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<p>[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 988718, member: 57463"]Most public libraries are weak on numismatics. Librarians buy the books that library magazines recommend and they simply do not understand the hobby as we do. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Ann Arbor Public Library has 34 titles, mostly Krause Standard Catalogs and recent Red Books. They also have one book by Martin J. Price, <i>Coins: An Illustrated Survey 650 BC to the Present Day</i> and the old two-volume Zander Klawans set on Greeks and Romans. They also have some kids books.</p><p><br /></p><p>They have 14 titles on paper money. Again, most are common price guides, but two are worth noting: Eric P. Newman's <i>Early American Paper Money </i>and <i>The Art of Mone</i>y by David Standish.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Note that according to the Dewey Decimal system, coins are 737 and paper money is 769. They are catalogued with recreations and games, near making paper doilies and collecting baseball cards.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>My university library is somewhat better, having Breen, Taxay and Sylvester Crosby, and Kraay's <i>Greek Coins</i>, as well as federal publications. They also shelf half a dozen master's theses on metallic content of 3rd Century Roman coppers, apparently a trend in the chemistry department at one time. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Note that according to the Library of Congress system, coins are <font face="Century Gothic">CJ</font> near calendars and inscriptions, while banknotes and paper money are <font face="Century Gothic">HG</font> with banking and commerce.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kaparthy, post: 988718, member: 57463"]Most public libraries are weak on numismatics. Librarians buy the books that library magazines recommend and they simply do not understand the hobby as we do. The Ann Arbor Public Library has 34 titles, mostly Krause Standard Catalogs and recent Red Books. They also have one book by Martin J. Price, [I]Coins: An Illustrated Survey 650 BC to the Present Day[/I] and the old two-volume Zander Klawans set on Greeks and Romans. They also have some kids books. They have 14 titles on paper money. Again, most are common price guides, but two are worth noting: Eric P. Newman's [I]Early American Paper Money [/I]and [I]The Art of Mone[/I]y by David Standish. [B]Note that according to the Dewey Decimal system, coins are 737 and paper money is 769. They are catalogued with recreations and games, near making paper doilies and collecting baseball cards.[/B] My university library is somewhat better, having Breen, Taxay and Sylvester Crosby, and Kraay's [I]Greek Coins[/I], as well as federal publications. They also shelf half a dozen master's theses on metallic content of 3rd Century Roman coppers, apparently a trend in the chemistry department at one time. [B]Note that according to the Library of Congress system, coins are [FONT="Century Gothic"]CJ[/FONT] near calendars and inscriptions, while banknotes and paper money are [FONT="Century Gothic"]HG[/FONT] with banking and commerce.[/B][/QUOTE]
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