My books
Books I am writing and have submitted for Publication.
Currently, I have one book submitted for possible publication and am awaiting a reply from the publisher. The first book is the result of many years of work. Orginally, the idea came to me because I needed a "Quick Reference" when out Metal Detecting, and found some old coin and wanted to know if if might be something valuable. The book started with one small page on a spreadsheet and has become well over 2000 pages now.
If you are interested in a particular coin, and would like to acquire a "portfolio" complete with pricing charts from date of issue to current date, history of the coin, specific grading characteristics, and trend analysis/future potential, please let me know, and for a reasonable fee, I can send that information to you.
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The new "2006 Quick Reference Guide"
Concept Statement
1. To offer to anyone with an interest in coins or coin collecting; knowledge and the tools to use that knowledge in a practical sense by providing necessary, relevant reference material.
2. To identify the most valuable top picks of a selected group of coins that were in circulation at the beginning of 20th century to the present date.
3. To identify Mint error coins within the time frame as above, and to describe what errors to look for on these coin types.
4. To document graphically, historical pricing for specified coins, and to provide mathematical trend lines, which represent relevant pricing history as well as projected values for years to come based on a coin’s past performance.
From Small Acorns Do Mighty Oaks Trees Grow.
Now more than ever, for many of us, perhaps just about everyone that I can imagine living in America or having some type of relationship with America, there are many opportunities to realize a greater value for what can be considered common coins that are often still found in circulation. Each of us may have a small “cache” of coins in some undisclosed location, and each of us is privileged to receive change from our everyday purchases. These are but a few sources where one could obtain that rare and potentially valuable coin.
The image below is the "working" front cover of the "QRG" 2006 Quick Reference Guide.
"For commonly missed, yet often valuable coins."
The idea for this book is exactly that. Realizing that it is possible for those of us whom never win the lottery; never really have won anything of value, or on the other hand, even if you have met with some fortune; yet in our private collections of coins accumulated over the years, there is quite possibly something which far exceeds the face value of that particular coin. Additionally, just glancing through the pages of this guide, would hopefully make you aware of particular items to be “On the lookout for”, and not give them up to some other lucky person as part of your next purchase.
Yes, beyond a doubt, there are literally tons of books on the market all of which are in some way or another related to coins. I do hypothesize that the bulk of the competitive books are likely to end up on the buyer’s bookshelf, and ultimately become of no more practical use.
What is most important to me is that I believe completely in the value of the Quick Reference Guide. I know of no other coin related book on the market today that presents such a simple idea to the general public, which is to provide the capable and motivated intended audience of the Quick Reference Guide with the knowledge and tools to use and apply that knowledge in a completely practical sense.
As I have previously mentioned, one cannot imagine the joy and happiness that I always feel whenever I share the Quick Reference Guide with people that I have met in my life that are also interested in his or her own ideas of coin collecting. I have been sharing working copies of this book throughout the years, since its inception, to fellow Numismatists who’s only related shortcoming was not being informed.
The Quick Reference Guide simply puts important reference information at the user’s fingertips. It does list the Top Picks for each series, proven by their own historic and current retail pricing as well as a particular coins scarcity as related to documented minted numbers for the same coin and related events relative to that particular coin.
It does not venture to suggest a particular coin to invest in for profit, merely, it points out trends as related to that very same historic pricing. I insist that what these collectors wants and needs is knowledge in order for them to make prudent choices.
Up to date pricing, which is commonly available to the general public, is accomplished in relatively short order and is proposed to be updated quarterly by mailings to registered buyers.
Grading criteria listed in The Quick Reference Guide, is not intended to derive an exact numerical grade for any given coin in question, rather only to allow the audience to understand approximately what grade a particular coin is likely to be professionally graded at.
The Quick Reference Guide deals mostly with common coins, coins that were in circulation for everyday use beginning in the year 1900 to date. These common, and sometimes everyday coins, can and do provide many rewarding opportunities for the modern day coin collector. Opportunities surely missed without knowledge. It is within this market that most, the bulk of coin collectors, can afford to realize and manipulate their coin collections. This is the most intended audience area for The Quick Reference Guide.
The image above is the "working" copy of the front cover of the "Golden Appreciation Guide".
In the Golden Appreciation Guide pictured above, you will find pricing values from a given particular gold coin's issue date to the current date. Charts are clear and concise and detail such information as average yearly price gain (or loss), overall net gain (or loss), average percent of increase (or loss) since issue date, average yearly percent of gain (or loss), and the past 31 years or so of average yearly dollar gain. Additionally you will find projected values for any given gold coin up to the year 2015.
There is also much interesting history about any given gold coin. I have also taken the "Top Picks" of a given series and provided 7 graphs for each of these "Top Picks", graphs are G-4, VG-8, F-12, VF-20 XF-40, AU-50, and MS-60. In each of these top picks there is supplemental information that details the what and why of the cause of the value of these particular coins. I have included an example of one of the charts from the 2006 Quick Reference Guide listed above. The example is of the 1856 Flying Eagle Cent, in MS-60 graph, which is found on My Books page 2.
The image below is the "working" copy of the 2006 "Silver Appreciation Guide".
In the Silver Appreciation Guide pictured below, you will find pricing values from a given particular silver coin's issue date to the current date. Charts are clear and concise and detail such information as average yearly price gain (or loss), overall net gain (or loss), average percent of increase (or loss) since issue date, average yearly percent of gain (or loss), and the past 31 years or so of average yearly dollar gain. Additionally you will find projected values for any given silver coin up to the year 2015.
There is also much interesting history about any given silver coin. I have also taken the "Top Picks" of a given series and provided 7 graphs for each of these "Top Picks", graphs are G-4, VG-8, F-12, VF-20 XF-40, AU-50, and MS-60. In each of these top picks there is supplemental information that details the what and why of the cause of the value of these particular coins. I have included an example of one of the charts from the 2006 Quick Reference Guide listed above. The example is of the 1856 Flying Eagle Cent, in MS-60 graph, which is found on My Books page 2.
