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<p>[QUOTE="ZoidMeister, post: 4854723, member: 114169"]Last question for the evening, I promise. </p><p><br /></p><p>So I bought this book decades ago. It says, "<b><i>The definitive numismatic reference book" </i></b>right on the cover. I've used it for reference once or twice, even jotted down a Breen attribute number on one or two cardboard flips. Other than that, it's been on a shelf. </p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, I know his sordid history. It was current news back in the day <b>after</b> I bought this book methinks. The version I have was printed in June of 1988.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now that I am back into numismatics, I am getting the feeling that this book is fairly useless. I ordered a copy of Overton's book to help my research on early halves. I note references to Newcomb for early copper coinage. </p><p><br /></p><p><b>My question is this: </b>In your opinion, what are the strengths and weaknesses of this Breen reference book?</p><p><br /></p><p>In my opinion (thus far), it's a nice overview of US coinage from early colonial up to just post bicentennial issues. He even references some Newcomb and Overton attributions, but I don't get the feeling that he goes into much detail as the original authors. </p><p><br /></p><p>What the heck is this book good for anyway?</p><p><br /></p><p>Z[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ZoidMeister, post: 4854723, member: 114169"]Last question for the evening, I promise. So I bought this book decades ago. It says, "[B][I]The definitive numismatic reference book" [/I][/B]right on the cover. I've used it for reference once or twice, even jotted down a Breen attribute number on one or two cardboard flips. Other than that, it's been on a shelf. Yes, I know his sordid history. It was current news back in the day [B]after[/B] I bought this book methinks. The version I have was printed in June of 1988. Now that I am back into numismatics, I am getting the feeling that this book is fairly useless. I ordered a copy of Overton's book to help my research on early halves. I note references to Newcomb for early copper coinage. [B]My question is this: [/B]In your opinion, what are the strengths and weaknesses of this Breen reference book? In my opinion (thus far), it's a nice overview of US coinage from early colonial up to just post bicentennial issues. He even references some Newcomb and Overton attributions, but I don't get the feeling that he goes into much detail as the original authors. What the heck is this book good for anyway? Z[/QUOTE]
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