Coin Grading and Counterfeit

The $10 gold eagle coin, named for the national bird depicted on its reverse, was created in 1795 to be the foundation of America's federal monetary system. Used primarily in international and large-scale transactions-or melted for its gold content-in its own time, today the gold eagle entices collectors with its beauty, value, and colorful history, from gold rushes and the 1933 "bank holiday" to sunken treasures and the collections of a king. Author Q. David Bowers dives deeply into that...

Silver is even more affordable than gold, and it's a great way to diversify your portfolio with real assets. It's also the precious metal used to manufacture some of the worlds most popular collector coins. You'll discover how to get the most out of your money when buying silver, how to sell it for a profit, the numerous types of silver you may invest in, common mistakes to avoid, how to grade collectible silver coins, and much more with this invaluable toolkit. This book includes handy...

A full-color reference for identifying fake gold coins, from dollars to double eagles, plus California fractional gold and commemoratives.

In the authors' own words, this new edition of Strike It Rich with Pocket Change, dispels the myths of error coins and assists you in discovering, marketing, and researching rare coins that you can find in your pocket change. More than 350 close-up illustrations, key identifying details and current market values help you decipher the difference between proper and error issues and varying types of coins. In addition, this unique must-have how-to also includes: Coverage of Lincoln Memorial...

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...

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

The die variety section of the book is completely updated for the second edition, including many new doubled dies and RPMs and a revised analysis of the Lincoln cent OMMs. The pricing, description, die markers, and photographs were updated for most of the varieties. For each die variety listed, detailed macro photos make identification much easier. Most of the varieties include multiple photographs showing different details. Some varieties contain over 10 photographs. Included also for each...

Handy pocket-sized reference book with close-up black and white photographs coupled with a list of diagnostics to determine if the coin you are considering is genuine. All coins pictured in this guide are genuine specimens.

An intricate and thorough account of the history of counterfeit money from both sides of the coin. For collectors and historians alike.For centuries legitimate authorities and equally determined rogues have fought in an attempt to improve (or copy) the technology and security of paper money. Now, in Counterfeiting and Technology, their stories are captured in vivid detail from colonial times to the present. Paper-money historian Bob McCabe explores the lives of the innovators who made...

This is a 6x9 spiral bound book.A unique combination of step-by-step grading instructions for every federal coinage series from half cents to double eagles, plus information on the history and importance of grading; expert grading techniques; understanding the surfaces of coins; and smart grading and buying. In the 2nd edition of Grading Coins by Photographs, Q. David Bowers, provides insightful information combined with enlarged high-resolution color photographs for each grade, plus Proofs....

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...

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...

As the old saying goes, "Find a penny, pick it up, and all day long you'll have good luck." Now Kenneth Bressett, former president of the American Numismatic Association, has written the definitive reference to finding just how lucky you can be as a coin collector. From how to get started in the hobby to how to care for a collection, with full explanations of grading techniques and standards, coin prices, and values, the Whitman Guide to Coin Collecting addresses everything clearly and with...