Don't know what difficulties shipping to the UK will add but I've used Amazon for many years and have never had a lost or damaged item. What did you order?

Well i've actually orddered it from Amazon.co.uk so it's not even coming that far.

I've ordered a copy of K. R. Potter's, Gesta Stephani (Oxford, 1976)

It's not like it's even a big book, but it's been out of print since the mid-80s i think. Original issue price was £10 and that was a fair bit of money in 1976! I don't think it's quite like £75 is now though...



I do have a copy from the Uni library sat here next to me at the moment... in fact i checked it out of the library for nearly a year at one point when i was doing my project at University. I'm thinking of extending this project and perhaps seeing if i can get it published. And University is really gonna want their copy back, unfortunately i leave at Christmas and thus the only copy i've been able to source anywhere i'll not longer have access to.

The cheaper option would have been to 'lose' the Uni's copy, declare it lost and then they would have charged me £10 for the book (which was the issue price), however i'm a] honest and b] someone else might need this in future. So i've had no choice but to cough up another £65.

Of course i could have photocopied the whole thing but that's illegal, so i won't.

1932 "The Star Rare Coin Encyclopedia & Premium Catalog"

I love the old coin books

You needn't worry. Both myself and my postman were shocked that Amazon lost a package - it's never happened to either of us before.

Catalogue of Portuguese emergency banknotes, published in 1982 (1600 copies printed), only edition and sold out for over 20 years, it took me some time to finally find one...




Jose

I just got a signed copy of the Complete Guide to Mercury Dimes, Second Edition by David Lange.

A book on the banknotes and coins of modern Estonia 1992-2002.

The Electronic Numismatist.

Das Kabinett 4
Das Münzkabinett und die Förderung der Medaillenkunst
Künstlerbriefe 1900-1914
von der Jahrhundertwende bis zum Ersten Weltkrieg

Das Kabinett 5
Das Münzkabinett und die Förderung der Medaillenkunst
Künstlerbriefe 1914-1918
Medaillenedition im Ersten Weltkrieg

I just received Art Forms and Civic Life in the Lare Roman Empire by H.P. L'Orange. This was recommended on the Byzantine yahoo group. I was inquiring about the reasons of the change from realistic portraits done in profile to the more abstracted facing portraits used in the later Empire. So hopefully this will shed some light.

I got the NEW book on "Red book of Moran silver dollars" by Q. David Bowers, I must say a must for the Morgan collector!!!!!!!!!!!

A bunch of magazines from Blackhawk.

Also included was a 1982 Krause. I like it because it includes coins from the 18th, 19th, and 20th century.

Numismatist's Traveling Companion,
Numismatist's Topside Companion,
Numismatist's Downtown Companion, and
Numismatist's Countryside Companion

To go along with my Numismatist's Bedside Companion and
Numismatist's Lakeside Companion

The 6th Edition ANA Grading Standards for US coins.

So what do they say? Mail all your coins to NGC?

If thats the case... we should start our own gradeing service! think we would do better??

Photograde

I just got a 2006 spiral bound Red Book and a 2005 special edition leather bound Red Book.

I saw that book on eBay and would have bid if the other books weren't included with it. Nice.

I have received Byzantine Coinage by Philip Grierson, he was a former advisor to the Dumbarton Oaks for Byzantine Numismatics. It's a very nice little volume with a basic overview of Byzantine coin types and some very helpful notes. Only 68 pages in total so it's a nice intro for Byzantine coins. I don't have the Berk so I'm not sure how they compare.

I didn't know they made them leather bound. Never seen one, in fact. What do they run?

I think I remeber those from Barnes and Noble last year. I may be wrong, but I thought it was around $16.95.

I think the leather bound Redbooks run around $70.00. Also, they are larger than the regular redbooks. Page has wide margins. Info and pics are the same size as the regular redbook. They're very nice. I'm hoping to win one someday in one of our club thingys.

You are correct, $70

http://www.whitmanbooks.com/Default.aspx?P...ctID=0794819524

Wow! Pretty cool. Never seen one before.

I have ordered “Münzenkatalog.ch” (2006) by HANS WARTENWEILLER

Swiss Coin Catalog 1798-2005. In three languages (German, French and ENGLISH!). 680 color images, 180 pages, much detailed information! This replaces the old Meier Katalog format with a new international edition.


I'd guess it'll be here Monday or Tues.

Manuel de Numismatique Francaise, IV, Monnaies Feodales Francaises
by A. Dieudonne (Editions Auguste Picard, Paris. 1936)

Numismatique Medievale
by Marc Bompaire and Francoise Dumas (Brepols, Turnhout, Belgium. 2000)

Not many pictures and I don't read French! Slow going, but I use them as references in research and translate what I need as I need it. Time for me to retire and take a French class.

