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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 5333460, member: 19463"]I agree with most of the recommendations here except ERIC II which I reviewed less than glowingly when it came out.</p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/ericii.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/ericii.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/ericii.html</a></p><p>It is a huge book with a lot of good points and recently was reduced in price so it is worth the money. I never look at it, find it hard to use and greatly dislike the way photos are shown one sided. I would like it better if the catalog numbering system were replaced with information on coins and collecting. </p><p><br /></p><p>No book is complete. I love BMCRE but it is badly out of date in the area of my prime interest (Eastern Severan). Books are great but the amount of free online material today makes me question how much a beginner should spend on paper and ink. </p><p><br /></p><p>My book review page is terribly out of date but does offer opinions on some books mentioned in this thread and not. </p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/book.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/book.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/book.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 5333460, member: 19463"]I agree with most of the recommendations here except ERIC II which I reviewed less than glowingly when it came out. [URL]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/ericii.html[/URL] It is a huge book with a lot of good points and recently was reduced in price so it is worth the money. I never look at it, find it hard to use and greatly dislike the way photos are shown one sided. I would like it better if the catalog numbering system were replaced with information on coins and collecting. No book is complete. I love BMCRE but it is badly out of date in the area of my prime interest (Eastern Severan). Books are great but the amount of free online material today makes me question how much a beginner should spend on paper and ink. My book review page is terribly out of date but does offer opinions on some books mentioned in this thread and not. [URL]http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/book.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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