Handbook of United States Coins 2026

R S Yeoman

Format
Paperback
Publisher
Whitman Publishing
Country
United States
Published
1 April 2025
ISBN
9780794851699

Handbook of United States Coins 2026

R S Yeoman

Each year since 1942, The Handbook of United States Coins - THE OFFICIAL BLUE BOOK(R) - has helped U.S. coin dealers and hobbyists with current wholesale values for collectible U.S. coins. The new, 83rd edition has clear, easy-to-follow grading information for each series, and prices dealers are paying in multiple grades per coin. Its price listings offer a real-world look at the coin market, gathered from professional dealers around the country.

Inside, you will find the average dealer buying prices for American coins from 1616 to today; a 16-page full-color section on collecting Abraham Lincoln cents; historical information and specifications on each coin; actual-size photographs of hundreds of coins; grading and collecting tips; how coins are produced; detailed mintage records; the top 25 U.S. coin prices realized at auction; colonial and early American coins; federal coins; commemoratives; Proof and Mint sets; die varieties; State, National Park, and American Women quarters; Presidential, Native American, and American Innovation dollars; private and territorial gold; the Philippines; tokens; and much more!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION Contributors How to Use This Book Collecting Coins PRE-FEDERAL ISSUES Colonial Issues Post-Colonial Issues FEDERAL ISSUES Contract Issues and Patterns Half Cents (1793-1857) Large Cents (1793-1857) Small Cents (1856 to Date) Two-Cent Pieces (1864-1873) Three-Cent Pieces (1851-1889) Nickel Five-Cent Pieces (1866 to Date) Half Dimes (1794-1873) 81 Dimes (1796 to Date) Twenty-Cent Pieces (1875-1878) Quarter Dollars (1796 to Date) Half Dollars (1794 to Date) Silver and Related Dollars (1794 to Date) Gold Dollars (1849-1889) Quarter Eagles (1796-1929) Three-Dollar Gold Pieces (1854-1889) Four-Dollar Gold Pieces or "Stellas" (1879-1880) Half Eagles (1795-1929) Eagles (1795-1933) Double Eagles (1849-1933) Commemoratives (1892 to Date) Proof and Mint Sets (1936 to Date) BULLION Silver Bullion (1986 to Date) Gold Bullion (1986 to Date) Platinum and Palladium Bullion (1997 to Date) OTHER ISSUES Private and Territorial Gold Private Tokens Philippine Issues APPENDICES A: Bullion Values of Common Silver and Gold Coins B: Collectible Blue Books C: Top 25 U.S. Coin Prices Realized at Auction GLOSSARY BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX SPECIAL FEATURES Collecting Abraham Lincoln Cents

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