Newman Portal Scans Star Rare Coin Encyclopedia

Recently scanned by NNP is a partial run of B. Max Mehl's prices paid for list, aka the Star Rare Coin Encyclopedia. Probably the best-selling numismatic book of all time, apart from the Guide Book of United States Coins, Mehl published at least sixty editions, with the sixty-first (1959) being the latest reported by worldcat.org. Mehl thus played a significant role in the formation of among the American public, even prior to the advent of the ubiquitous coin boards in the 1930s.

Charles Davis quotes Walter Breen's opinion of the Mehl publication as and, while the Star Rare Coin Encyclopedia is unlikely to ever be cited as presenting original research, it remains an important publication in the evolution of American numismatics.

Images: Extracts from the B. Max Mehl flyer Amazing Profits for those who know OLD MONEY, offering the Star Rare Coin Encyclopedia for sale at one dollar per copy

Link to Star Rare Coin Encyclopedias on Internet Archive::
https://archive.org/details/newmannumismatic?tab=collection&query=%22star+rare+coin+encyclopedia%22&sort=-publicdate