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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;CBJesse, post: 1820251, member: 40089&quot;]The only place I ever have any luck getting good deals on books is through eBay and the forums. Anyway here are suggestions for the subjects that interest you.</p><p><br /></p><p><u><b>Early Copper</b></u></p><p><u><br /></u></p><p><u>Early Dates-</u></p><p>Penny Whimsy by William Sheldon- Used for attribution of large cents by die marriage, though some rarity ratings are different now and condition census is outdated. Every large cent collector need one though. Very easy to find, any edition should do well, you should be able to get a copy for $30-$50</p><p>United States Large Cents 1793-1814 by William Noyes - Better attribution guide than Penny Whimsy, has good pictures, as well as updated information. Tough to find and expensive ($150 or so).</p><p><u>Middle Dates</u></p><p>The Cent Book by John Wright- Fantastic guide for attribution, make it very easy, great information about rarity rating, premiums you can expect to get, etc. Moderately easy to find, you should be able to find one on ebay for $80 or so. </p><p>United States Large Cents 1816-1839 by William Noyes- Another attribution guide for middle dates, I find The Cent Book easier to use though. I have one, but doin&#039;t use it very often, though it is probably better for the advanced large cent collector. Pretty tough to find, $100 or so.</p><p><u>Late Dates</u></p><p>The Die Varieties of United States Large Cents 1840-1857 by Grellman/Reiver- If you want to attribute late date large cents, you need this book! It is tough to find though, any will most likely cost you $100-up, sometimes you can find them a little cheaper</p><p><br /></p><p>Penny-Wise is the publication by the EAC, with great info submitted by collectors, you recieve new issues as they are published if you are a member of the EAC. The back issues are tough to find but the EAC has digitized all of them and put them on CD, I have an extra, if you&#039;d like I&#039;d be happy to send it to you for postage cost.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Onto Bust Half Dollars</u></p><p>Early Half Dollar Die Varieties by Al Overton- Either the 3rd or 4th edition will work but I prefer the 3rd edition. The third edition is harder to find than the 4th, the 3rd will cost $80-$110, just depends on where you get it and you should be able to get a 4th for about $60-$80. This covers DBH and CBH.</p><p>The Ultimate Guide to Attributing Bust Half Dollars by Glenn Peterson- Great as a supplement to the Overton guide, speeds up the attribution process, if you&#039;d like to get one, send me a PM, I&#039;ll direct you to a site were you can get one for $85. This book only covers CBH.</p><p>Bust Half Fever by Edgar Sounders- Great book, Sounders does a date by date analysis, examining strike, mintage, investment potential, etc. If you collect bust halves you need this book. I&#039;d suggest the 2nd edition, though the 1st will work as well. Only covers CBH.</p><p>JR Journal- Published tri-annually by the JRCS, great information on all Bust series, you receive the new issues as they are published as a member. Back issues can be had for $9 through the JRCS. If you are not a member&nbsp; and collect Bust coinage, join, one of the best $25 investments I&#039;ve made in coins.</p><p><br /></p><p><u>Barber Quarters</u></p><p>I don&#039;t collect these so I can&#039;t say for sure but supposedly the book by David Lawrence, The Complete Guide to Barber Quarters, is the best book on the subject.</p><p><br /></p><p>Please feel free to let me know if you need help finding any of these books or if you&#039;d like suggestions on other series.</p><p><br /></p><p>Jesse</p><p><br /></p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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