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    The ultimate research library for US coins? What is your opinion

    in Newbie Coin Collecting Questions

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    On 2/19/2022 at 12:36 AM, The Neophyte Numismatist said:

    Half Cents:

    #1 Eckberg - The Half Cent 1793-1857: The Story of Americas Greatest Little Coin -  This book is well written and works to provide an overview of the coin's history, and makes use of panoramic edge photography and red/blue visual overlays to show die varieties.  This book has full color photos, and it's a great read.  The "eye candy" sections are particularly "drool-worthy" - showing the finest examples known.  

    #2 Manley - Half Cent Die States - This is a comprehensive book of Half Cent Die Varieties and States.  By many, this is considered THE book.  This book has more comprehensive information than Fuhrman  (listed below), however, the photos are black and white and I find Fuhrman's series to be better for quick diagnostics.  There is no denying that this is a great book though!

    #3 Fuhrman The Half Cent Handbook (Series) - This book is more for quick diagnostics of Die Varieties and Die States.  Very photo heavy with LOTS of great color photo representations for each variety (obverse and reverse) and state.  This series is my go-to "lap dog" when hunting coins online. (this is a series... Draped bust is ones book, Classic Head and Braided Hair are another (other volumes will also be released)

    Early Copper Coins

    Eckberg, Fagaly, Fuoss and Williams - Grading Guide for Early American Copper Coins - This book is choc full of color photos and is really a must have for anyone who wants to get into Early American Copper (EAC) coins.  EAC's grading is quite a bit different than today's TPG grading.  If you are unfamiliar with EAC's Net Grading, this book breaks it down

     

    That are nice ones! I have read every one, and my favorite is the third one. I hope the author of this thread will share his library as soon as possible. Unfortunately, there are not many sources with related information on this theme, so I hope to find something interesting. As a student, it always was a big challenge to find needed info, but then I found this source (click to read more) where I could choose the best source for my writing tasks. Most of the information I got from education was from such sites. So I believe that this library will be a successful one.