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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Cloudsweeper99, post: 112473, member: 3011&quot;]This isn&#039;t directed at any book in particular, and I haven&#039;t read the book in question yet, although I&#039;ll be on the lookout for it.&nbsp; But I have to admit I&#039;ve been disappointed with every book on coins I&#039;ve ever read.&nbsp; It&#039;s difficult to explain exactly why.&nbsp; Many of them seem to rehash the same information about coin grading, history, mint process, etc.&nbsp; I also always come away with the feeling that they are mostly targeted toward either the beginner [what to look for in pocket change] or advanced collector [collect every date and mintmark in as high a grade as you can afford].&nbsp; I think there is potential for someone someday to fill in the gap for the intermediate collector, and there is a ton of room for suggestions on how/what to collect other than the date and mintmark or type set.&nbsp; So maybe it&#039;s the lack of creativity in the writing and suggestions, which leave the impression that collecting &quot;correctly&quot; is a very rigid process.&nbsp; There isn&#039;t much &quot;here&#039;s a collecting idea to think about that currently isn&#039;t pursued to the best of my knowledge but might result in a unique collection&quot; type of suggestion.&nbsp;&nbsp; Most of the time I get the feeling that the authors are trying to win the approval of their fellow collector/authors for writing a technically correct manuscript rather than really help the reader or inspire anything new.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe I&#039;m just too picky.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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