banivechi Posted December 18, 2006 Report Share Posted December 18, 2006 In this case "kleiner" simply means "small". The term is a little misleading since even this small catalog has almost 600 pages As for the order in which the coins appear, well, the Jaeger (the "Bible" for post-1871 German coins) does the same thing. Makes it easier to see which coins are part of a certain series - but sure, if you want to look a piece up, the order by denomination makes more sense. Fortunately the Schön catalogs have the Jaeger numbers (for German coins) and the KM numbers (for other coins) too. What is also nice, by the way, is that Gerhard Schön is an active member of some German coin forums. Christian I am proud to own the "Deutscher Muenzkatalog 18. Jahrhundert" 1984 by Gerhard Schoen with autograph (not for me ), found on an old book store in Munchen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 "Deutscher Muenzkatalog 18. Jahrhundert" 1984 by Gerhard Schoen with autograph Hey, that is neat! Good find. Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Just bought this little book, thought I would share. Very informative, a history and how its done regarding minting coins by Shire Coins and Minting: Shire Album No. 106 Cooper, Denis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Just bought this little book, thought I would share. Very informative, a history and how its done regarding minting coins by Shire Coins and Minting: Shire Album No. 106 Cooper, Denis What's the time frame on the history? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Ancient to modern and in between...although it is a small little book, it packs a lot of info in it and covers many of the different historical methods, from hammering to modern presses and many in between as well as photos, diagrams of different old style presses and how mints were set up at different times in history. Nice little book. I had hoped it would be more of a 'how to' to do it yourself minting but I am not at all disappointed that it turned out to be a history of minting through the ages....even my wife who isnt into coins at all started reading it and enjoyed it and was impressed at how much info was packed into such a small book and loved the old illustations, photos and diagrams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted December 25, 2006 Report Share Posted December 25, 2006 Jetons, Medalets & Tokens, The Low Countries and France by Mitchiner. I lowballed this on eBay and won it. Now I need to ante up and get Volumes 1 & 3, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldman Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 For Russian medals lovers I'd highly recommend 5 volumes by Mr Diakov. It has become a real classic reference . I believe he's now finishing up volume #6. The reference beautifully printed and easy to navigate through . Both in English and Russian (English translation is somewhat sloppy in some cases). The Oldman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superbeast1098 Posted December 26, 2006 Report Share Posted December 26, 2006 I just picked up my first coin book. The Official Blackbook Price Guide to World Coins, 2007...... Just got home from picking it up..... now to start looking through it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 My latest purchase is Jurg Richter's book: "Die Schützentaler und Schützenmedaillen der Schweiz" This is the new "Bible" of Swiss Shooting Medals and replaces the 1971 Jean Martin catalog/book. It is the definitive book of Swiss Schützenfest Medals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goetzdude Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 L Forrer, Biographical Dictionary of Medallists (9 vols., 1904-1930, reprinted 1987) G Kienast, Goetz II: A Supplement to The Medals of Karl Goetz, Volume II I have four other copies of the Kienast book but they are tough to get a hold of so I grab them when I can. Both lots were won at the recent Charles Davis auction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 L Forrer, Biographical Dictionary of Medallists (9 vols., 1904-1930, reprinted 1987)G Kienast, Goetz II: A Supplement to The Medals of Karl Goetz, Volume II I have four other copies of the Kienast book but they are tough to get a hold of so I grab them when I can. Both lots were won at the recent Charles Davis auction. What do you do with the extra copies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Magic, Myth, and Money: The Origin of Money in Religious Ritual. by William Desmonde (Free Press of Glencoe, New York, 1962) An odd little book involving a Jungian analysis of the origion of money in religious symbolism. (Don't ask why, it had to do with my interests in symbolism and Celtic coins.) Coins and Power in Late Iron Age Britain. by John Creighton (Cambridge University Press, 2000) I think he (and others) stretch the evidence with entoptic analysis, but there is plenty else to interest me. Celtic Coinage: New Discoveries, New Discussion. Edited by Philip de Jersey. (BAR International Series 1532, Oxford, 2006) Interesting collection of papers, my main interest is in several studies of Roman influences on Celtic coins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemstocks Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 Just bought the '04 Redbook for $0.01 off Ebay Yeah I know it is a year old but for the price