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General Information Books / U.S. and Foreign Coins & Currency
Under the category of General Information are those books that are excellent for the beginner as well as the intermediate collector who is seeking to gain knowledge about the hobby of coin collecting. Although most of the books pertain to U.S. coins there are some dedicated to World Coins & Paper Money.
Also be sure to take a look at our newest selection of Specialized Numismatic Literature which may also contain some General Information Books / U.S. and Foreign Coins & Currency that are not listed below!
The Everything Coin Collecting Book - By Richard Giedroyc
Are you one of the 125 million coin collectors in the United States? Whether you're a beginner or an avid collector, The Everything Coin Collecting Book is your accessible reference for this exciting and profitable hobby. Written by a well-known numismatic authority, this is only authoritative guide written in an approachable style for every reader.
Striking Change - By Michael F. Moran
Striking Change - The Great Artistic Collaboration of Theodore Roosevelt and Augustus Saint-Gaudens. In 1905 Roosevelt challenged the brilliant and famous sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens: The United States is the best nation on Earth, but its coins are atrociously hideous. Why can't we not produce coinage as beautiful as that of the ancient Greeks? Striking Change offers a fresh new look at the life of Saint-Gaudens—the man and the artist —and the remarkable partnership he forged with Theodore Roosevelt to reinvigorate the country’s numismatic art.
Milestone Coins by Kenneth Bressett
Milestone Coins shares the interesting stories behind more than 100 famous coins and tokens, as told by the award-winning author and longtime editor of the Guide Book of United States Coins (the best-selling "Red Book"). In ten chapters Ken Bressett covers the breadth of civilization as seen in coinage - exploring every time period and geographical area from ancient Greece to modern America.
Fractional Money (U.S. Coins and Paper Money) by Neil Carothers
Fractional Money by Neil Corothers is a history of Small Coins and Fractional Paper Currency of the United States. This absolutely necessary book for the collector covers: Colonies. U.S. Revolutionary Period. Foundations of U.S. Coinage. Coinage Laws, 1793-1857. The Civil War Period. Silver Coinage History, to the present. This is a highly informative book written with great detail. This book is out of print and difficult to locate!
Cleaning and Preservation of Coins & Medals by Gerhard Welter
and Paper Money Restoration and Preservation by J. J. Curto
Two Great Books in One - Cleaning and Preservation of coins and medals by Gerhard Welter, now in it's tenth printing, provides details on chemical, mechanical and electrolytic cleaning of coins and methods of preservation. Discussed are different metals, patina and corrosion, natural changes in metal, safekeeping, plating, and photographing coins. The special section at the rear of the book is Paper Money Restoration and Preservation by J. J. Curto. This is a must-have book for every serious coin collector.
Coin Collecting Boards Of The 1930's & 1940's
This comprehensive book includes the history of all coin board publishers and a catalog of all titles and varieties. It is everything you'll need to identify and price any coin board from the years 1934-48. 216 pages long, with 64 pages in full color.
World Gold Coin Value Guide by L. S. & S. J. Durst
The World Gold Coin Value Guide by L. S. and S. J. Durst is a guide to world gold coin values based on the intrinsic value of each coin.
World Silver Coin Value Guide by L. S. & S. J. Durst
The World Silver Coin Value Guide by L. S. and S. J. Durst is a guide to the intrinsic silver values of 1000's of world silver coins.
Abe Kosoff Remembers by Abe Kosoff
Within this book published in 1981 Mr. Kosoff reflects on his than 50 years of numismatics and covers a multitude of fascinating stories and interesting subjects.
100 Greatest American Currency Notes - By Q. David Bowers & David M. Sundman
In this beautifully illustrated book, two of America’s best-known numismatists take the reader on a personal guided tour of our nation’s greatest currency notes.
6-Ring Loose-Leaf Coin Collectors Inventory Record Notebook
This convenient 6-ring coin collectors loose-leaf inventory record notebook comes with 100 pages that have columns with a heading to list the Country of the coin, the Year, Face Value, Grade, Cost, and the Trend, which gives you the flexibility of setting up a coin inventory to suite your specific requirements. This is a great inventory record book for collectors of world coins!
Adventure Across The States Collecting State Quarters and Other Coins
This How do you pay for things you buy at the store? You probably use dollar bills. Grownups with bank accounts can write a check, or pay with a plastic debit card. In this book, we look at another kind of money, one that people like to collect as well as spend: coins!
Check List & Record Book / Pocket Size - Whitman
This convenient pocket size Check List and Record Book for United States coins is a great way to keep tabs on the dates and grades of the coins you have in your collection and when you're making new acquisitions you'll know at a glance exactly what dates you still need. This Check List and Record Book gives complete Mint records for all modern issues of United States coins from Lincoln cents to Sacagawea dollars and recent issues of Proof Sets.
Coin Collecting 101 - By Alan Herbert
This handy guide is the essential tool for novice and intermediate coin collectors! First-time collectors gain valuable basics for a lifetime of enjoyable and successful collecting, while experienced collectors discover new tips to hone their skills.
Money Of the World - Coins that Made History - By Ira and Larry Goldberg
Money of the World: Coins That Made History illustrates how many coins were shaped by the development of Western Civilization-and how they sometimes helped shape it in turn.
Collecting Paper Money for Pleasure & Profit - By Barry Krause
Collecting paper Money for Pleasure & Profit is a comprehensive guide and handbook for collectors and investors. The book has everything you wanted to know about collecting paper money. Covers the history of U.S. and Confederate Paper, Paper money manufacture, handling and preserving notes, collateral Fiscal paper, condition, grading, Foreign money, buying, selling, shows, dealers, errors, forgeries, periodicals, societies, bibliography and much more!
