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Collector resources

The current standard books for each series

These are the most authoritative current references for the series Auctori supports. Variety numbers on our supported series page still use each series' standard numbering, like Maris, Ryder and RR.

New Jersey coppers

New Jersey State Coppers: History, Description, Collecting

Roger Siboni, John Howes and A. Buell Ish, ANS and C4, 2013

New Jersey State Coppers Companion

Roger Siboni, John Howes and A. Buell Ish, C4, 2024

Vermont coppers

The Copper Coins of Vermont and Those Bearing the Vermont Name

Tony Carlotto, C4, 1998

The reference for RR numbers.

The Copper Coins of Vermont and Interrelated Issues 1783-1788

Q. David Bowers, Stack's Bowers, 2018

Massachusetts cents and half cents

The Cents and Half Cents of Massachusetts

Michael Packard, 2025

Machin's Mills

The History and Coinage of Machin's Mills

John Howes, Jeff Rosen and Gary Trudgen, 2nd ed., C4, 2024

Fugio cents

United States Fugio Copper Coinage of 1787

Eric P. Newman, 2008

Fugio Copper Notes

Rob Retz

The Fugio Files

Michael McLaughlin, series in Penny-Wise (EAC)

Die states.

Kessler (K-) numbers

A cross-reference to Newman numbers, often cited in auction lots.

Notre Dame Fugio reference images

Photos at coins.nd.edu.

Nova Constellatio

Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins

Q. David Bowers, 2nd ed., Whitman, 2020

General reference.

Civil War tokens

Civil War Token Society

The club for Civil War tokens, and publisher of the Fuld references.

Where to buy

These books are sold, not free to read online. Some are limited printings, so check with the seller.

C4 (Colonial Coin Collectors Club)

Publisher of the New Jersey Companion, Machin's Mills and Carlotto's Vermont book. Resources at colonialcoins.org/category/resources.

Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers

Carries the C4, Packard and ANS titles.

Stack's Bowers

Bowers' Vermont book.

Whitman Publishing

Bowers' Encyclopedia, 2nd ed.

American Numismatic Society (ANS)

Co-publisher of the 2013 New Jersey book.

See every series and variety we support

Reference works and publishers are cited for identification only. Auctori LLC is not affiliated with or endorsed by their authors or publishers.