Colonial coin collector societies/websites

[JIM F.]

I'm getting the inclination to acquire more colonials. Suggestions on websites/user forums, et cetera on this topic?

 

Thank You.

 

 

[BillJones]

Buy a copy of David Bowers' book the Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins. It's the best book I've seen on the subject.

 

As for buying these coins, I can't stress enough the need to look at as many of them in person as you can. This is totally different from regular U.S. mint coinage. If think that the early U.S. coins from the 1790s are crude, they look "high tech" compared to many colonial and early American pieces.

[Arizonadesertrat]

Check out www.colonialcoins.org---this is the site for the Colonial Coin Collectors Club. C4 also publishes The C4 Newsletter on a quarterly basis (dues are $25); this is also a great resource.

[BillJones]

I am not a 4C club member, but from what I have seen of their organization at the EAC conventions in partictular, they are great organization.

[TomB]

Notre Dame maintains a great site.

[Arizonadesertrat]

Also check out Colonial Williamsburg's website---there is a nice coin exhibit (and a catalog of pieces from the Lasser donation is available too):

http://www.history.org/history/museums/coinExhibit/

[michael]

www.CoinRaritiesOnline.com

 

a retail website with interesting reports on the colonial market and a coin archive with some quite interesting coins of the american colonies

[Arizonadesertrat]

Coin Rarities Online is undergoing a significant change--John Agre has bought Dave Wnuck out, and John will continue on as the sole owner of CRO. See the CRO website for more details.