Books on Barber halves?

[JIM F.]

Any specialized books on Barber halves out there?

 

Thank You.

 

[BROADSTRUCK]

The Complete to Barber Halves by David Lawrence.

 

The Complete Guide to Certified Barber Coinage by John and David Feigenbaum.

 

The Authoritative Reference on Barber Half Dollars by Kevin Flynn.

[TomB]

The Complete Guide to Barber Halves by David Feigenbaum (aka; David Lawrence) is the best out there for this series. Even though it has been approximately twenty-years since it was first published, it is still terrific. Even better, DLRC has put their entire reference library online for free reading and the book can be found here.

[Oldtrader3]

David Feigenbaum is David Lawrence, one in the same! I would look at both books and choose rather than buying both.

[BROADSTRUCK]

David Feigenbaum is David Lawrence, one in the same! I would look at both books and choose rather than buying both.

 

The Complete to Barber Halves by David Lawrence is a must buy... The Complete Guide to Certified Barber Coinage by John and David Feigenbaum although written in 1999 still offers a wealth of information and is a good additional reference to accompany the main.

 

I do not own Kevin Flynn's and can not comment.

[JIM F.]

Thanks. Amazon has some used copies of "The Complete Guide to Barber Halves" available (no new ones though). Is it worth paying $92.12 for a used hardcopy? I don't care for paperback books. Or does someone know an alternate source for the book?

 

Thank You.

[TomB]

I don't see any currently listed on ebay, but they show up fairly regularly and the paperback is quite a bit less than $92 or so.

[DaveG]

I haven't looked recently, but these books show up pretty regularly in the numismatic book auctions. The numismatic booksellers may also have copies in their inventory.

 

Finding the hardcover may be a bit more difficult; I've only seen the softcover edition and didn't know there was a hardcover available (of course, I haven't been looking, either).

 

Obviously, for quick reference, you can't beat the price of the Internet version!

[BROADSTRUCK]

Thanks. Amazon has some used copies of "The Complete Guide to Barber Halves" available (no new ones though). Is it worth paying $92.12 for a used hardcopy? I don't care for paperback books. Or does someone know an alternate source for the book?

 

Thank You.

 

This book is very scarce as a hardcover and just so your sure to get one your better off buying the one listed for $98.00 that actually has a description. Softcovers at times fetch up to the same price if none has crossed eBay in awhile.

[JIM F.]

Thanks. Amazon has some used copies of "The Complete Guide to Barber Halves" available (no new ones though). Is it worth paying $92.12 for a used hardcopy? I don't care for paperback books. Or does someone know an alternate source for the book?

 

Thank You.

 

This book is very scarce as a hardcover and just so your sure to get one your better off buying the one listed for $98.00 that actually has a description. Softcovers at times fetch up to the same price if none has crossed eBay in awhile.

 

Thanks for the help. I went ahead and bought the one (that was) listed for $98.

[JIM F.]

Interesting that two sellers have new copies of the paperback for sale on Amazon. One seller is asking $176 and the other is asking a whopping $495. The seller @ the $495 price has a name that some of you may recognize "juliancoin".

 

I think I got a bargain at $98 for the hardcover.

 

Thanks for referring me to the book.

 

[Elbesaar]

 

Glad you located the hard bound edition

& I think you paid a fair price for it.

 

I'm just shocked at what Juliancoin is asking.

( for the soft bound edition ).

[messydesk]

There are 5 currently listed on abebooks.com between $40 and $93. Can't tell if they're hardcover or softcover, though.

[Arizonadesertrat]

"...I'm just shocked at what Juliancoin is asking.

( for the soft bound edition )."

 

I'm not. I stopped being shocked by prices he asks some time ago.

[LogPotato]

Nice pick-up on the David Lawrence publication. It is by far the best Barber Half reference available.

 

Although, I would like to see a newer version in the future.