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Whitman Publishing
Item #: 782752 -
Detailed account of all United States mints/branches, past and present, from pricing to procedures. 23rd Bowers book.Inside this book you will find. The full history of every Mint branch, including private and territorial mints Additional history of the four modern Mints as we now know them Detailed information, including a price guide on historical and today's minting procedures Information about every director of the Mint and superintendents for every branch A in-depth view of the modern...
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Whitman
Item #: 43368 -
An official Red Book.Since the 1700's, Americans have used tokens and medals to encourage business, lampoon politicians, celebrate special events, pay fares, promote social causes, award the deserving, and scold the wicked. In the Guide Book of United States Tokens and Medals, award-winning author Katherine Jaeger explores these fascinating and collectible pieces of American history, from colonial times to today. Thousands of full-color illustrations, market values, and a grading guide add to...
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Whitman Publishing
Item #: 782849 -
The guide Book of Washington Quarters, 2nd Edition is an in-depth study of our nation's most popular modern coin. It features the colorful historical research that readers expect from Q David Bowers (the "dean of American Numismatics"), including a biography of the United States' first president, the early years of the quarter dollar and the history of the Washington quarter series starting in 1932. Bowers shares secrets of being a smart buyer in today's market. He analyzes each coin, year by...
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Zyrus Press
Item #: 32824 -
David W. Akers' Handbook of 20th-Century U.S. Gold Coins was hailed as a classic from its first publication in 1988. Now, two decades later, this second edition offers a much expanded and updated version of its predecessor. A chronological survey of date and mintmark of the much celebrated Saint-Gaudens and Pratt� $2.50, $5, $10 and $20 gold coins is featured, with all new information on gold Proof coins. Each coin�s characteristics are broken down into Strike, Luster, Color, Surfaces, and Eye...
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Item #: 783087 -
This 394 page guide has listings for 687 different coins, along with about 1000 images for 600 of these coins. A few highlights of this illustrated reference guide are: Images for 600 coins as follows: Regular Business Issue Coins, Specimen Coins, Variety Coins, Special Issue Commemorative Coin Nearly 1000 images to help identify coin features Pricing using nearly 4,600 price points 20 obverse images to assist with grading breif history of the monarch found on the obverse ...
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Q. David Bowers shares more than 60 years of experience as a coin collector, professional dealer, published author and researcher, and past president of the American Numismatic Association. Learn how to build a meaningful and significant coin collection on any budget, for your own pleasure, for investment purposes, to share a fun hobby with your friends and family, and to explore history, art, commerce, technology, and many other areas of interest that are touched by coins. This delightful...
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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...
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Coin World
Item #: 782070 -
From the editors of Coin World and Coin Values comes one of the easiest to use guides in determining and assessing a coin's grade. The newly expanded 3rd edition of Making the Grade now includes the 80 most widely collected US coins. This 3rd edition features also five new sections on classic copper series and fifteen more sections on classic gold series. Making the Grade: Comprehensive Grading Guide for U.S Coins now covers American Buffalo, First Spouse and America the Beautiful series in...
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Zyrus Press
Item #: 32752 -
Mysteries of the Illicit 1973 Liberty Head NickelsMillion Dollar Nickels invites the reader into an outlandish industry where $10,000 buys the privilege to look at a coin, and a million dollars just might coax a nickel out of hiding. Framed in the backdrop of a nation-wide media frenzy and a public mad with the hope of hitting the jackpot, Million Dollar Nickels unveils a story of America's most eccentric and famous collectors, persistent reporters searching for the truth, shameless...
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Whitman
Item #: 781807 -
Money or Biblical TimesThe 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...
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Paper Money Institute, The
Item #: 31169 -
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.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.
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Zyrus Press
Item #: 32728 -
Winner NLG AwardNumismatic Forgery takes the reader into the clandestine workshop of the criminal forger, and explains the methods and techniques that every serious coin collectors should know about before they purchase a rare or expensive coin. The informal interviews Larson conducted with the infamous master forger, Mark Hofmann, at Utah State Prison in the late 1980's lay the foundation for a number of methods revealed in Numismatic Forgery. Hofmann is widely known for his forgery of...
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Whitman Publishing
Item #: 31736 -
This book contains valuable information about obsolete money and the history of money from the 13 colonies. "It is my hope that after reading this book you will be well informed on the entire art and busines of designing, printing, and distributing bank notes during the period from 1782 - 1866. An attractive aspect of the study of paper money of this era is that there is so much to be discovered. Few obsolete bank notes have been studied for their subtle variations. Styles of lettering,...
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Whitman Publishing
Item #: 31728 -
"Award-winning author and historian 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. In 21 chapters rich with full-color illustrations, Bowers takes the reader on an in-depth look at the paper money that witnessed so much history: the birth of states, the War of 1812, financial panics, inspiring westward expansion, the devastating war between...