Publications

Included is an extensive price history of all United States coins from 1955 to date and strategies to take advantage of what will be one of the great growth areas of the 21st century.

Characteristics of Jefferson Nickesl as they vary by date and mint, surfaces, strike, luster, and color. Date by date analysis for all issues from 38-01

Only four specimens of this quintessentially rare coin were minted but not in 1804, as the date on the obverse suggests. Instead, these near-priceless coins were minted by special order of President Andrew Jackson during the period 1834 1835 as diplomatic gifts to a king, two emperors, and a sultan. The story begins in 1832 and is the sort of tale that can arouse ones imagination and inspire movies.. It is a story about politics, greed, and courage that includes attacks by pirates, a shipwreck...

In this book by Q. David Bowers, there are many stories about treasure from sunken ships, bank vaults and reserves, hidden compartments, buried chests and boxes, vintage safes, hiding places of pirates and privateers, old cornerstones, barrels and casks, Mint and Treasury storage, wrecked buildings, caves and crevices, ancient estates, dusty time capsules, forgotten collections, attics and basements, and other lost and hidden places. Come read along as he shines light on the most astounding,...

John Adams Bolen is remembered today primarily for having issued a number of high quality struck copies of some very rare colonial coins. Biography, collections, stories and history.

Until now, the legacy of the 1913 Liberty nickels laid buried deep in myth and intrigue. Framed in the backdrop of a nationwide media frenzy and a public mad with the hope of hitting the jackpot, Million Dollar Nickels unveils the story of America's most eccentric and famous collectors, persistent reporters searching for the truth, shameless profiteers, and agents of the Smithsonian desperate to stay above the fray. Years of folklore obscured the facts. Even experts disagreed. How many nickels...

The 3rd edition of Money of the Bible is updated with new photographs and additional research by one of the most famous numismatic historians of our time, Kenneth Bressett. The book studies how the Bible was written, and its nature; commerce before coins; coins of Old Testament times; coins in the New Testament; first-century money and trade; coins mentioned in Jesus' parables and lessons; coins and the Passion of Christ; the beginning of Christianity; coins with Biblical themes; and how to...

New Edition with CD attached to back cover - Colonial issues to present day, an overview of US Paper money, and a complete listing of notes, types, errors issued by all national banks.

A state by state analysis with values of national bank notes - includes full color sections.

Jam-packed with useful, easy-to-understand information on every area of money, This book includes cartoons, quizzes, games, and other activities to make learning about money fun.

An illustrated, annotated guide to the practical principles, methods, and techniques employed in the private manufacture of rare coins.

Part of the "Companion Series" book collection.

Part of the "Companion Series" book collection.

Part of the "Companion Series" book collection.

Q. David Bowers explores the fascinating world of "obsolete currency" - the colorful, ornate paper money that first circulated in the 13 colonies and served American commerce up through the Civil War.

Leather Special Ed - Q. David Bowers explores the fascinating world of "obsolete currency" - the colorful, ornate paper money that first circulated in the 13 colonies and served American commerce up through the Civil War.

The inaugural volume of Q. David Bowers' multiple-book Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money is an introduction to the series. Bowers describes the history of early bank notes in America, and gives guidance on collecting, grading, storing, buying, selling, and appreciating this currency. Subsequent volumes will provide historical narrative on every state, town, city, and back involved in producing notes from 1792-1866; note-by-note values in multiple grades, current rarity levels,...

The second volume of Q. David Bowers' multiple-book Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money covers in great detail the states of Connecticut, Maine, and New Hampshire. Bowers gives historical narrative for every town, city, and bank involved in producing notes in these states from 1792-1866; note-by-note values in multiple grades, current rarity levels, significant auction results, and other marketing data based on ongoing research; full-color images, and more.

The Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money is a multiple-volume study of currency issued by American banks from 1782 to 1866, before the modern era of National Banks and the Federal Reserve. Volume 3 is a guide to Massachusetts, specifically the towns of Abington to Greenfield. It s a companion to volume 4, and together the two volumes cover the entire Bay State. The Dean of American Numismatics, Q. David Bowers, has compiled decades of research from 18th- and 19th-century bank reports,...

WHITMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OBSOLETE PAPER MONEY Volume 4: New England, Part 2: Massachusetts, Book 2 The Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money is a multiple-volume study of American currency issued by state-chartered banks from 1782 to 1866, before the modern era of National Banks and the Federal Reserve. Volume 4 is a guide to Massachusetts, specifically the towns of Hallowell to Yarmouth. It s a companion to volume 3, and between them the two volumes cover the entire Bay State.