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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 3356753, member: 19463&quot;]Other than dealers, rather few of us really &#039;need&#039; complete sets of RIC must most of us specialize in such a way that a few volumes would be nice.&nbsp; I really regret that the authors chose to use the same name and change the numbers but the other choice would result in coins added to the new addition having numbers like 1234h because they added several coins between 1234 and 1235.&nbsp; I never bought the first three volume of RIC because I had the period covered by BMCRE and did not collect earlier coins enough to justify both.&nbsp; Old books do not lose their value just because there is a new edition but several of the RIC volumes are far from up to date.&nbsp; RIC IV and BMC V cover Septimius Severus poorly in sections on the Eastern mints but they are what we have at present.&nbsp; RIC V almost seems a joke when you compare it to the online version covering part one.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I believe the important lesson here is that we all have to get over this worship of books as being &#039;complete&#039; and authoritarian.&nbsp; They are tools and filled with great information.&nbsp;&nbsp; I have been considering spending the $80 on the Flavian RIC because I have a little interest in that period. We each have to weigh our decisions according to our interests.&nbsp; Some may collect books but most of us put off a book purchase until we have several coins it covers. Do we spend $80 on the book when we have $80 worth of Flavian coins?&nbsp; $800? $8000???[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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