Picked up to new books today to add to my growing Numismatic Library...

Went to Barnes and Nobel on lunch and picked up

Coins: Questions and Answers

Pretty easy read, lots of interesting facts on the history of US Coins....

and

A 1st Edition Commemorative Re-Issue Redbook: A Guide Book of US Coins 1947

Its supposedly a exact reproduction; word for word, every page, photograph and coin value (for 1947 and before) just like the orignal... The Red Cover is even fadded like its really old...

Its pretty cool to try and get into the early collecter mindset and especially to compare the values of a given coin then vs todays 2007 book values...

Both Whitman Titles, Nothing elite, but both good fun reads....

 

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I ordered the 1947 tribute edition and the 1947 tribute leather cover edition from Whitman when they first became available. You're right, looking through those books kind of takes you back to what it must have been like to scrape up $15.00 to buy that elusive uncirculated 90-s vdb or take out a second mortgage to get that $35 dollar proof 1895 Morgan you've always wanted. Its truly amazing looking through the pages and just wondering.....if I only had a time machine and a few thousand dollars.

 

Indianhead:
Congratulations on a couple of good buys.
The Leather edition is sold out and is already up in value.
Now, to continue your guide book collection.

 

anyone pickup that new book on buffalo and jefferson nickels that came out last month by whitman????
i was thinking about picking it up soon.

 

good for you. the study of coins is half the fun of collecting. that is a great purchase...it is so interesting to see the info and prices from earlier reference and catalogue material.

 

Thanks Treashunt. Ive been following the values on these particular editions. The regular 1947 Tribute edition is still available from Whitman but I believe they will go up also after they're sold out. Im glad I ordered the Leather edition also, I havent even opened that one.

 

Indian Head:
The leather edition is very nice, what number did you get?
(Limited to #500 pieces).
I am still searching for more pieces.

 

theres #307 at my borders for $70

 

I just picked up a new book... Bill Fivaz's Counterfeit Detection Guide---I've heard good things about it and can't wait to read it.
Best of all its signed!

Speedy

 

I think you'll get a kick outa that RedBook

Take Care
Ben

 

Picked up a few new books last night while me an tehe wifey was out...

The Experts Guide to Collecting and Investing in Rare Coins (Hardback by Q. David Bowers)

The Histroy of the United States Mint and its Coinage (HardBack)

and for fun, Not really a book, but in the book section I picked up "Westward Series Collector's Map" (By Whitman)

On the top section, It kinda has a road map across the US, telling about each coin and some histrical facts.

Has spots for
(P & D) Ocean in a View
(P & D) American BisonN
(P & D) Keelboat
(P & D) Peace Medal

Then Obverses for 2004, 2005, 2006 then (P & D) Reverse- Return to Moneticello

Along the bottom, its got a timeline holes for

2005 Oregon Quarter, 2005 California Quarter, 2000 Sacagawea Dollar Obverse and Reverse

Orignal Buffalo Nikel, 2005 Kansas Quarter, 2003 Missouri Quarter

Not really that special, but I thought it would be fun filling the holes from my change...

 

This was a good week, as I received 7 new books for my exonumia library, pushing the number over 200.

Small California and Territorial Gold Coins by R.H. Burnie (1955)

American Centennial Tokens and Medals, sizes 12 and 14 issued by Lingg and Company, by Arlie Slabaugh (1981)

A Century of Campaign Tokens 1789-1889 by Doyle Dewitt (1959)

Christmas Tokens and Medals, by Arlie Slabaugh (1966)

The Strange Career of Dr. Wilkins, A Numismatic Inquiry, by Q. David Bowers (1987)

The MITAD Tokens of Latin America, by James O. Sweeney & Prof. Enrique Bernal M. (1991)

Articles Useful in Identifying Tokens and Medals: A Guide to the English Language Literature, by Gregory G. Brunk (1983)

My oldest reference with pricing information is Coins, Medals, and Seals, Ancient & Modern, by W.C. Prime (1861). Boy, wish my time machine was working!

 

I've had it for awhile, but never added it to the list...

I also have An Indexed Guide Book of Silver Art Bars, Fifthteenth Edition, 365 pages

and I know several people working on a new edition due out late this year... This one will be spiral bound for eas of use...