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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Paul M., post: 2418747, member: 73165&quot;]Since you&#039;re posting in the US coins forum, I&#039;ll say these:</p><ul> <li>A current-ish Red Book, for (very) general information.&nbsp; Ignore the price section though. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><br /> </li> <li>A grading guide.&nbsp; I recommend the ANA book as a start.</li> <li>Specific references on the series you are interested in.</li> <li>(Optional but very nice) <i>The Cherrypicker&#039;s Guide to Rare Die Varieties</i> or other series-specific variety book.</li> </ul><p>Those are the essentials, IMO.&nbsp; There are other good general books out there, like <i>The Expert&#039;s Guide to Collecting &amp; Investing in Rare Coins</i> by Q. David Bowers.&nbsp; (Actually, anything by him is a good read.)&nbsp; There are also other good books on grading, and other aspects of numismatics, like, for example <i>Numismatic Forgery</i> by Charles Larson.&nbsp; But, the 3-4 I listed will get you started.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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