| The Penny Bank Book: Collecting Still Banks Through the Penny Door |  | Authors: Andy Moore, Susan Moore
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: $49.95
Buy New: $32.00
You Save: $17.95 (36%)
Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 1806006
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 12.5 x 9.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0916838978
Dewey Decimal Number: 688.72
EAN: 9780916838973
Publication Date: March 1994
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Product Description
A virtual treasury, this book has more than 1,670 still banks beautifully presented in color and many more black and white illustrations. Focusing on American and English banks, there are many lovely examples of still banks from other countries as well, all rated in terms of their scarcity. Pages from manufacturer's catalogues are reproduce, and the text relates the histories of the manufacturer's, specific details about the banks, and information for collectors about clubs and publications where more information can be obtained. The Moores also include a series of conversion tables which correlate the numbering system used in his book with that of all the other major works on still banks. The Penny Bank Book makes its predecessors obsolete. No enthusiast should be without this entertaining, magnificently organized masterwork.
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 A good reference text but................. December 13, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
While I mostly collect mechanical banks I do have some interest in still banks. This is the book most often referred to by collectors and sellers alike on E-bay or other auction sites regarding size, rarity, and price. The first sections deal with care and reproductions, followed by illustrations of still banks from manufacturers catalogs. Then comes a color section on banks followed by an appendix. There are several drawbacks to this book. The $49.95 price for a book published in 2000 is high in my opinion. Secondly, many of the banks are photographed together rather than individually so you really don't get that much detail. You also do not get too much information on each bank.
 Cast Iron Banks July 22, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Great book for the collector. Better than the earlier editions in that it has the prices listed with the pictures instead of in the back of the book.
Still the same banks that were in the earlier editions though.
It's paid for itself March 6, 2000
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I was at an auction and five out of the six banks there were listed in the book.
This book is a necessity if you are going bank shopping February 15, 1999
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The Penny Bank Book is a pictorial and value guide to collecting banks. Containing both good pictures and approximate values, it is the most comprehensive bank collecting book available at this time. It is a must for any serious collector. This is the guide I keep in my car to advise me.
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