seems to do really well with older/hard to find books. Prices vary with used/new so I tried to find the cheapest for each book on all three sites. One caution is that you need to be careful about version numbers on older titles as they might have all possible versions for sale. You also wouldn't want to use them for more basic purchases like a current redbook.</p><p><br /></p><p>Their basic search feature doesn't seem to work that great so be sure to use the advanced search. (include author)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="camlov2, post: 1489506, member: 26479"]I have always been interested in learing about the coins I collect but have struggled with how much some of the books cost. It is hard to pay $80 for a book when I could use that same money to purchase a coin or two the book tells me about. And some of these books can cost much more than that. My father collects old books and has shared one of his favorite places to buy them online. I was shocked when I saw some of the prices and that I hadn't seen this website in my previous searches. So here goes what I found- I started by picking a few books I/You might be interesting in adding to my/your collection. 1)100 greatest US coins Amazon-$17.60 Ebay-$12.21 abebooks-$7.96 2)United States Copper cents Amazon-$43.47 Ebay-$94.00 abebooks-$37.00 3)The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels Amazon-$38.94 Ebay-$29.99 abebooks-$30.00 4)So-Called Dollars Amazon-$49.50 Ebay-$38.35 abebooks-$17.47 abebooks.com seems to do really well with older/hard to find books. Prices vary with used/new so I tried to find the cheapest for each book on all three sites. One caution is that you need to be careful about version numbers on older titles as they might have all possible versions for sale. You also wouldn't want to use them for more basic purchases like a current redbook. Their basic search feature doesn't seem to work that great so be sure to use the advanced search. (include author)[/QUOTE]
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