I couldn't pass it up. I just got the 2007 Red Book. it's spiral bound and looks like it will last as long as I need it. Interesting fact, when silver bullion is $13.99 per ounce any pre 1964 American silver coin is worth 10X it's face value, just for melt. Every 1964 Roosevelt dime is worth a Buck. GEMSTOCKS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goetzdude Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 What do you do with the extra copies? I'm currently holding on to them but will probably sell them in Germany. They are very rare over there and sell for $300+ per copy. I also have both volumes of Kienast's working copies...a spendy set to say the least. I felt that since I have ownership of the copyrights for both books then I should own his working copies too. Both volumes will be "refurbished", combined, and integrated into my website where everyone can read them and view the medal descriptions with high-res images. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syzygy Posted January 2, 2007 Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 Not coins but notes. Picked this up at the non-profit used book store for $1... I don't collect notes and know very little about them, but this is loaded with some nice pictures and info. One day I would like to get this note as a complement to the Bison coins. I don't imagine I could get these 1979 prices though...*sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 I haven't exactly kept up to date, but I did acquire Michael Mitchiner's Jeton's, Medalets & Tokens, Volume 2 The Low Countries and France. Francis Paul Prucha's Indian Peace Medals in American History but the most interesting came by accident today as I scanned a used bookstore that was new to me. Matthew Boulton by H.W. Dickinson, Cambridge, 1937. It is a science biography, history volume with a chapter on Coinage and the Soho Mint. An appendix includes a Memoir of Boulton by James Watt written in 1809. Some foxing, but it looks like a decent biography. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josie Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 The bronze coinage of Great Britain by michael freeman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 A few new acquisitions. For my French collctions: Historie du Roy Louis le Grand par les Medailles by Claude-François Menestrier (Chez I.B. Nolin, Paris, 1693) For my numismatic history (and David Bowers) collection: Virgil Brand: The Man and His Era, Profile of a Numismatist (Bowers and Merena, 1983, Hardbound, signed) Abe Kosoff: Dean of Numismatics (Bowers and Merena, 1985, Hardbound, signed and numbered) An Inside View of the Coin Hobby in the 1930s: The Walter P. Nichols File (Bowers and Merena, 1984, Softbound) The Norweb Collection: An American Legacy (by Michael Hodder and Bowers, Bowers and Merena, 1987, Hardbound, signed, numbered). and finally, for my general library: The Early Paper Money of America by Eric P. Newman (3rd Edition, Krause Publications, 1990) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbvenman Posted April 5, 2007 Report Share Posted April 5, 2007 I recently picked up Penny Whimsy...Finally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marianne Posted May 7, 2007 Report Share Posted May 7, 2007 I found a copy of Nederlandse Munten 1795-1975 by Jacques Schulman here in the U.S. It gives more details about varieties than Krause does. Now I need to reexamine all the edge lettering on a bunch of coins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
De Orc Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 My latest purchases are as follows Roman Silver Coins - A Price Guide by Richard Plant Collectors Bank Notes 2006 (Treasury and Bank of England) by Chris Perkins British Armed Forces Special Vouchers by TEA Van Elmpt The trouble I had finding the last book LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoutjim99 Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 * Handbook of Ancient Greek and Roman coins -- by Whitman * The official Red book Aguide Book of Flying Eagle and Indian Head Cents By Rick Snow- Autographed *The flying Eagle and Indian cent Attribution guide Vol 1, Vol 2, Vol 6 in the Binder By Rick Snow- All three Autographed *Looking Through Lincoln cents by Charles Daughtry - Hope fully will be Autographed also * High Profits from Rare coin investment by Q. David Bowers * The Collectors HAndbook * the PCGS numbering System 16th Edition * The PCGS Population report july 2005 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Comitia Americana and Related Medals: Under Appreciated Monuments to Our Heritage by John W. Adams and Anne E. Bentley Published by George Frederick Kolbe, 1997 Beautiful book on a wonderful series. Its worth it for so many reason. but the photograph of Washington's original set of Comitia Americana medals in the original box commissioned by Thomas Jefferson is fairly special in and of itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geordie582 Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Pure nostalga! I've just bought a 1966 Seaby's "Standard Catalogue of British coins". A bit of a rough state but for 50p not a bad bit of memorabilia! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoutjim99 Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 2007 red book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.