Books that collect ancient coins and copper coins

The essential books for collecting ancient coins at the beginning are as follows:

1, A Little Dictionary of Ancient Money written by Zhu Zhu, published by Cultural Relics Publishing House, first edition 1995, second edition 1998. Most of the contents of this book have been serialized in cultural relics magazines. The book briefly introduces the characteristics of ancient times (mainly Kong Fangxiong) and is excellent in introducing the pre-Qin period. The book also introduces the names of some common currencies and ancient coins in neighboring countries, and also indicates the approximate range of the weight and size of coins. It is a good reference book with pictures and texts. Mr. Zhu also has The New Code of Ancient Money, which is preserved in the world and divided into two volumes, focusing on the excavation of coins.

2. Ancient Money was collected by Zhong Sun and published by Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House. It was first published 1990 and reprinted many times. The biggest feature of this book is that it is divided into topics and easy to understand, covering copper coins, copper coins, paper money, gold and silver coins and so on. Finally, there is a simple knowledge of ancient coins identification, which is more suitable as an introductory reading.

3. Guang Xu's Dictionary of Ancient Coins, Collection of Ancient Chinese Coins and Anti-counterfeiting Catalogue of Ancient Coins. These books are very useful for beginners.