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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hobo, post: 417611, member: 11521&quot;]I like to read. I always have a book beside my bed. Sometimes I read a book quickly. Other times I take a long time to finish it. In addition to books I read periodicals like Coin World and The Numismatist (ANA&#039;s monthly magazine) as well as peridicals related to my work. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I mainly like non-fiction books because I like to learn something when I read. Lately I have been reading mostly books related to coins. Over the last month I have read four books:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>The Neighborhood Mint</i> (by Head &amp; Etheridge). I bought this book at the ANA Book Sale. The book covers the history of the Dahlonega Mint. Since I am originally from Georgia I have an interest in the Dahlonega Mint and the coins minted there (although I don&#039;t own any). This book filled in a lot of blanks for me. I learned that politics played a HUGE role in the running of the Branch Mints during the mid-1800s.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>Ancient Coin Collecting</i> (2nd Edition by Wayne Sayles). I don&#039;t collect ancient coins but I thought it would be interesting to learn something about them. This book fulfilled that goal, and more. The book covers ancient culture, how to collect, buy and sell ancient coins, how to identify and attribute ancient coins, and much more. It was interesting to learn how coins and coin making changed over time from the early Greek coins, through the Classical Greek coins, through the Roman Empire and later. This book made me want to buy an example or two of ancient coins. I will probably read another book or two in the series of 6 books.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>Numismatic Photography</i> (by Mark Goodman). See my book review of this book on another thread.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><i>Classical Deception</i> (another book by Wayne Sayles). I am in the process of reading this book. I am very interested in counterfeit and fake coins. This book is subtitled <i>Counterfeits, Forgeries and Reproductions of Ancient Coins </i>and it covers counterfeits and fakes and how and why they were made through the ages. I have learned about contemporary counterfeits of ancient coins that I was unaware of as well as more modern fakes that were made to sell to coin collectors as far back as the 1500s. There are plenty of photos of counterfeit ancient coins throughout the book. I am only 25% of the way through the book so there is plenty more to learn. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>So what are you reading? If you have read a book that you would recommend (or one that you would not recommend) let us know about it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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