General Coin Books and Guides

General Coin Books and Guides
	Classical Deception Counterfeits, Forgeries and Reproductions of Ancient Coins Wayne G Sayles 2001 Krause Publications 700 East State Street Iola WI 54990-0001 Krause Publications ISBN 0 87341 968 5 On the "To read" list...
The Coin Atlas Joe Cribb, Barrie Cook, Ian Carradice 1999 Little, Brown and Company Brettenham House Lancaster Place, London WC2E 7EN ISBN 1 85605 468 3 The authors claim it is "A Comprehensive View of the Coins of the World Throughout History", still reading this one, so far it is comprehensive but very brief, probably due to the huge amount of subject matter.
	Encyclopedic Dictionary of Numismatics Richard G Doty 1982 Robert Hale Ltd Clerkenwell House Clerkenwell Green, London EC12 ISBN 0 7091 9981 3 Its just that, a dictionary of numismatic terms and history with some illustrations from a mainly US viewpoint.
Coin Collecting As A Hobby Burton Hobson 1980 Sterling Publishing Company Two Park Av New York NY 10016 ISBN 0 8069 6018 3 Good little book dealing with the time honoured basics of collecting from a mainly US point of view.
	The World of Coins A Dictionary of Numismatics C.C. Chamberlain Revised 1976 By Arthur Blair ISBN 0 340 21022 2 Its just that, a dictionary of numismatic terms and history with some illustrations from a mainly British viewpoint.
A Catalogue of Modern World Coins 1850 - 1960 10th Edition R S Yeoman 1972 Western Publishing Company Racine Wisconsin Best described as an early Krause style catalogue, this seemingly small book is feature packed, but pricing and some information is very dated.
	Coins and Coin Collecting Howard Linecar 1971 Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd London Rather informative book covering coins,collecting and history, a pretty well balanced book.
Coins John Porteous 1964 Octopus Books Ltd 59 Grosvenor St London W 1 ISBN 0 7064 0196 4 Covers coins from 7th century BC to coinage reform of the 19th century with some modern issues, an informative read on how coins came to be and their usage throughout history. Once described as "..the best single volume introduction to the history of coinage..."
	The Beauty and Lore of Coins, Currency and Medals Elvira & Vladimir Clain-Stefanelli 1975 Riverwood Publishers Smithsonian Institute ISBN 0 7153 6691 2 "To Read"

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