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Coin Books - The Official Price Guide to Mint Errors, 6th Edition
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Manufacturer: House of Collectibles
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 737.4973
EAN: 9780609808559
ISBN: 0609808559
Label: House of Collectibles
Manufacturer: House of Collectibles
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2002-03-26
Publisher: House of Collectibles
Release Date: 2002-03-26
Studio: House of Collectibles
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Summary: Reliable products by this seller
Comment: I recieved the book in a timely manner and the book was in better shape than I had expected. Good job. Thank You.
Sandy
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Summary: Guide to Mint Errors
Comment: I have never received this item yet even though it was ordered 7/23/07,it is not here yet.
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Summary: For the serious error coin collector...
Comment: If you are into error coins big time, this book is for you. The book has hundreds of different errors, saying how they were made and a general price. It is like a encyclepedia: many different general entries, not going to specific on any one type of error. If you are a begginner to numismatics I would not reccommend this. Instead you should go for something like the Redbook. However, if error coins are your expertise, this is a must buy.
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Summary: 4 Stars but only because of its explication of rating system
Comment: The review below lodges some valid and important complaints. To wit, this book really is not a price guide as such as the 'guidance' is so broad as to be meaningless. Also, it is quite difficult to look up specific varieties such as the one you may be holding in your grimy little paw, and it doesn't give enough up to date information on the populations of various errors. Having said that, it is one of those I believe any nonprofessional coin collector ... coin scout should have for the following reasons: Alan Herbert, the author does give examples of the broad panoply of mint errors that are out there, with description, level of rarity and, usually, a photgraph for visual reference. More importantly, the book includes a complete description of the rating system and all of the nomenclature surrounding the rating and identifying of various errors. This information alone makes this book worthy of purchase. There is other information here too, such as a simple, lucid and photographically enhanced description of the entire minting process that will definitely help you to get your head around the world of error coins. To be sure, this book is deeply flawed and on that basis should probably draw only three stars, but I've looked and there just isn't that much literature on error coins out there for the casual coin collector. So, if you want to fill out your knowledge of error coins but aren't a hardcore error hound, go ahead and get this book. You won't be sorry, I'm sure (possibly a little disappointed though).
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Summary: There are better books on the subject
Comment: I didn't care for this book for a few reasons. First, this really isn't a price book. Sure it gives very general prices but nothing really pinned down. Second, this book is very hard to just look up a specific coin. The book is not very well aranged. This would be a good book if you just wanted to know the different varieties and how they were made. So if that's what you want then that's what you will get. As far as a price guide forget it doesn't tell me much about the value of a coin, especially with no specific year of coin or denomination.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Finding mint errors—oddball coins—can sometimes be the next best thing to finding buried treasure. Written by one of the leading authorities and researchers of the minting process, The Official Price Guide to Mint Errors offers the most complete record of existing coin errors and uncovers vital information to help educate the novice collector as well as the seasoned expert about this unique area of collecting.
* Exhaustive information on all kinds of mint errors, including split dies, cracked planchets, and double strikes
* Expert advice on buying, selling, and collecting mint errors
* Detailed descriptions and photographs for easy identification
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