The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels Third Edition & The Complete Guide to Washington Quarters 

Virginia Beach, VA – Stella Coin News (www.stellacoinnews.com) announced the posting of two more DLRC Press numismatic reference books to their free on-line library.

The Complete Guide to Washington Quarters by John Feigenbaum was published in 1994 and The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels, Third Edition by David Lange was published in 2006.

Both books offer an in-depth analysis and die variety study on each series. A major benefit to having these books online is users can comment on all aspects of the book with updated information, and the authors themselves can augment data over time.

According to SCN Editor, John Feigenbaum, “we are extremely proud to offer these important reference works online, free to anyone browsing the Internet. Mr. Lange’s books are highly coveted and useful for collectors and it’s awesome to see his knowledge shared to all.

Douglas Winter is regarded today as one of the leading industry experts in U.S. branch mint gold coins. His newest book, releasing in December 2008, is the updated and revised edition of Gold Coins of the Charlotte Mint: 1838-1861. Quoted by Jeff Ambio, author of the Strategy Guide series, as

“…a masterpiece from an author who has already demonstrated his expertise on 19th century United States gold coinage on numerous occasions. This new edition is a… definitive study that belongs in the library of all serious numismatic researchers and Southern gold experts.”

–Jeff Ambio, author of the Strategy Guide series

A significant number of changes and improvements have been implemented into this third edition. Using layout designs similar to his previously released New Orleans and Dahlonega Mint books, this revised edition of the Charlotte Mint book is also easy to follow and more enjoyable to read. High quality full color photos beautifully illustrate every coin and the newly improved die variety section now has outstanding close-up images of many important varieties.

All figures on population, rarity rankings, total values by grade and significant examples have been updated to reflect the latest market information available today, including a complete rarity summary chart at the end of each chapter.

For the historian, two chapters written about the history of the Charlotte Mint by David Ginsburg are included, and finally, Winter’s personal tips and strategies on how to collect C-mint gold coins guide the reader. Whether the collector is looking to buy one or two pieces or to complete a set, Winter’s suggestions offer an invaluable resource no matter what the budget or goal of the collector.

Pre-order this book today from bookstores nationwide, Amazon.com or your local coin shop. Also available from Zyrus Press: PO Box 17810, Irvine, CA 92623. Phone: (888) 622-7823. Web: Stay up-to-date! Visit www.zyruspress.com. E-mail: info@zyruspress.com. (more…)

Free Access for Coin Collectors to Valuable Research and Reference Books StellaCoinNews.com

John Feigenbaum, President of David Lawrence Rare Coins and Dominion Grading Service, announced today the unveiling of a new web site called Stella (www.stellacoinnews.com) which will provide daily Blogs by numismatic leaders, as well as free access to DLRC Press publications. According to Feigenbaum, “We hope Stella will become a regular stopping point for collectors who are looking for more information on current events within the coin community, as well as reference material that they previously could only find in books.

In our first month of operations, we have published two rare books from our catalog. The first was David Lawrence’s anecdotal stories titled, Tales from the Bourse. The second, more ambitious effort is The Complete Guide to Liberty Seated Half Dollars by Randy Wiley and Bill Bugert. This amazing book remains the only standard reference to die varieties of this series and it has been largely unavailable for over 5 years. We’ve heard of folks have to pay as much as $200 for a copy. Now you can get all of it…online…FREE. Another major benefit is users can comment on all aspects of the book with updated information, and the authors themselves can augment data over time. “

Future plans for Stella include as many as 10 more DLRC Press titles and we hope to get other authors to contribute their books as well. As publishers of the Stella site, we encourage as much participation as possible to make this a community forum