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This popular guide, now in its ninth edition with hundreds of full-color images, covers the history of U.S. paper money from the 1800s to today. Whether you're a collector or just curious about old notes, you'll find valuable information inside. The guide includes illustrations of large-size, small-size, and Fractional Currency notes, listings of every series by Friedberg number, and market prices in up to seven grades, based on the Greensheet price guide. It provides historical background on...

The American Silver Eagle has been referred to as "the modern Morgan silver dollar" and is a highly prized collector coin. With more than 600 million sold since 1986, these gorgeous coins have sold just as many as their more well-known sisters. American Silver Eagles receive the treatment readers have come to expect from the Bowers Series in this fascinating new reference book by award-winning author Joshua McMorrow-Hernandez: behind-the-scenes history, knowledgeable advice for collectors and...

*Washington Quarters*, now in its third edition, is a detailed guide to the popular modern coin. Written by Q. David Bowers, it covers the history of the quarter dollar, starting with George Washington and continuing through the Washington quarter series from 1932 to 1998. Each coin is discussed by year, with a focus on the last 25 years of modern issues. The book includes over 750 color images, updated market values, a grading guide, tips for smart buying, and new issues since 2017. It's...

Q. David Bowers, award-winning author, provides new insight into US Mint engraver Charles E. Barber's 1892-1916 silver coins. At the outset of an exhilarating period of invention, these coins were the workhorses of American business. Bowers follows the history of Barber's coinage from the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era to the eve of America's entry into World War I, as well as the inventions of record players, cars, and moving pictures. The Guide Book of Barber Silver Coins includes...

A Guide Book of Buffalo and Jefferson Nickels is the eighth entry in Whitman's best-selling Bowers Series of numismatic references. America's most popular nickels are given the famous Q. David Bowers treatment: insightful study, rich historical background, and detailed data. Lavishly illustrated in full color, the book features high-resolution enlargements for important overdates and other varieties. Mintages, specifications, and market values in multiple grades (including Full Steps for...

Q. David Bowers's best-selling and award-winning Guide Book of Civil War Tokens has been updated and expanded (32 additional pages) in a new second edition. It includes recent re-search findings, more illustrations, and updated pricing in multiple grades. Also new in the second edition: chapters on sutler tokens and encased postage stamps. Civil War tokens are tangible reminders of American history. These small, cent-sized to-kens served as emergency money during the small-change shortage of...

Postcard collecting has been a popular American pastime since the hobby's Golden Age. For today's collector, postcards offer historic photography, snapshots of pop culture and everyday life, colorful works by famous artists. This 432-page Guide Book of Collectible Postcards is a complete one-stop resource for both newcomers and experienced collectors. There are more than 1,500 illustrations, grading instructions and valuations in multiple grades in this book. There is also advice on collecting ...

Foreword by Christopher R. McDowell Issued just weeks after the �Shot Heard �Round the World,� Continental Currency became the first paper money authorized by the American Continental Congress. Backed by the hope of a new nation rather than silver or gold, Continental Currency played an important role in financing the Revolutionary War. Though it faced counterfeiting, depreciation, and public distrust, it marked a major step forward for the colonies and helped shape the future of American...

In his new Guide Book of Counterfeit Confederate Currency, George Tremmel updates his ground-breaking note-by-note research, and expands into counterfeit bonds, shinplasters, and Treasury note sheets.

Explore the history and collectibility of America’s iconic $20 gold pieces with the second edition of Double Eagle Gold Coins, part of Whitman's Red Book Series. This full-color guide covers both the Liberty Head and Saint-Gaudens double eagles minted from 1849–1933, combining historical insight with practical collecting information. Featuring more than 275 listings and over 550 high-resolution images, the book includes date-by-date analysis, mintage figures, grading guidance, and...

