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Award-winning researcher Michael Moran (author of Striking Change: The Great Artistic Collaboration of Theodore Roosevelt and Augustus Saint-Gaudens), joined by gold-coin specialist Jeff Garrett, chronicles the trials and tribulations of the U.S. Mint in the first half of the 19th century and the tremendous impact that the 1848 discovery of gold in California had upon that institution and the nation as a whole. From early struggles for adequate facilities and machinery for coining in...

LIMITED EDITION SHIP OF GOLD -- Average retail price guide of US coins. Spans from 1616 to the present. These books are all new, right out of the original box. According to the 2014 Red Book, this collectible special edition is valued at $35.

Official Red Book - A Guide of United Sates Coins, has been making its impression in the numismatic world for 74 years! Collectors all over the united states love the books grade-by-grade values, auction records, historical backgrounds, detailed specifications, high resolution photographs, and accurate mintage data. How rare are your coins? How much are they worth? The Red Book is the reliable source that tells you. Covering everything from early colonial copper tokens to hefty Old West silver...

Whitman Publishing debuted the Handbook of United States Coins in 1942 as an authoritative resource showing how much coin dealers were paying on average to buy U.S. coins by type, date, and mintmark. The groundbreaking new book was an immediate hit, popular with dealers and collectors alike. For more than 79 years coin dealers have used the OFFICIAL BLUE BOOK� (as it came to be known) to make buying offers. As a collector, you can use it to find out how much your coins are worth! The Blue...

By Janet Klug and Donald J. Sundman, Foreword by William H. Gross. This beautifully illustrated book takes you on a personal guided tour of America's greatest stamps. 100 Greatest American Stamps is not just a price guide or a fancy picture book. It's a time machine that takes you to a hundred-plus different points in American history. And it's a fascinating introduction to the hobby of collecting these important historical artifacts of Americana. Hardcover, 140 Pages, Full-Color...

Whitman Publishing debuted the Handbook of United States Coins in 1942 as a reliable source of information on the average amount paid by coin dealers to buy U.S. coins by type, date, and mint mark. .. The groundbreaking new book was loved by both dealers and collectors and quickly became a hit. For over 80 years, coin dealers have offered purchases using OFFICIAL BLUEBOOK® (as it will be called later). As a collector, you can use it to find out how much your coin is worth! The Blue Book...

Presents the most recent market values for the United States, its possessions and trust territories, Canada and its provinces, as well as the entire United Nations. Includes British North America and United States grading standards, a colorful stamp identifier, and a U.S. commemorative index.

Catalog contains the current market prices for the US, US possessions and trust territories, Canada and provinces, plus all United Nations. Has US Commemorative index and colorful stamp identifier, grading criteria, and more for the US and British North America

Whitman Adventure Across the States National Park book is a paperback book with 88 pages of educational text to get your child into national park quarters and coin collecting.

More than 600 million American Silver Eagles have been sold since 1986, making them the most popular bullion coins in the history of the United States. The coins are treasured by collectors and investors around the world. In American Silver Eagles, John M. Mercanti, former chief engraver of the United States Mint, shares his unique perspective and behind-the-scenes memories. He discusses the technical and artistic process of recreating Adolph Weinman's classic "Striding Liberty" design for the...

This comprehensive and easy-to-use guide provides the official ANA grading standards for every U.S. coin minted since 1793. Invaluable to beginners and advanced collectors--it offers everything you need to grade coins like an expert.

Touches upon every aspect of ancient coinage. Contains all the information needed to properly identify and attribute coins to that era. Beginning and advanced collectors alike will benefit from data, charts, and detailed photos.

Have you inherited a numismatic collection? Cash In Your Coins tells you how rare your coins are, how to value them, and how to sell or donate if you decide to liquidate all or part of the estate. Author Beth Deisher, an award-winning journalist and retired editor of Coin World, says "I wrote Cash In Your Coins to inform and protect the millions of Americans who already collect coins, and those who will someday inherit their collections." Deisher draws on more than 35 years of experience...

Don't lose track of your collection-stay organized with the Check List and Record Book of United States and Canadian Coins. Its 6x9-inch size packs a lot of information into a handy resource that you can carry in your pocket or bag, or store in your safe deposit box. Take it to coin shows, shops, and auctions while you're on the hunt for your next numismatic acquisition. Check each box as you add a coin to your collection or upgrade to a better specimen. You'll also find plenty of room to...

The Check List and Record Book of United States Paper Money is a convenient way to keep track of your currency collection. Its 6 x 9-inch size packs a lot of information into a handy resource that you can carry in your pocket or bag, or store in your safe deposit box. Take it to shows and shops while you are on the hunt for your next numismatic acquisition. Check each box as you add a note to your collection or upgrade to a better specimen. Use the Friedberg and Whitman numbers to look up your...

The Check List and Record Book of United States Paper Money is a convenient way to keep track of your currency collection. Its 6 x 9-inch size packs a lot of information into a handy resource that you can carry in your pocket or bag, or store in your safe deposit box. Take it to shows and shops while you are on the hunt for your next numismatic acquisition. Check each box as you add a note to your collection or upgrade to a better specimen. Use the Friedberg and Whitman numbers to look up your...

Whitman Publishing, LLC is pleased to announce the publication of the Cherrypickers' Guide to rare die varieties of United States Coins. The book is the culmination of many years of research and finessing by the principal authors, Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton, with the help of many collectors, scholars, dealers, and others in the numismatic field. It provides information that is not available anywhere else. With a foreword by Q. David Bowers, by Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton. 

In the brand-new Golden Anniversary Edition of Coins & Collectors, Q. David Bowers brings us more than 50 illustrated chapters, telling of famous coins, obscure and mysterious tokens and medals, beautiful paper money, and legendary hoards and collections. A "Collector's Appendix" give the market values of the items discussed. Bowers shares the stories behind the popular favorites and modern-day classics. He introduces us to personalities including famous coin designers, unscrupulous Treasury...

This book contains replica coins from Biblical times. Included in the book is a Widow's Mite, Gold Daric, Lepton, Tribute Penny, Shekel and Half-Shekel.

Tom Bilotta is an experienced numismatist and writer and has been a publisher of coin-collecting software for more than 20 years. In this new book he brings that experience to a valuable discussion of collecting curing a hobbyist's olden years. "Coin collecting during retirement poses specialized challenges and opportunities," Bilotta says. He explores these issues in depth and guides his readers toward building their collections for later allocation to their heirs. "retirement is a time to...