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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 7875284, member: 44316&quot;]This book has a misleading title. It is better than the title suggests because it discusses far more than 25 &quot;types&quot;. By the usual use of the word &quot;types&quot; he discusses 180 types. For example, he calls coins of Alexander the Great one type, but discusses eight coins with significant differences within that one &quot;type.&quot; </p><p><br /></p><p>Rynearson makes numerous observations about quality that most books don&#039;t mention. His comments are not just about the type of coin but about the particular coin he has illustrated (in color, with excellent larger than life size photos). His comments about style and surfaces should be of interest to anyone collecting very high quality coins. I think it is a little like having an experienced expert at your side telling you how to evaluate a high-quality artistic coin.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>At the back he has one side of each of the coins illustrated again, life size, so you can get a feeling for their sizes (each large photo has the size in mm, but collectors might appreciate seeing the actual sizes). </p><p><br /></p><p>It is a very good book if you can find it for a low price, but I just searched for it and found amazingly high prices. I got my copy for much less than the $35 I&#039;m seeing as the lowest price on eBay or Amazon or AddAll.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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