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<p>[QUOTE="halfcent1793, post: 4855129, member: 86853"]MOST of what is in the book is good information. Unfortunately, unless you're a specialist in a particular series, you won't know what is good and what is bad. And even then, many won't. We call this "Eminence-based research," as Breen was a very eminent numismatist. </p><p><br /></p><p>The information about varieties is generally pretty good, though 30 years old. The introductory sections are half-good. Unfortunately, he published a lot of conclusions that really were speculations.</p><p><br /></p><p>All that said, I still find it useful and still use it. </p><p><br /></p><p>Nowhere else will you find such a wealth of information about US coins in one book.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="halfcent1793, post: 4855129, member: 86853"]MOST of what is in the book is good information. Unfortunately, unless you're a specialist in a particular series, you won't know what is good and what is bad. And even then, many won't. We call this "Eminence-based research," as Breen was a very eminent numismatist. The information about varieties is generally pretty good, though 30 years old. The introductory sections are half-good. Unfortunately, he published a lot of conclusions that really were speculations. All that said, I still find it useful and still use it. Nowhere else will you find such a wealth of information about US coins in one book.[/QUOTE]
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