Coins Books

This coin album is a must for all collecters. The Dansco Corp. puts out nothing but the best products when comes to coin albums. Quality material. I recommend their products highly.

This is a great way for beginning coin collectors to learn the proper techniques, and also has great details about the Statehood quarter program and the design process. I love collecting these quarters, it really is interesting to learn about the early moments in state histories.

Teaches part to whole concepts and that we are part of something bigger than ourselves. My two preschool-age children see images in the book that remind them of our neighborhood and love it. The book would also be perfect for elementary age kids as fits in beautifully with standard curriculum in early grades. As a teacher I used the book Only One in my 3rd grade class curriculum.

There is simply no other work of this kind available in the world. It is the fruit of years of numismatic scholarship by one of history's foremost authorities on "Oriental Coins," and no one -- NOT ANY ONE -- has ever presumed to tackle the non-Islamic coins of the Orient (from the Near East to East Asia) with the historical depth and geographical breadth of Michael Mitchiner. This is the "ne plus ultra" of the field: no one had ever attempted a work of this magnitude, and no one since has succeeded at such an attempt. Prices for this book are almost meaningless: a pristine copy might please the eye, but a used copy filled with crabbed auction notes may represent a lifetime (or more) of market following by one or more dedicated numismatists, scanning catalogs for the prices realized and the conditions of coins which are not necessarily widely-collected in Europe and America, but which form a warm, numismatic link to world history. These old tomes can be like the adoption records so beloved of genealogists: A stater from Afghanistan with a certain Mitchiner number and having such a condition and such a weight may have sold at a certain auction for so much money; another handwriting records that a coin of the same description sold for so much more money at THAT auction, and so on to the present day. Whatever the condition of your copy, perfect and pristine, or filled with notes about the coins described, treasure it!

About the Book :
The book serves to discuss the various aspects of numismatic heritage of Indian subcontinent. Illustrations have been appended for better understanding of the intriacies of ancient coinage.

About the Author :
Devendra Handa holds post-graduate degrees in Sanskrit, History and Education all first class with top positions in the University. He obtained his post-graduate diploma in Archaeology from the school of Archaeology (ASI, New Delhi) in 1964 with credit (Distinction). He is the recipient of Maulana Azad and Archaeological centenary commemoration Medals, Sir Mortimer Wheeler prize and numerous other award. He is known to the indologists through nearly three hundred research papers and the following books and monographs :
1. Osian : History, Archaeology, Art & Architecture, Delhi, 1984. 2. Studies in Indian Coins and Seals, Delhi 1985. 3. Indological Studies : Essays in Memory of Shri S.P. Singhal, Delhi, 1987 (Ed). 4. Ajaya-Sri : Recent Studies in Indology (Prof. Ajay Mitra Shastri, 2 Vols., Delhi 1989 (Ed). 5. Praci-Prabha : Perspective in Indology (Essays in honour of Prof. B.N. Mukerjee), New Delhi, 1989 (Ed. Jointly with D.C. Bhattacharyya). 6. Ratna-Chandrika : Panorama of Oriental Studies (Shri R.C. Agrawal), New Delhi, 1989 (Ed. jointly with Ashvini Agrawal). 7. Heritage of Haryana : Buddhist Remains, Chandigarh, 1989. 8. Visvambhara : Probings in Orientology (Prof. V.S. Pathak), New Delhi, (Ed. jointly with A.M. Shastri and C.S. Gupta, 1995). 9. Numismatic Studies, Vols 1-3 (1991-93) (Ed.)
He is also editing some other volumes now under preparation. In 1991, he visited the British Museum, London, to study ancient Indian coins (tribal in particular) in its collection and participated in the XIth International Numismatic Congress at Brussels. In 1992, he got the Lowick Memorial Grant of the Royal Numismatic Society, London for studying the tribal coins of India. In 1993, he visited Sri Lanka on the invitation of the Sri Lanka Numismatic Society. He was honoured for his contributions to the numismatic science of Calcutta in 1994.

Contents :
Editor`s Note
List of Contributors
1. Inscribed Silver Punch-Marked Coin-Parmeshwari Lal Gupta
2. A Note on an Interesting Greek Coin in the Sardar Museum,Jodhpur-Ratna Chandra Agrawala
3. Vonones, Maues and the Early Indo-Scythic Succession-R.C.Senior
4. Numismatic Evidence of a New Guild from Khokhrakot (Rohtak)-Manmohan Kumar
5. The Kuras-Parmeshwari Lal Gupta
6. Three-Headed Siva-Chitresvara Type Copper Coins-Devendra Handa
7. Some Mahasenapati Coins of the Deccan-A.H.Siddiqui
8. roman Coins and Bullae from Adam-Amarendra Nath
9. Some Coins of Cakataka Dynasty-A.H.Siddiqui
10. Horseman Type Coins of the Imperial Guptas-Ashvini Agrawal
11. Gupta Gold Coins in the Collection of the Sardar Museum,Jodhpur-Ratna Chandra Agrawal
12. A Newly Discovered Gold Coin from Newal-K.S.Shukla
13. Two Dies of Gadhaiya Coins-M.K.Gupta
14. Nur Afshan Coins of Burhanpur Mint-M.K.Gupta
15. Sone New Type Copper Coins of Adil Shahi Rulers-A.H.Siddiqui
16. 1/5 Rupees or Silver Fanams of the Malabar Coast-Hans Herrli
17. In Search of a Die-S.K.Bose
18. Initial Sikh Coinage-Surinder Singh
19. Copper Coins of Sher Singh-Devendra Handa
20. Non-Destructive Assay of Ancient Coins of Kangra Ruler, Sri Rupachanda Deva I, by Neutron Activation Analysis-N.S.Rajurkar,A.K.Jha and R.P.Bhadane
Book Reviews
1. S.R.Goyal, Indigenous Coins of Early India, by Devendra Handa
2. S.R.Goyal, The Dynastic Coins of Ancient India, by Ashvini Agrawal
3. L.C.Gupta & S.J.Mangalam, Silver Coins of Sri Gupta, by Ashvini Agrawal
4. Dr. Amjad Ali, Catalogue of Asaf Jahi Coins and Paper Currency,by Devendra Handa


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Since I wrote the article, I think it is quite good! :-)
Is best read in conjunction with my article from "Small Wars & Insurgencies" journal, "Pushtuns, Leadership, Tribalism, Islam..."

S/F, Vern

It's just what I wanted. Now I know what I've got and what I still need for a complete set.

In A Penny Saved Don Duer shares with you some of his extensive knowledge of collecting Banks. In every hobby there are people considered to be experts in their field. In bank collecting DON IS ONE OF THOSE EXPERTS. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn about their hobby.

Most collectors don't need to be introduced to this referance book. However, if you're new to collecting, understand that this is considered by many, (if not most) collectors to be the MAIN referance book for older US large cents.

It covers the years 1793-1814. The book was written in the 1940's, and updated a couple of times. The author goes to great length to describe the characteristics of the different die varieties for these years. Besides the descriptions, each one is also documented with a photograph. The photos are lacking at times, but they are quite helpful none the less.

Bottom line, if you're interested in Large Cents, this material is required reading.

If you share my fascination with the glory that was imperial Rome, get this book. You will devour it in a few sittings, and return to it for handy reference. Placed on a coffee table, it will surely convert a bored guest into an absorbed guest. Hornyak's unique method of computer averaging the likenesses of notable and notorious figures by computer averaging of coinage and medallions yields portraits as impressive as they are revealing. The brief biographical sketches are done with taste and literary skill.