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<p>[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 4855096, member: 26302"]Like [USER=66]@Conder101[/USER] said, not general reference book is NEARLY as complete as a specialty one. Anyone who does not believe me look at 18th or 19th century KM catalogs, and look up US coins. You would be SHOCKED how very little is in there. Its that way for ALL general books. No one wants a KM catalog spanning 28 volumes just for the 18th century, so they have to lose almost all specialty data.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, collecting a certain series? NEVER rely on a general book, by a, (or many), specialty books. It will ALWAYS reward you in either better knowledge to cherrypick or personal satisfaction, knowing the specialty references.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="medoraman, post: 4855096, member: 26302"]Like [USER=66]@Conder101[/USER] said, not general reference book is NEARLY as complete as a specialty one. Anyone who does not believe me look at 18th or 19th century KM catalogs, and look up US coins. You would be SHOCKED how very little is in there. Its that way for ALL general books. No one wants a KM catalog spanning 28 volumes just for the 18th century, so they have to lose almost all specialty data. So, collecting a certain series? NEVER rely on a general book, by a, (or many), specialty books. It will ALWAYS reward you in either better knowledge to cherrypick or personal satisfaction, knowing the specialty references.[/QUOTE]
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