Is not a question ok?

[KarenHolcomb]

Hey everybody! I got my books today! And they ARE spiral. I am a happy camper at this moment.

[casman]

Those books are simply a must have resource.  Enjoy!!!

[Mohawk]

Excellent purchase Karen!  Those resources have served me well many times.  Enjoy the books and enjoy the hunt!

[KarenHolcomb]

Lol! I was thinking about the dude that posts about 'post your most recent acquisition', and considering posting my books. I bet they'd get a kick out of that. 

6 hours ago, casman said:

Those books are simply a must have resource.  Enjoy!!!

 

[Curry]

Money well spent!

[JKK]

Now you can really go to town. Those are the references used by everyone who's serious about that stuff.

[DWLange]

Reading Appendix A about the different kinds of doubling is a must before asking here whether a coin is a doubled-die. I wish everyone would do that.

[Star City Homer]

6 hours ago, DWLange said:

Reading Appendix A about the different kinds of doubling is a must before asking here whether a coin is a doubled-die. I wish everyone would do that.

I don't collect US coins much (other than a 7070) so I've never really thought about the books before, but would you recommend Volume II/the appendices as a good resource re: errors?  Or, is there good information scattered throughout both volumes?  I'm slowly acquiring a few Japanese coin errors and it would be nice to become more educated.

(Apologies to the OP for a sidetrack in the thread--books are always worth being excited about!)

 

[casman]

They're about identical in both editions.

[KarenHolcomb]

9 hours ago, DWLange said:

Reading Appendix A about the different kinds of doubling is a must before asking here whether a coin is a doubled-die. I wish everyone would do that.

I will try. 

[KarenHolcomb]

5 hours ago, Star City Homer said:

I don't collect US coins much (other than a 7070) so I've never really thought about the books before, but would you recommend Volume II/the appendices as a good resource re: errors?  Or, is there good information scattered throughout both volumes?  I'm slowly acquiring a few Japanese coin errors and it would be nice to become more educated.

(Apologies to the OP for a sidetrack in the thread--books are always worth being excited about!)

 

Itis my understanding that the Cherry Picker books are like the collectors bible and as far as I know deal stricktly with errors. You can preview them on like Amazon.

[Star City Homer]

I looked on Amazon, but wasn't satisfied with the look inside feature, though I suppose I could download a Kindle sample (which won't show me the appendix, but at least the table of contents I suppose). 

Are the books super US-centric or is the information applicable to world coins too?  I don't care so much about the 1955 double die cent, though I am very curious about double die vs. machine doubling characteristics for example.  Or broadstruck/off center information.  Brockage, delamination, etc.

[DWLange]

The Cherrypickers' Guide catalogs varieties, not mint errors. These are two entirely different areas:

https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/1655/Variety-versus-Mint-Error/

All of the coins listed and illustrated in the CPG are USA issues, but the die creation and maintenance procedures which created these varieties were used for world issues, too.

[KarenHolcomb]

On 5/3/2018 at 9:49 AM, Star City Homer said:

I looked on Amazon, but wasn't satisfied with the look inside feature, though I suppose I could download a Kindle sample (which won't show me the appendix, but at least the table of contents I suppose). 

Are the books super US-centric or is the information applicable to world coins too?  I don't care so much about the 1955 double die cent, though I am very curious about double die vs. machine doubling characteristics for example.  Or broadstruck/off center information.  Brockage, delamination, etc.

I think it's just US Coins.