Good book that outlines assaying, suggestions?

[NobleMetalWorks]

I am planning on purchasing these two books.

The Sampling and Assay of Precious Metals: Comprising Gold, Silver, Platinum and the Platinum Group Metals in Ores, Bullion and Products: Ernest A Smith

Testing precious metals;: Gold, silver, platinum metals; identifying, buying, selling; a handbook for the jeweler, dentist, antiquarian, layman C. M. Hoke

Anyone have better suggestions?

So far I have never personally assayed anything, I am starting totally from scratch.

Thank You

 

[Westerngs]

The Smith book is one I like. Have never read the other.

You would also be interested in Bugbee and Shepard and Dietrich.

Both can be found here:
http://www.lmine.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=LMS&Category_Code=assaying

The Smith book is also there, compare price.

 

[NobleMetalWorks]

The Smith book is one I like. Have never read the other.

You would also be interested in Bugbee and Shepard and Dietrich.

Both can be found here:
http://www.lmine.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=LMS&Category_Code=assaying

The Smith book is also there, compare price.

Thank you for the suggestions. Someone else mention Bugbee to me, both sound to be what I am looking for.

Scott

 

[jimdoc]

You can download the E. Smith one here to check it out before you buy it.

http://archive.org/details/samplingandassa00smitgoog

A link for that Hoke book is around also.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/14426836/Testing-Precious-Metals-CM-Hoke1

Jim

 

[NobleMetalWorks]

You can download the E. Smith one here to check it out before you buy it.

http://archive.org/details/samplingandassa00smitgoog

A link for that Hoke book is around also.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/14426836/Testing-Precious-Metals-CM-Hoke1

Jim

Thank you

Scott