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<p>[QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 733574, member: 4552"]My idea exactly. I used to purchase books on lots and lots of things. Being a chem teacher I acquired a massive library on that subject but have found over the last few years the internet is far more advanced than books written some years ago. And books on some subjects are actually funny sometimes as they become outdated. I now use the internet for info about 90% of the time for info on many subjects. </p><p>One of my objections to some of the books out there on coins is they appear to be written by someone that never collected a coin at all. Of course this is also true of some people that post info on the internet too. </p><p>I've been sort of making my own books on coins. When I find a specific article, post, etc here or anywhere, I print it out, put in a 3 ringed binder for future info on just that subject. </p><p>If for instance you like Mercury Dimes, you could build your own book on just that coin and have the exact info, in the order you prefer at your fingertips.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Just Carl, post: 733574, member: 4552"]My idea exactly. I used to purchase books on lots and lots of things. Being a chem teacher I acquired a massive library on that subject but have found over the last few years the internet is far more advanced than books written some years ago. And books on some subjects are actually funny sometimes as they become outdated. I now use the internet for info about 90% of the time for info on many subjects. One of my objections to some of the books out there on coins is they appear to be written by someone that never collected a coin at all. Of course this is also true of some people that post info on the internet too. I've been sort of making my own books on coins. When I find a specific article, post, etc here or anywhere, I print it out, put in a 3 ringed binder for future info on just that subject. If for instance you like Mercury Dimes, you could build your own book on just that coin and have the exact info, in the order you prefer at your fingertips.[/QUOTE]
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