In A Guide Book of Flying Eagle and Indian Head Cents, third edition, award-winning author Richard Snow examines the Flying Eagle and Indian Head cents of 1856 to 1909, exploring mintages, challenges for the collector, and interesting varieties. His date-by-date research is enhanced by historical essays as well as an engaging overview of the series by the "dean of American numismatics," Q. David Bowers. High-quality, full-color photographs illustrate each coin. Snow's detailed research...

Flying Eagle cents (1857–1858) introduced America’s small-cent format, while Indian Head cents (1859–1909) circulated through major chapters of U.S. history. This edition provides collectors both new and experienced with an up-to-date resource for understanding their production, design changes, and ongoing appeal. Highlights of this updated edition: Revised valuations in up to nine grades Updated mintages and expanded die-variety coverage Concise grading guidance 400+ new and...

The Franklin and Kennedy half-dollar series are two of the most popular in modern US currency."Collectors can have fun with challenges and rewards." "These coins are appropriate for anyone's hobby budget, whether it's $50 per month or $50,000," said author Tomaska, who gives pricing in multiple grades for each coin. Tomaska discusses the history of their designs, manufacture, and other technical and cultural issues, in addition to offering behind-the-scenes information of the retail and...

An updated, revised new edition of this popular entry in Whitman's Bowers Series. This full-color reference includes a chronicle of the nation's smallest gold coin; an inside look at mints and the minting process; discussion of Proofs; advice on collecting gold dollars; tips on how to be a smart buyer; full-color illustrations; a coin-by-coin study of Type I, Type II and Type III gold dollars, with valuations and population data; an appendix of auction prices; a selected bibliography; and...

The $10 gold eagle coin, named for the national bird on its reverse, was created in 1795 as the foundation of America's federal monetary system. While it was used primarily in international and large-scale transactions or melted for its gold content today the gold eagle attracts collectors with its beauty, value, and colorful history, from gold rushes and the 1933 "bank holiday" to sunken treasures and royal collections. Author Q. David Bowers explores this history in A Guide Book of Gold...

Whitman's best-selling Bowers Series covers two of the earliest U.S. coin denominations: half cents and large cents. These classic copper coins were made from 1793, shortly after the Philadelphia Mint was founded, into the late 1850s, just before the Civil War. In this colorfully illustrated book, America's early coppers receive Q. David Bowers' signature treatment: insightful study, rich historical background, and detailed data analysis. Bowers, the "Dean of American Numismatics," explains...

Guide Book of Hard Times Tokens includes recent research findings, hundreds of high-resolution images, and current market pricing in multiple grades. It covers the history of these collectibles and catalogs them with detailed information for sellers, buyers, historians, and researchers. Hard Times tokens are reminders of a turbulent period in America. Their political and commercial designs reflect the economy and social climate of the pre Civil War Andrew Jackson era in the 1830s and 1840s....

Immerse yourself in the historic Liberty Seated currency of the United States Mint—half dimes, dimes, twenty-cent pieces, quarters, half dollars, Gobrecht dollars, silver dollars, and trade dollars. From 1836 through 1891, these beautiful silver pieces depicted the Goddess of Liberty sitting with a hat and pole. They were manufactured in Philadelphia, New Orleans, Carson City, and San Francisco, and they lubricated the wheels of American trade during the Hard Times Era and the nation's...

For more than a century, the Lincoln cent has remained one of the most recognizable and widely collected coins in American numismatics. In the fifth edition of Guide Book of Lincoln Cents, acclaimed author and numismatist Q. David Bowers explores the complete history of the series from 1909 to the present, including the newly issued 2025 Omega cents. Filled with detailed research and hundreds of full-color photographs, this updated reference covers the Lincoln cent's design evolution,...

Whitman's best-selling Bowers Series covers three of the most popular U.S. coins: Mercury dimes, Standing Liberty quarters, and Liberty Walking half dollars. These classic silver coins were minted between 1916 and 1947, spanning two world wars and the Great Depression. Q. David Bowers, the "Dean of American Numismatics," provides a single-volume study with technical, historical, and market insights for collectors. The book explains how to grade your collection, offers tips on smart buying,...