Rare Coins, Rare People
Rare Coins, Rare People

Author: Jan Chalfant

Publisher:

Published: 2010-12-31

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 9780615502731

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Small town folks turn SilverTowne Coins into Multi-Million Dollar Warehouse.

Double Eagle
Double Eagle

Author: Alison Frankel

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2007-05-29

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0393330001

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"A thrilling page-turner....This is a great read."—Publishers Weekly, starred review One coin, for years the only known 1933 twenty-dollar Double Eagle in the world, has inspired the passions of thieves and collectors, lawyers and charlatans. Its extraordinary story winds across seventy years and three continents, linking an almost unbelievable cast of characters: Theodore Roosevelt and a Philadelphia gold dealer with underworld connections; Egypt's King Farouk and an apple-cheeked Secret Service agent; London's most successful coin dealer and a retired trucker from Amarillo, Texas Alison Frankel's stylish narrative hums at the pace of a thriller. Her meticulously researched descriptions and vivid character studies bring the coin's history to life and illuminate the world of coin collecting, where the desire to possess often borders on madness.

The Expert's Guide to Collecting & Investing in Rare Coins
The Expert's Guide to Collecting & Investing in Rare Coins

Author: Q. David Bowers

Publisher: Whitman Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780794819200

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"You will learn how to get started, how to compare prices and values, important factors to focus on (such as grading and rarity), and more. Dave Bowers ... shares insight ... [on] how to be a smart auction bidder (including online); how to be a smart seller when the time comes; how to protect your investment"--Dust jacket.

The Insider's Guide to U.S. Coin Values, 21st Edition
The Insider's Guide to U.S. Coin Values, 21st Edition

Author: Scott A. Travers

Publisher: House of Collectibles

Published: 2015-02-03

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 0375723730

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America’s #1 consumer advocate for coin hobbyists, collectors, and investors is Scott Travers. Now he has created a guide that provides comprehensive facts on all U.S. coins and a complete listing of the fair market value for your coins today. Plus, he teaches you how to play the lucrative global game of coin collecting and investing by including: • How to identify valuable coins that are hiding in pocket change • Secrets of how to grade, trade, and preserve coins like the experts • Current trends in the coin market and how to profit from trading coins • The most complete coin price guide on the market today!

Cash in Your Coins
Cash in Your Coins

Author: Beth Deisher

Publisher: Whitman Publishing

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780794842383

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This book is for anyone who's inherited a collection (or hoard) of old coins. How rare are they? What are they worth? Should you sell? Where do you even begin? Your guide on this journey is author Beth Deisher, an award-winning journalist and retired editor of Coin World, the hobbyÆs premier news weekly. Drawing on more than 30 Years of experience helping people understand and collect coins and paper currency, Deisher shows you how to identify what you own, how to create an inventory, how to pick out extra-valuable coins, how to value a large estate, "talking the talk" when you go to sell, the effect of the "fiscal cliff" and recent estate-and tax-related legislation, and other important and valuable lessons. Book jacket.

When Money Talks
When Money Talks

Author: Frank L. Holt

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 281

ISBN-13: 019751765X

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"Money may seem hopelessly mundane and culturally meaningless, but it has dominated--and documented--world history since the time of the ancient Greeks. This heavily illustrated book provides a spirited account of the first coinages and their living descendants in our pockets and purses. It explains how people from Jesus to The Beatles have used numismatics to explore the social, political, economic, and religious history of the world"--

100 Greatest U.S. Error Coins
100 Greatest U.S. Error Coins

Author: Nicholas P. Brown

Publisher: Whitman Coin Products

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780794832384

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The latest entry in Whitman's "100 Greatest" collection, 100 Greatest U.S. Error Coins is a beautifully illustrated coffee-table book that explores one of the hobby's hottest collectible fields. Expert dealers, collectors, researchers, and historians have all weighed in on their opinions of the 100 all-time greatest examples of American coinage errors. The rarities, the classics, and the intriguing "how'd that happen?" specimens are here---and some interesting surprises, too. Authors Nicholas Brown, David Camire, and Fred Weinberg are three of the nation's most famous error-coin specialists, and they open the doors to the U.S. Mint to show you how and why error coins occur. With an engaging introduction by Q. David Bowers; plus full-color, high-resolution photos; and historical and current market values, 100 Greatest U.S. Error Coins will delight collectors and non-collectors alike

The Insider's Guide to U.S. Coin Values, 20th Edition
The Insider's Guide to U.S. Coin Values, 20th Edition

Author: Scott A. Travers

Publisher: House of Collectibles

Published: 2012-11-13

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 0375723714

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America’s #1 consumer advocate for coin hobbyists, collectors, and investors is Scott Travers. Now he has created a guide that provides comprehensive facts on all U.S. coins and a complete listing of the fair market value for your coins today. Plus, he teaches you how to play the lucrative global game of coin collecting by including: • A breakdown of valuable varieties of coins that are hiding in pocket change • Secrets of how to grade, trade and preserve coins like the experts • Current trends in the coin market and how to capitalize with your own collection • The most complete and current price guide on the market today! “If you’re buying just one price guide to see what your coins are worth, this is the obvious choice.” –COINage magazine