"Coins and Collectors" has always been one of my favorite numismatic books, a nice history of the hobby of coin collecting (as opposed to a history of coins themselves).

Has Dave ever considered updating it, or putting out a Volume 2? I'm sure he already has about seventy million other book ideas on his plate, but it's been almost 50 years (wow!) since "Coins and Collectors" came out, and I'd like to see his take on the history of the hobby in the intervening years.

Thanks to you and John and Nancy Wilson for the neat review of my book. - It was interesting to read your comments about COINS AND COLLECTORS, my first book, in 1964. This sold perhaps 5,000 copies at the time, then was picked up by Bonanza or Crown, I'd have to check, distributed everywhere, and over 100,000 copies were sold!

I probably should sweet talk Dennis Tucker (at Whitman Publishing) into having me update and reissue. I have received so many letters about this book in the over 40 years since 1964, usually saying that "this book started me collecting."