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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;princeofwaldo, post: 5609893, member: 24091&quot;]Most books written for US collectors focus on a specific series, then go on and on ad nauseum about die verities and other minutia that only someone with OCD could appreciate.&nbsp; Most of it&#039;s garbage frankly, especially books that claim they can make attributions on coins from the New Orleans mint about who was in control of the city when the coin was struck.&nbsp; The most speculative hogwash imaginable yet somehow this sort of dubious information finds its way into auction lot descriptions by some of the large auction houses. </p><p><br /></p><p>All anyone who is interested in World Coins really needs is the Standard Catalog of World Coins.&nbsp; Beyond that, there is so much information available on the interweb that no need really exists for further documentation.&nbsp; A Google search on the legend, even if abbreviated in Latin, produces copious amounts of data, which can then be pursued further by exploring the history of the country, its rulers, and other pertinent information from the time and place the coin was struck.&nbsp; That&#039;s some extremely interesting material to pour through that can consume hours.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Contrast that with some of the articles in the Numismatist about warrant records from the early Philadelphia Mint and it&#039;s hard not to ask why anyone would care about garbage like that beyond the curious fact that the records still exist.&nbsp; Two berries, three berries...,, what does it really matter?&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t matter frankly, except for the price the coin will fetch at auction.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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