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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GobrechtReich85, post: 2037380, member: 17921&quot;]I&#039;ve been trying to build up a numismatic reference library as well was as read and learn as much as I can. Here is a list of books I have so far (not including price guides):</p><p><br /></p><p>1) Warman&#039;s Coin Collecting by Alan Herbert</p><p><br /></p><p>2) The Whitman Guide to Coin, 2nd edition Collecting by Kenneth Bressett</p><p><br /></p><p>3) Collecting Rare Coins for Pleasure and Profit by Q. David Bowers</p><p><br /></p><p>4 The Expert&#039;s Guide to Collecting and Investing in Rare Coins by Q. David Bowers</p><p><br /></p><p>5) The Official A.N.A. Grading Standards of United States Coins, 6th edition by Kenneth Bressett and Q. David Bowers</p><p><br /></p><p>6) Making The Grade, 3rd edition by Beth Deisher</p><p><br /></p><p>7) Grading Coins by Photographs, 2nd edition by Q. David Bowers</p><p><br /></p><p>8) Photograde, 18th edition by James F. Ruddy</p><p><br /></p><p>9) Coins: Questions &amp; Answers, 5th edition by Clifford Mishler</p><p><br /></p><p>10) Coin Clinic: 1,001 Frequently Asked Questions by Alan Herbert</p><p><br /></p><p>11) Coin Clinic 2: 1,001 More Frequently Asked Questions by Alan Herbert</p><p><br /></p><p>12) Cherrypickers&#039; Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins, Volume I, 5th edition by Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton</p><p><br /></p><p>13) Cherrypickers&#039; Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins, Volume II, 5th edition by Bill Fivaz, J.T. Stanton and Ken Potter</p><p><br /></p><p>14) U.S. Coins Close Up by Robert R. Van Ryzin</p><p><br /></p><p>15) Fascinating Facts, Mysteries and Myths about U.S. Coins by Robert R. Van Ryzin</p><p><br /></p><p>16) Coins &amp; Collectors: Golden Anniversary Edition by Q. David Bowers</p><p><br /></p><p>17) Coin Chemistry, 3rd edition by Weimar W. White</p><p><br /></p><p>18) The Instant Coin Collector by Arlyn Sieber</p><p><br /></p><p>19) Coin Collecting For Dummies, 2nd edition by Neil S. Berman and Ron Guth</p><p><br /></p><p>20) History of the U.S. Mint and its Coinage by David W. Lange</p><p><br /></p><p>21) One Minute Coin Expert, 6th edition by Scott A. Travers</p><p><br /></p><p>22) The Coin Collector&#039;s Survival Manual, 7th edition by Scott A. Travers</p><p><br /></p><p>23) The Everything Coin Collecting Book by Richard Giedroyc</p><p><br /></p><p>24) One Coin Is Never Enough: Why and How We Collect by Michael S. Shutty, Jr. Ph.D</p><p><br /></p><p>25) The Secret History of the First U.S. Mint: How Frank H. Steward Destroyed, and Then Saved A National Treasure by Joel J. Orosz and Leonard D. Augsburger</p><p><br /></p><p>26) America&#039;s Money, America&#039;s Story, 2nd edition by Richard Doty</p><p><br /></p><p>27) Numismatic Forgery by Charles M. Larson</p><p><br /></p><p>28) Numismatic Photography, 2nd edition by Mark Goodman</p><p><br /></p><p>29) Handbook of Ancient Greek and Roman Coins by Zander H. Klawans</p><p><br /></p><p>30) Ancient Coin Collecting, Volume I, 2nd edition by Wayne G. Sayles</p><p><br /></p><p>31) Ancient Coin Collecting, Volume II: Numismatic Art of the Greek World, 2nd edition by Wayne G. Sayles</p><p><br /></p><p>32) Ancient Coin Collecting, Volume III: The Roman World - Politics and Propaganda, 2nd edition by Wayne G. Sayles</p><p><br /></p><p>33) Ancient Coin Collecting, Volume IV: Roman Provincial coins, 1st edition by Wayne G. Sayles</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; In edition, I also have subscriptions to Coins magazine, Coinage magazine and the numismatist, all to be renewed&nbsp; for a third year sometime early 2015. I also, for a year had subscription to Coin World monthly magazine. So that&#039;s what I&#039;ve been up to lately. I&#039;ve purchased no new coins. I&#039;ve instead been spending my money and time on books and magazines to hopefully increase my knowledge. They say to by and read the book before you buy and/or sell the coin. I just decided to take that advice a little further. What do you think? Is my approach overkill?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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