Benefactor Theodosius Posted July 10, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted July 10, 2023 (edited) Hello world coin collectors. I am starting to get more serious about collecting world coins, especially larger European silver coins from 1450-1800. I like artistic, animals, city views and historical themes. What are some good, entertaining books to go with that area? They don't need to be coin books specifically. Thanks, John AUSTRIA, ERZHERZOG LEOPOLD AR TALER Davenport 3338b, Very Fine, 42.3mm, 28.43 grams, 1632, Hall mint Edited July 10, 2023 by Theodosius Fixed spelling error. Added coin attribution. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Benefactor DonnaML Posted July 10, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted July 10, 2023 (edited) How about the Davenport guides to European crowns and talers? As I understand it, there are various versions. The one I have is a one-volume paperback published in 1983, entitled "Standard price guide to world crowns & talers, 1484-1968, as cataloged by Dr. John S. Davenport." Edited July 10, 2023 by DonnaML 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Theodosius Posted July 10, 2023 · Benefactor Author Benefactor Share Posted July 10, 2023 Hi Donna, I have one of the Davenport series: European Crowns 1700-1800. It is a great reference book but not something you would read cover to cover. He provides a brief narrative of the history of each of the countries and some information about the various people illustrated on the coins. I have three more of the series on order. I also have the Krause world coin series books, which are also good reference books. John 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted July 11, 2023 · Patron Share Posted July 11, 2023 The problem is that most of the good books are written in German. I can't speak or read German. Google translate helps but can be quite time consuming. I have all of the Davenport books which is the best reference in my opinion but as you said, is sparse on details. There is a harder to find although reasonably priced when you do: Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II by William D. Craig This has a lot of good information that you can't find anywhere else. Written in English THE COINS OF THE GERMAN STATES by Kurt Jaeger & Albert Pick This is a 12 volume softcover set that is very informational, but written in German Loser-Thaler by Duve Another nice inexpensive book when you can find a copy. This concentrates on multiple thalers. Written in German I know you said European but my focus is on Germany. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Theodosius Posted July 11, 2023 · Benefactor Author Benefactor Share Posted July 11, 2023 Thanks Chris, I will look for those. I can read some German, maybe this will motivate me to learn more. Unfortunately, the vendor just cancelled my 3 book Davenport order because they moved and their books are all disorganized... John 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Theodosius Posted July 14, 2023 · Benefactor Author Benefactor Share Posted July 14, 2023 I have found that many volumes of Davenport are available on Amazon. Some are reasonable and some are expensive. So I've reordered some more volumes. I've also found the Wikipedia article on "Thaler" to be a really good overview and a good place to get started if you're interested in the series. John 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisB Posted July 14, 2023 · Patron Share Posted July 14, 2023 It's not the same as thumbing through the books but here is an on-line resource for Davenport numbers. I use it frequently. https://coinvarieties.com/index.php/Silver_crowns_by_Davenport_number 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor Theodosius Posted July 18, 2023 · Benefactor Author Benefactor Share Posted July 18, 2023 Thanks Chris, that is very helpful! John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor robinjojo Posted July 27, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted July 27, 2023 (edited) I have two go-to references. For world crowns I've used a very handy, albeit dated, reference based on the Davenport catalog numbers. For Latin America, Spain and Portugal, I've relied on the one volume Krause publication. Again price information is dated, but the volume is quite comprehensive and it can give one a relative sense of rarity or scaricty. Edited July 27, 2023 by robinjojo 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serafino Posted August 21, 2023 · Member Share Posted August 21, 2023 I mainly collect Italian States coins from 1600 to 1861. My favorite reference catalog is the annual "Gigante Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiane dal '700 All 'Euro" . It's written in Italian and is very popular with Italian coin collectors. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordmarcovan Posted August 25, 2023 · Member Share Posted August 25, 2023 I thoroughly enjoyed The Coin Atlas when it first came out. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted September 9, 2023 · Member Share Posted September 9, 2023 Here are some books I have..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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