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<p>[QUOTE="Ed Hendricks, post: 9, member: 9"]<b>Recommended coin book</b></p><p><br /></p><p>If you are collecting US coins, the "bible" if you will is "A Guidebook of US Coins" commonly called the Red Book. It should be available at most larger libraries and, of course, you can buy it at your local coin shop.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are collecting World coins, the most comprehensive guide is the Standard Catalog of World Coins by Krause and Mishler. It is published yearly like the Red Book but it is much larger and more expensive. Recommend that unless you need to keep up with the most current releases and prices, it would be best to buy one used. They can be found at most coin shops and coin shows. Some larger libraries have past issues of this catalog that you could look through to see if it is something you want to invest in. They cost about $60 new and $10 to $30 used depending on the year and condition.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ed Hendricks, post: 9, member: 9"][b]Recommended coin book[/b] If you are collecting US coins, the "bible" if you will is "A Guidebook of US Coins" commonly called the Red Book. It should be available at most larger libraries and, of course, you can buy it at your local coin shop. If you are collecting World coins, the most comprehensive guide is the Standard Catalog of World Coins by Krause and Mishler. It is published yearly like the Red Book but it is much larger and more expensive. Recommend that unless you need to keep up with the most current releases and prices, it would be best to buy one used. They can be found at most coin shops and coin shows. Some larger libraries have past issues of this catalog that you could look through to see if it is something you want to invest in. They cost about $60 new and $10 to $30 used depending on the year and condition.[/QUOTE]
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