Collecting Books
Collecting Antique Marbles: Identification and Price Guide, by: Baumann, Paul and Dan Brownell - This book educates readers about marbles, serves as a collector's resource, and is the only one to include tables of comparative rarity and a comparison of the subgroups of marbles for pricing. New information on reproductions and fakes will keep even inexperienced collectors from being swindled.
Coin Collecting For Dummies, by: Guth, Ron - Coin collecting has become a fun hobby for all ages, and the US Mint reports that $3 million worth of merchandise is sold annually relating to coins and collecting. This handy guide covers all the basics of this fun activity, shows beginners the ropes, from buying, collecting, and storing a collection to determining a coin's quality and authenticity. It includes over 100 illustrations and photographs.
Coin Collecting for Kids, by: Otfinoski, Steven - A colorful, kid-friendly book to introduce children to a lifelong hobby, Coin Collecting for Kids encourages children to search for, save, and learn all about many different U.S. coins. Take a tour through the mint and save pennies from four different decades while learning about how coins are made. Slots on every page let kids collect birth-year coins, millennium coins, and twentieth-century coins. Lastly, a gatefold spread will accommodate all 50 wildly popular statehood quarters. Organized by release year, each slot lists the state's nickname, motto, flower, and bird.
The New York Times Guide to Coin Collecting, by: Reiter, Ed and Scott A. Travers - Every coin collector has to start somewhere--now The New York Times provides a wealth of information in one concise yet definitive volume. Every aspect is covered, from the history and origins of coins to the ins and outs of professional and hobbyist collecting.