Type Coin Books

Information essential for purchasing Barber coinage. Includes history, rarity ratings, and date and mint mark analysis.

Covers Quarters, Dimes and Half Dollars and gives valuable information on the coins and also color pictures of the coins throughout the years.Volume #20 in Whitman's best-selling Bowers Series covers three classic U.S. coin denominations: the dimes, quarters, and half dollars designed by Charles E. Barber, chief engraver of the U.S. Mint. These classic silver coins were first made in 1892, and their production lasted to the eve of America's entry into World War I.In this colorfully illustrated...

Q Bowers Guide to Liberty Seated Silver CoinsVolume #21 in Whitman's best-selling Bowers Series covers the full expanse of Liberty Seated coinage�half dimes, dimes, twenty-cent pieces, quarters, half dollars, Gobrecht dollars, silver dollars, and trade dollars. This classic U.S. coin design features the Goddess of Liberty seated with a cap and pole. It was first used in 1836 and ceased in 1891, having survived the Hard Times Era and the Civil War and its aftermath, finally retiring during...

Guide Book of Modern United States Dollar CoinsThe Bowers Series is a popular Whitman Publishing library of numismatic books, each covering a different segment of the hobby. This time around, volume #22 explores the full range of modern U.S. dollar coins: Eisenhower, Susan B. Anthony, Sacagawea, Native American, and Presidential. These coins, the successors to the silver Morgan and Peace dollars of yesteryear, have been minted from 1971 to the present day in different sizes, alloys, and...

An official Red Book.Collecting United States coins by date and mintmark is a popular pursuit. However, even if you had an unlimited budget and 25 years to spend, you could not build a complete collection: some coins are simply not available, residing permanently in museum holdings.Another popular way to collect U.S. coins is to acquire one example of every type. In this book, Q. David Bowers explores more than 200 distinct coin designs, from the 1792 silver half dime up to today�s state...

This book is a history of the events leading up to the elimination of silver from US coinage. Information about coinage is also present.