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Q David Bowers
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The Guide Book of Shield and Liberty Head Nickels give these popular coins the famous Bowers treatment: insightful study, plenty of fascinating historical background, and good storytelling, with market analysis…
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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…
Jeff Garrett,David Q Bowers
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Only a few weeks after the Shot Heard Round the World, the American Continental Congress authorized its very first issuance of paper money. Continental Currency was based on the hope…
The Sage of Wolfeboro … The Dean of American Numismatics … With thousands of articles and more than 60 books to his credit, Q. David Bowers is recognized as the…
Q. David Bowers
This book is truly the bible on automatic music machines.
The Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money is a multiple-volume study of currency issued from 1782-1866, before the modern era of National Banks and the Federal Reserve. Over the course…
Notes issued by United States Banks, 1782-1866.
WHITMAN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF OBSOLETE PAPER MONEY
Volume 3: New England, Part 2: Massachusetts, Book 1
The Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money is a multiple-volume study of currency issued by…
Patriotic tokens and store cards, 1861-1865, and related issues: history, values, rarities.
A Guide Book of Hard Times Tokens
Guide Book of Hard Times Tokens includes recent research findings, hundreds of high-resolution images, and current market pricing in multiple grades. He expertly…
Volume 4: New England, Part 2: Massachusetts, Book 2
The Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money is a multiple-volume study of American currency issued…
Volume #19 in Whitman’s best-selling Bowers Series covers two of the earliest U.S. coin denominations: half cents and large cents. These classic copper coins were made from 1793 into the…
In this richly illustrated book of true stories, Q. David Bowers takes you on an exploration of treasures from sunken ships, bank vaults and reserves, hidden compartments, buried chests and…
Generations of coin collectors have grown up with the Lincoln cent. In the second edition of A Guide Book of Lincoln Cents, Q. David Bowers provides a detailed study of…
Civil War tokens are tangible reminders of American history. These small, cent-sized tokens were privately issued by American tradesmen and others during the war. They were used to advertise businesses…
Bill Fivaz, J T Stanton
Few books have excited the coin-collecting community like the Cherrypickers' Guide. Since the first edition burst onto the scene in 1990, thousands of hobbyists have been searching for the rare…
Bowers David Q Martin Mary
Postcard collecting has been a popular American pastime since the hobby's Golden Age more than a hundred years ago. For today's collector, postcards offer historic photography, snapshots of pop culture…
Rick Tomaska
Franklin half dollars and Kennedy half dollars are two of the most popular modern U.S. coin series. Professional numismatist Rick Tomaska specializes in them. He says, "Collectors can enjoy challenges…
Award-winning author Q. David Bowers offers fresh insight into the 1892-1916 silver coinage of U.S. Mint engraver Charles E. Barber.
These coins were the workhorses of American commerce at the…
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…
Arthur A. Reblitz,Q. David Bowers
This book contains over four hundred fifty tuning scales, tracker scales and key frame layouts for player and reproducing pianos, coin pianos and orchestrions, music boxes, table-top organettes, reed, pipe…
Collecting US commemorative coins is like compiling a photo album of the nation’s history. Each collector can build a set that has it own unique and personal significance. Bowers chronicles…
In the seventh edition of A Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars, Q. David Bowers offers an engaging portrait of the country’s most popular classic coin. You’ll learn what to…
Generations of coin collectors have grown up with the ever-popular Lincoln cent. Now, Q. David Bowers provides a detailed study of this great American classic, from its birth in 1909…
Beth Deisher
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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…
Whitman Publishing,Q David Bowers
A guide to coin collecting for beginners. Everything from buying tips to coin storage. This title will cover all the basics that beginning collectors need to know.
A Guide Book of Quarter Eagle Gold Coins "The quarter eagle, face value of $2.50, occupies an unusual place in American currency," says author Q. David Bowers.
Unlike larger gold…
The Bowers Series is a popular Whitman Publishing library of numismatic books, each expertly covering a different segment of the hobby. Volume #22 explores the full range of modern U.S…
Robert W Shippee
Pleasure and Profit: 100 Lessons for Building and Selling a Collection of Rare Coins, 2nd edition
In the updated second edition of his award-winning book, Robert W. Shippee reveals how…
Only Q. David Bowers, the Dean of American Numismatics, could have produced a book as comprehensive and authoritative as the first edition of the Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early…
Immerse yourself in the full expanse of the U.S. Mint's historic Liberty Seated coinage-half dimes, dimes, twenty-cent pieces, quarters, half dollars, Gobrecht dollars, silver dollars, and trade dollars-in this updated…
Kenneth E Bressett
Third Edition: Expanded, Updated, and Revised
32 pages more than the second edition 250-plus coin types Hundreds of full-color images Values in multiple grades Historical value charts Now including a…
ds his expertise providing insightful study, rich historical background, and detailed data analysis. Bowersthe
Dean of American Numismatics and the most published
numismatic author of all timelays out everything you
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Tales of treasure from sunken ships, bank vaults and reserves, hidden compartments, buried chests and boxes, vintage safes, hiding places of pirates and privateers, old cornerstones, barrels and casks,
Mint…
McMorrow Joshua Fernandez
The Guide Book of American Silver Eagles will be the 27th book in the Red Book series. American Silver Eagles have been sold since 1986, making them the most popular…
The U.S. Mint is the source of the little copper, silver, and gold objects of material culture and value that numismatists collect, study, and catalog. It is the sole manufacturer…
R S Yeoman
Collectors around the country love the included history, detailed specifications, high-res photos, and accurate mintage data. Prices are listed for more than 6,000 coins, tokens, medals, sets, and other collectibles.
