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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 2962389, member: 84179&quot;]Upton is easy to use, but has no pics and was published in 1970 so the prices are useless.&nbsp; I bought my copy in the 90&#039;s and paid about $10.&nbsp; Personally, I wouldn&#039;t spend much more than that today. There is also German War Tokens, by Lamb that is easy to use and has some pics, but was published in the 60&#039;s.&nbsp; Once again nice to have if you find it cheap.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are truly interested in metal notgeld, <u>I would strongly recommend Die Deutschen Notmunzen by Walter Funck copyright 2012</u> (there is an earlier version with a slightly diff title but get the 2012 version).&nbsp; It&#039;s in German, and can be hard to translate the details (some numismatic terms aren&#039;t in my German-English dictionary), but it lists everything, down to sub-types that are differentiated by 0.5mm spacing changes. There is a German-English numismatic dictionary on the net (I don&#039;t have the link handy) that helps with translation.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know very little German but am able to use it.&nbsp; I no longer use the Upton or Lamb references</p><p><br /></p><p>For Porcelain, there is a 6 volume set by Schon.&nbsp; I limit my collection to issues marked with a denomination, and that is covered in 1 of the 6 volumes, so I don&#039;t need the set.&nbsp; It&#039;s in German, and can be pricey but it&#039;s the best reference for porcelain</p><p><br /></p><p>Bottom line, skip Upton and buy Funck.&nbsp; I think I got mine for $60-70 when it came out 5 years ago.&nbsp; 700 pages vs 200 for Upton[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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