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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kaparthy, post: 671069, member: 57463&quot;]<b>Search the Library before you buy the book before you buy the coin ...</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I went to the ANS Library online catalog and entered &quot;Franklin Half Dollar&quot; anf found this</p><p><b> Tomaska, Rick. The complete guide to Franlin half dollars / by Rick Tomaska. (2002) </b></p><p><br /></p><p>Rick Tomaska is a well-known numismatist.&nbsp; Click on the Full Title link and you will see that this is a DLRC Virginian Beach book.&nbsp; DLRC (David Lawrence Rare Coins) has been a publisher of collector catalogues of US Type for about 20 years, maybe more.&nbsp; Among the DLRC authors are Kevin Flynn and David Lange as well as Rick Tomaska and others.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Books drive the coin market.&nbsp; Books rest on articles.&nbsp; If you use the same library catalog, you will find citations to articles in The Numismatist and FUN Notes, speaking of FUN.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If you are an ANA member, you can borrow any book in their Library for the cost of shipping and insurance both ways.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are an ANA member, the ANA library will photocopy articles for a modest fee.&nbsp; The price is worth the investment, if you have an interest in numismatics.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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