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• 1 Uhl

  I bought this book when I started collecting Canadian commemorative dollars and the book has been a big help providing information like mintage figures, images of the coins, and prices. It also gives the sizes in mm for the different coins which makes ordering albums or holders a lot easier.
  I would recommend this book to beginners and long term collectors a like if they are buying Canadian or Mexican coins. I have several other world coin books and this book provides more useful information and is easy to follow.
  I just finished a US modern commemorative collection and I wish I had had this book when I was buying coins for that. The pricing of the coins in this set aren’t correct in this book but the other information is valuable.

• 2 Jacinto

  I have ordered this book year after year for my dad for several years. This year he told me that the book has more information about the mexican coins, in fact, he order several books for all his friends.

  If you had an older edition or you are interested in mexican coins, you should buy this book.

• 3 Eriksson

  Terrific little book, I use it all the time. If you have been collecting coins for years then you may not need this book but you are going to want it. It catalogs all (as the title suggests) the North American Coins (U.S., Canada & Mexico). On the other hand if you are just getting started in coin collecting then this book is an essential. Either way, it’s well written and accurate, enough said.

• 4 Larner

  I’m a HUGE Mantovani fan and have had mixed results trying to upgrade my collection to CDs. This collection is the original orchestra arrangements of all the classics. This is the one to buy.

• 5 Nordvedt

  The Mantovanti Orchestra shows off their “marvelous versatility” in this “wonderful” collection of “8 CDs”, with titles that tell you “just what to expect”, such as: “The Love Songs”, “Memorable Classics”, “Itallian Favorites”, “On Broadway”, etc. You can set the MOOD for practically ANY occassion! There are even some “popular” selections that we all know and treasure like: “Moon River”, “Over the Rainbow” and “Autum Leaves”!
  You will NOT want to remove these GREAT CDs from your CD Player, once you have listened to them! They make “nice” background music for small get-togethers or “lovely” background music for those “ROMANTIC DINNERS”, for you and your “SPECIAL SOMEONE”!!! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS SET!!! It is a GREAT DEAL for the money, even at the full price!!!

• 6 Lui

  The credit on the cover names “The Mantovnai Orchestra” yet the track descriptions indicate the performances were by Mantovani And His Orchestra. As any Mantovani fan will tell you, there is a huge difference between actual recordings of Mantovani And His Orchestra and anything else with the Mantovani name. Some are absolutely pitiful recordings. If this is a recording by Mantovani And His Orchestra, this is an outstanding value. I have not heard the offering yet so I cannot judge the remastering. Until I do, I will not feature the offering on the Mantovnai Fan Website.

• 7 Irvin

  While this is certainly not the best Mantovani Orchestra CD set, it is certainly not the worst either. This is a collection of treks through the various genres that Mantovani touched, e.g. Classics, Love Songs, International, Viennese, Italian, etc. well done by the orchestra that bears his name. You can tell that this collection is cobbled from a variety of sessions with different producers and sound engineers. Sessions sound slightly different one to the other, and although this isn’t always the case, volume in one song might be a little too loud for the next or the last, necessitating a manual volume adjustment (not too much, but enough at times to get annoying). There is also an unevenness of production values (equalization, reverb, venue, etc.) across the package, making the set a bit inconsistent. These are nits, to be sure, but it does take away from the final product. The playing however is of high quality and done in the “Mantovani” cascading strings style. And, although all the songs could have easily fit on 5 CDs, the fact that each CD is “genre specific” makes for an easily targeted listening session, based on your mood. All in all, a very good, if not great, Mantovani collection. I am happy with my purchase of it.

• 8 DeLuna

  These disc’s are beautifully done - from the package to the music, they don’t disappoint. A wonderful variety of classics and classical.

• 9 Oppie

  It is pretty much impossible to find a good price guide and this isn’t one of them. As usual, not enough grades. Most U.S. listings do not include MS-63 which I would consider essential. This book does provide possibly the closest to what coins actually cost for U.S. coins. The Canadian section is difficult to read and sorely lacking in good information. My suggestion is to watch for the annual price guide from Coins magazine which is what this basically is.

• 10 Eldrich

  Every few years I purchase the updated version of this book because it contains information on Canadian and Mexican coins as well as US coins. It is very accurate on the price you might pay for coins purchased over the internet.

• 11 Fogg

  Another great book for the North American Coin Values. A lot of information to digest. Can’t beat the price.

• 12 Franco

  I’m new to coin collecting and this is my first book on the subject. It seemed to have information both for the beginner and expert alike.

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