The E-Sylum:  Volume 5, Number 9, February 24, 2002, Article 12

NUMISMATIC LITERATURE HIGHLIGHTED IN COIN WORLD

  Dan Freidus, in his weekly "Colonial Americana" column in
  COIN World (February 25, 2002, p60) discusses three
  important books on the subject of colonial numismatics.

  The first is Edward Maris' 1880 "A Historic Sketch of the
  Coins of New Jersey":  "Maris' book is more than 120
  years old and is quite scarce, but no single reference has
  replaced it as the standard... The original remains .. a
  collectible in its own right.  When a nice copy is available,
  it often sells for around $1,000."

  The column also discusses Sylvester Crosby's "The Early
  Coins of America" (1875) and Montroville Wilson's "The
  American Numismatical Manual (1859).

  "A collector on a budget might seek the reprints while
  copies of the original editions would be fitting to go with
  collections that focus on rare varieties or high grade
  specimens.  Given that most numismatists were attracted
  to these coins in part for their interest in history, it's good
  to remember how historic numismatic literature connects
  us with earlier collectors and researchers."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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