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Author: Douglas Nicol & Colin Bruce

Edition: 1998 2nd edition in mint condition

Bound: Soft Cover

Pages: 1,064

Illustrated: Yes

Book Size: 11" H x 8.5" W

ISBN: 0-87341-644-9

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Standard Catalog of German Coins 1601-present by Douglas Nicol and Colin Bruce is a major volume with over 60,000 coins listed and valued in 3-4 conditions.

Over 18,000 coins illustrated.

Over 1000 oversized pages.

It's as large as the New York telephone directory!!

A must for the collector of Germanic coins.

Published in 1998 and now OUT OF PRINT.

SD-082

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Author: Clyde Hubbard & David O'Harrow

Edition: Original 1998 version in mint condition

Bound: Hard Cover

Pages: 223

Illustrated: Yes

Book Size: 10.25" H x 8.25" W

ISBN: 0897161785

ISBN: 9780897161787

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Hookneck - El Aguila de Perfil by Clyde Hubbard and David O"Harrow published in 1998 is a great study by two known scholars on the Mexican "Hookneck" coins.

This fantastic book has 223 oversized pages, includes overstrikes, counterstamp's, patterns, trial strikes, sales frequency, medals, counterfeits and so much more!!

Dual language (spanish-english.)

Including over 600 illustrations!

This outstanding book has received awards from the Mexican Numismatic Society and Numismatic Literary Guild.

An absolute must have for the collector of Mexican Coins!! 

A scarce hard covered book.

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Author: F. M. Rose

Edition: 2000 Reprint of the original 1987 version

Bound: Soft Cover

Pages: 58

Illustrated: Yes

Book Size: 11" H x 8.5" W

ISBN: 0-889172-13-8

Comments:

This book contains coins of the world, basically silver, counterstamped by merchants and banks to attest to the silver purity of the coins.  

Most chopmarks are Chinese. 

This is a really interesting collecting area. 

This book contains 58 oversized pages and is very heavily illustrated with great descriptive detail. 

This softcover book is usually not available and there are limited quantities left.

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Author: Shirley Barr Sage

Edition: Original 2001 version in mint condition

Bound: Hard Cover

Pages: 486

Illustrated: Yes

Book Size: 11.25" H x 8 5/8" W

ISBN: 092969063X

ISBN: 9780929690636

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Biblical Numismatics - Thirty Pieces of Silver by Shirley Bar Sage. Arguable among the most beautifully illustrated books on coinage ever published!

This book, with special emphasis on Biblical period, covers both Old and New Testament period coinage - the Persian Empire, Greek, Phoenician, Macedonian, Seleucid, Ptolemaic, Judaic, Roman, byzantine and coinage at the time of Jesus.

It's 486 oversized pages, all printed on heavy coated stock; hundreds of full color enlarged photos of coins throughout, plus 23 full page color plates of coins, significant text, historical details, cross referenced to the Bible and important numismatic references.

Magnificent, gorgeous volume and originally published at $150.00  Hard covered - A must have for every collector of Ancient and Biblical coins.

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Author: Hans Schlumber

Edition: Original 1975 version in mint condition

Bound: Hard Cover

Pages: 492

Illustrated: Yes

Book Size: 10" H x 7" W

ISBN: 0873410297

ISBN: 9780873410298

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Nearly 500 pages, covers over 100 Cities, States, and Countries issuing gold coins since the 1700s.

Lots of details not found elsewhere, mintages, varieties, values, well illustrated.

Out of print and very useful with gold hitting new highs almost daily.

Includes weights and gold purity of coins, well illustrated.

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Author: Frank Sedwick

Edition: 1991 1st edition in mint condition

Bound: Soft Cover

Pages: 90

Illustrated: Yes

Book Size: 8.5" H x 5.5" W

ISBN:

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The Gold Coinage of Gran Colombia, by Frank Sedwick, published in 1991, is considered the most complete and accurate reference on post-independence Colombian gold coins (including Ecuador and Venezuela, as they were once part of "Gran Colombia"), with values and rarities for all known issues. 

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Author: Rainer Stahlberg & Colin R. Bruce II

Edition: Original 2002 edition in mint condition

Bound: Soft Cover

Pages: 712

Illustrated: Yes

Book Size: 11" H x 8.5" W

ISBN: 0873493567

ISBN: 9780873493567

Comments:

Standard Catalog of Stocks and Bonds by R. Stahlberg & Colin Bruce is a monumental volume on collectible U.S. and foreign Stock and Bond certificates.

There are 400 pages on U.S. items and another 300 pages on Foreign issues from 76 countries!!

1000's of listings and very heavily illustrated, color plates, values in U.S. Dollars.

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Author: Edmund B. Sullivan

Edition: Original 1980 edition in mint condition

Bound: Hard Cover

Pages: 248

Illustrated: Yes

Book Size: 11 1/8 " H x 8 5/8" W

ISBN: 0517536188

ISBN: 9780517536186

Comments:

This is a very informative book on collecting political memorabilia.

It covers the history of this extensive subject from 1789 to 1980.

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Author: Don Taxay

Edition: 4th printing 1963 version in mint condition

Bound: Soft Cover

Pages: 221

Illustrated: Yes

Book Size: 9.25" H x 6 3.8" W

ISBN: 0668010002

ISBN: 9780668010009

Comments:

Counterfeit, Mis-Struck, and Unofficial U.S. Coins by Don Taxay, a noted expert.

This is a guide book for the detection of cast and struck counterfeits, electrotypes and altered coins, mint errors, clipped coins and much more!

Considered a fundamental reference book!

HARD TO FIND BOOK!! LONG OUT OF PRINT!

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Author: Norman Jacobs Ph.D. & Cornelius C. Vermeule III Ph.D.

Edition: 1972 version in mint condition

Bound: Hard Cover

Pages: 151

Illustrated: Yes

Book Size: 10" H x 6.75" W

ISBN:

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Japanese coinage by Norman Jacobs and Cornelius Vermeule is the only book on the subject in English.

Covers old coinage of Japan, Kobans etc., through to modern coinage.

The book is nicely illustrated and covers varieties, numbering system, mintages and much more!