The Comprehensive U.S. Silver Dollar Encyclopedia [Hardcover]

John W. Highfill (Author)

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From Library Journal

While intended as a "one-stop silver dollar reference center," this book is less an encyclopedia than an anthology of wide-ranging articles covering not only the U.S. silver dollar but broader facets of the coin industry. The contributors are a veritable "who's who" of numismatics, making for a highly credible and authoritative work. The voluminous amount of material touches on virtually every aspect of silver dollars, with a strong focus on the Morgan dollar, the most popular collector and investment coin. The crowning strength of the book is its concluding 250-page date-by-date analysis of the Morgan and Peace dollar series. Despite the unevenness created by the variety in writing style and content, this book can be used by novices and coin dealers alike. It has very good reference potential, although getting through the massive amount of text almost requires a circulating copy. An annual supplement is planned, updating areas such as changing coin values and coin populations. This important book is strongly recommended for public and academic libraries.
- David Van de Streek, Pennsylvania State Univ. Libs., York
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1233 pages
• Publisher: Oklahoma Coin Exchange; First Edition edition (April 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962990000
• ISBN-13: 978-0962990007
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 9 x 1.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #827,077 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An incredible catalog of data on silver dollars, January 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Comprehensive U.S. Silver Dollar Encyclopedia (Hardcover)

This book is a monumental work, discussing not only the Silver Dollar issues but giving a history of that branch of numismatics. Various chapters have been contributed by well known numismatists, including an article by Walter Breen on the 1851-O Proof Silver Dollar, Q. David Bowers' story of the market and hobby, and several articles by Wayne Miller, including discussions on branch mint proofs and his own incomparable Morgan Dollar collection. This book contains many, many hours of enjoyable reading.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Solid, but Fluffy!, April 11, 2000

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Nevada Coin Collector (Fallon, Nevada (The Oasis of Nevada!)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Comprehensive U.S. Silver Dollar Encyclopedia (Hardcover)

Bought this massive work this summer. Yes, very comprehensive. No Doubt Mr. Highfull is a very nice man and has a great family. Over 100 pages and photo's of him and his wife traveling all over the world is very nice, but what has it got to do with American Silver Dollars? Family Album or Encyclopedia?

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad, December 10, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Comprehensive U.S. Silver Dollar Encyclopedia (Hardcover)

A lot of fluff, but the date by date evaluation of Morgans can't be beat. Also enjoyed articles by Wayne Miller and Harlan White...2 legends in the dollar field.