With more than half a million copies sold since its first edition, the "American Guide to U.S. Coins" is the essential resource amateur collectors consult for reliable information and prices. Now fully revised and updated with the most accurate prices and brand-new photos, it is one of the most comprehensive coin guide series available today.
"The 2003 American Guide to U.S. Coins" covers the whole range of twentieth-century coinage, with details on early American coins, Civil War money, commemorative coins and mint errors, Hard Times tokens, proof sets, all kinds of gold coins, and more. It also offers tons of practical advice on:
EVALUATING A COIN'S WEAR, LUSTRE, AND STRIKE TO JUDGE BOTH ITS AUTHENTICITY AND VALUE
CLEANING AND STORING YOUR COLLECTION PROPERLY
DECIDING TO SELL A COLLECTION, EITHER OUTRIGHT OR AT AUCTION, AND HOW AUCTION HOUSES OPERATE
THE PROS AND CONS OF USING A COIN-GRADING SERVICE
PLUS A COMPLETE LIST OF ONLINE AND BIBLIOGRAPHIC RESOURCES
And the "2003 American Guide to U.S. Coins" also brings you up-to-date on the 50 State Quarters(TM) Program -- the most ambitious and anticipated U.S. Mint initiative of the millennium.
