The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 24, June 12, 2005, Article 20

NUMISMATIC LITERATURE FOR $1,000, ALEX

Alan Luedeking writes: "I was surprised nobody responded to
Roger Burdette's challenge in E-Sylum v8#19 of helping his
local high school assemble a well-rounded numismatic
library for only $1000. I didn't dare venture my own paltry
suggestions, but absent any others, I now will:

Krause Publications: "Standard Catalogue of World Coins"
16th through 20th Centuries editions (5 volumes): $250.
Walter Breen: "Encyclopedia of US Coins" $100.
Humberto Burzio: "Diccionario Hispano-Americano" (3 vols.) $225.
David Vagi: Roman Coins (2 vols.): $100.
Philip Grierson: Medieval Coins $75.
Clain-Stefanelli: Numismatic Bibliography, 2nd ed. of 1985, $125.

Now then, many will cringe at my suggesting the KP books,
but hey... we've only got a grand. This adequately covers the
world from 1700, USA, Latin America, Ancient Rome,
Medieval European and numismatic literature for $875,
leaving just $125 to cover the entire Islamic, Oriental and
ancient Greek worlds (should be sufficient for that!!), not to
mention paper money.

Perhaps we can chip in a few extra books for Mr. Burdette's
school-- any school "enlightened" enough to be willing to
spend $1K on numismatic books deserves that."

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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