Author: Coin World

Publisher: Collins Reference

Published: 1998-02-01

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13: 9780380798599

COMPREHENSIVE AUTHORITATIVE ACCESSIBLE NO OTHER U.S. COIN GUIDE IS AS COMPLETE Coin World is the most respected and widely read weekly in the entire coin collecting field; even the U. S. Government relies on their database for accurate historical information. This revised 2nd edition now includes newly discovered rarities--coins not catalogued anywhere else! It features up-to-date values, including stunning all-time high auction records, and new, sharper, actual-sized photographs of more than 800 coins, for easy and accurate identification. THE COMPREHENSIVE CATALOG AND ENCYCLOPEDIA OF U.S. COINS CATALOGS IN A SINGLE, EASY-TO-USE VOLUME: All regular issues of the United States Mint--thousands of collectible varieties A complete listing of pattern and experimental pieces Colonial and Revolutionary Era coins and tokens--relics of the Founding Fathers Pioneer gold coins from the Gold Rush of 1830-1861 Coins of the Philippines under U.S. rule during World War II An appendix of Treasury and Mint officials Current grading and pricing information, including auction prices And much, much more