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Bowers book - The History of United States Coinage
Has anyone read Bowers: "The History of United States Coinage"? Care to
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Bowers book - The History of United States Coinage
Thomas A. wrote:
Has anyone read Bowers: "The History of United States Coinage"? Care to share a numismatic opinion about it? I can't find anything substantive on the web. Thanks. It is a massive, bellwether of a coin book, lavishly illustrated, inspired by the sale of the fabulous Garrett collection. Here's a short blurb from a college student assembling her dream numismatic library-away-from home: http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v06n51a18.html In case you are an incurable bibliomaniac, you can get the weekly online newsletter of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society, the "E-Sylum", for free, by finding the appropriate sign-up page on their website: http://www.coinbooks.org/ I highly recommend it. There are lots of articles about all aspects of numismatics, all there because they relate somehow to books. James the Recruiter |
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Bowers book - The History of United States Coinage
Mr. Jaggers wrote:
Thomas A. wrote: Has anyone read Bowers: "The History of United States Coinage"? Care to share a numismatic opinion about it? I can't find anything substantive on the web. Thanks. It is a massive, bellwether of a coin book, lavishly illustrated, inspired by the sale of the fabulous Garrett collection. Here's a short blurb from a college student assembling her dream numismatic library-away-from home: http://www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v06n51a18.html In case you are an incurable bibliomaniac, you can get the weekly online newsletter of the Numismatic Bibliomania Society, the "E-Sylum", for free, by finding the appropriate sign-up page on their website: http://www.coinbooks.org/ I highly recommend it. There are lots of articles about all aspects of numismatics, all there because they relate somehow to books. James the Recruiter Thanks much, James. |
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Bowers book - The History of United States Coinage
On Sep 18, 4:33 am, "Thomas A." wrote:
Has anyone read Bowers: "The History of United States Coinage"? Care to share a numismatic opinion about it? I can't find anything substantive on the web. Thanks. On other message boards, I recommended Bowers/Garrett as one of three books that any collector of US coinage needs, along with Taxay and Breen. Bowers/Garrett includes more than a catalog of interesting and important coins -- though there is that. The book chronicles three generations of collectors from the 1870s to our time. Correspondence with the ANS and the Chapman Brothers, Cogan, Frossard, Haseltine and others provide a window into our hobby that is ultimately familiar in its forms while remaining enchanting in its particulars. Lavish illustrations including enlargements of famous coins provide the framework for Dave Bowers' historical narratives. Without that context, even the prettiest coin is nothing but a curio, not much more than a quartz rock or a peacock feather. The Garrett Collection cut across the range and width of America's circulating coinage. It is not a complete assemblage like Eliasberg, but it is truly representative and in that with some time invested in this book, the attentive reader comes to know not just the material but the people who found it compelling. Mike M. Michael E. Marotta "Bibliomaniac" |
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