The Copper Coinage of Imperial Russia

I did get it today. It's very nice. It's very much like our redbook as far as photos and information.

This book also has listings of Swiss banknotes and coinage of Liechtenstein. It lists all the modern Shooting Thalers and some of the old ones.

I ordered "Provenance Gallery of the Year 1794 United States Large Cents" by Al Boka (not here yet), and picked up a new 2006 Krause.

Boka's book is wonderful. I hope that you enjoy it.

Your great review earlier in this thread sure helped me

Just got "GeldKunst - KunstGeld", a book (in German) about commems of the Federal Republic including alternative designs that were not minted.

http://www.coinpeople.com/index.php?showto...ndpost&p=153394
http://www.medaillenkunst.de/publikationen/0000000321.htm

Christian

Ooh nice. Too bad I couldn't read it.

I have considered getting that Chemistry book - looked like it would have some answers regarding preservation, toning, etc... I would be interested in knowing what your opinion is after reading.

On first glance it looks to have some pretty detailed information.
I'll let you know when I get through it.

I just bought a 2000 krause catalog of world coins for $5.00. It is out of date but great for identification.

I think you got a good deal on that one.

The first two are mine, the second two are library loans

Provisional Token Coinage of the 18th Century - Dalton & Hamer. It's the 1996 Davisson's reprint, brand new. This is the "bible" for Conder Token collectors.

I got my tax refund and bought some books (and some coins!). The first arrived today:

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The publisher's blurb is at:

http://www.signature-book.com/New2Books/burdette.htm

This is the first (actually the third) of three planned volumes (1905-1908 and 1909-1915 will complete the trio) on the redesign of American coins from 1905 through 1921. I no longer collect American coins, but this caught my eye. It doesn't seem to be well known and I find that a little puzzling. It seems to be well done at first glance. I've only sampled through it so far, but I'm impressed with what I've read so far. Its worth a look if you collected Liberty walkers, standing liberty quarters, mercs, or Peace dollars.

My second purchase arrived today, A California Gold Rush History featuring the treasure from the S. S. Central America by Q. David Bowers, inscribed and signed. I love his books and I needed another 11 pounds to balance the 10 Roman Imperial Coins volumes that will be arriving next.

Just to show its not all about coins, I also received a first edition (rebound) copy of Ramsy's 1853 History of Tennessee. It has the earliest reference to my Hyder lineage that I know of in print. Michael Hyder was a Wataugan, one of the earliest settlements in eastern Tennessee. His house, built pre-revolutionary war survives to this day. He made gun powder that helped arm the rebels that fought the British in the Revolutionary War and fought himself with the Over Mountain Men (think in a very general way about the farmer fighters portrayed in The Patriot). Danial Boone negotiated the purchase of their land from the Cherokee and Davy Crocket's grandfather and Michael fought together defending their homes from Cherokee attack a few days before the war officially began after they refused to side with the British (they were west of the line that defined the colonies and therefore on their own). I could go on, but I haven't figured out what would form a colonial era east Tennessee coin collection as yet. Its an idea that bounces around the back of my head every now and then.

Nice purchases and a fun use of the tax refund. I have the Bower's California Gold Rush - it's so heavy that it makes it difficult read.

Eventually my coins will catch up to my book collection

Bought a boatload of books from the ANA that arrived this passed week.

The new ANA Grading Standards
World of Money CD-ROM
Gold Coins of the World 7th Edition
Italian Cast Coinage
Coin World Alamanac Millenium Edition
Goethe's Italian Renaissance Medals
The Works of Victor David Brenner
Renaissance of American Coinage 1916-1921

Picked up last year's Krause World Coins 1601-1700 edition, the last one I was missing

The one day San Francisco Historical Bourse was held today. Only about 14 dealers, but all specializing in ancients and it seemed busy all day long. I hope the dealers had a good day so that it gains in strength. The two day show typically held this time of year had slowly collapsed.

In addition to two coins, I cam home with two books:

The Barbaric Tremissis in Spain and Southern France Anastasius to Leovigild by Wallace J. Tomasini (ANS Museum Notes and Monographs, 152 -- 1964). I don't own any of these coins and have been tempted from time to time. Now I can learn something about them.

The second book I've scanned from time to time lusting after the quality of the photography, so I broke down today and bought one:

Roman Coins by J.P.C. Kent with photographs by Max and Albert Hirmer. (Abrams 1978).