Counterfeit Mis-Struck and Unofficial U.S. Coins - By Don Taxay
Counterfeit, Mis-Struck, and Unofficial U.S. Coins by Don Taxay, a noted expert, is a guide book for the detection of cast and struck counterfeits, electrotypes and altered coins, mint errors, clipped coins and much more!
Insider Guide Collecting Presidential Dollars
Readers will learn all about these much-discussed new coins from the United States Mint, in addition to gaining insight on tokens, medals, paper money, older coins, and other collectibles related to each president.
Insider Guide Collecting State Quarters
In the Whitman Insider Guide to Collecting State Quarters, you will learn all about these popular new coins. You will also gain insight on tokens, medals, paper money, older coins, and other collectibles related to each state. After you read this book you can branch out and build an attractive collection based around your state quarters, adding older and even more exotic pieces for a display of historical Americana.
Odd and Curious - By Mort Reed
Odd and Curious by Mort Reed is a compendium of facts relating to the strange and unusual currencies of the world, Including shells, cloth, wire, ingots, boat money, bells and rock salt. The illustrations are absolutely beautiful with hand drawn descriptions. You will have fun reading all the intrusting facts!
Official Redbook Collector's Inventory of United States Coins
This publication is a convenient way to keep track of your U.S. coin collection. Its slim size packs a lot of information into one handy resource that you can carry in your pocket or bag. Take it to coin shows and shops while you're on the hunt for your next numismatic acquisition. The book's spiral binding allows you to easily flip it open for note taking. Inside you'll find plenty of room to write down when and where you bought each coin, its grade, the price you paid, who sold it, and any other information you want to record.
Coin Collectors Inventory Record Book
This 64 page general Inventory Record book provides columns with a heading to list the Country of the coin, the Year, Face Value, Grade, Cost, and the Trend, which gives you the flexibility of setting up a coin inventory to suite your specific requirements. Great for world coin collector's!
Fractional Money - By Neil Carothers
Fractional Money by Neil Carothers is a history of small coins from 1¢ to 50¢ and fractional paper currency of the United States. This absolutely necessary book for the collector covers Colonies, U. S. Revolutionary Period, foundations of U. S. coinage, coinage laws, 1793-1857, the Civil War period, silver coinage history, to the present! Highly informative, written with great detail. Out of print and difficult to locate!
Franklin in Numismatics - By Elston G. Bradfield
Franklin and Numismatics is the only reference on coins, paper money and medals issued to honor Benjamin Franklin. This book is interesting, well illustrated, and gives detailed descriptions.
History of the U.S. Mint and its Coinage - By David W. Lang
History of the United States Mint from its roots in the pre-colonial eras, through independence and confederation, the intrigues, tribulations, and triumphs of the 1800's, and into the modern day.
Insider Guide - Buying and Selling Your Coins
The Insider Guide to Grading United States Coins covers all the basics you need to learn to be able to speak-and more importantly, think-like a grading insider.
Insider Guide - Grading United States Coins
The Insider Guide to Grading United States Coins covers all the basics you need to learn to be able to speak-and more importantly, think-like a grading insider.
Insider Guide - Smart Coin Collecting
In The Whitman Insider Guide to Smart Coin Collecting, you will gain insight on the four steps to building a great collection, coin by coin. You will learn how to avoid counterfeits and other traps hidden in the marketplace. There are chapters on coin storage, cleaning, and more.
Obsolete Paper Money Issued By Banks In the U.S. 1782 - 1866 - By Q. David Bowers
Award-winning author and historian Q. David Bowers explores the fascinating world of "obsolete currency" - the colorful, ornate paper money that first circulated in the 13 colonies and served American commerce up through the Civil War.
Private Bankers of U.S. and Canada - By Sanford J. Durst
Private Bankers of the United states and Canada (Editor Sanford Durst) extracted and edited from the Bankers Almanac of 1870. This book contains an invaluable listing of early banks and bankers and their N. Y. correspondent banks many for which there are no other references.
Renaissance of American Coinage 1909-1915 - By Roger W. Burdette
Renaissance of American Coinage 1909-1915 examines the origin, design and early production of U.S. coins during this six-year period. Coins covered include: Lincoln cent, Buffalo nickel and all four Panama-Pacific Exposition commemoratives. These chapters have the latest and most complete information available from original sources. Although the cent and nickel have been discussed previously, notably in David W. Lange’s excellent books on these two coins, Renaissance of American Coinage 1909-1915 treats the subjects in much greater depth.
Renaissance of American Coinage 1916-1921 - By Roger W. Burdette
Renaissance of American Coinage 1916–1921 describes the origin, design and initial striking of these small medallic ambassadors. The story chronicles initial consultation with the Commission of Fine Arts, bureaucratic confusion, interference by vending machine companies and newspapers, to last minute alterations, and final production. In telling this fascinating story, author Burdette reveals long-untouched correspondence, drawings and models by sculptors Hermon MacNeil, Adolph Weinman, Albin Polasek and Anthony de Francisci.
The U.S. Mint and Coinage by Don Taxay
The U.S. Mint and Coinage, by Don Taxay, a noted expert wrote this classic often quoted history of U.S. Coinage from its beginning.
U.S. Numismatic Auction Catalogs: A Bibliography - By Lorraine S. Durst
United States Numismatic Auction Catalogs: A Bibliography (Lorraine S. Durst). An extensive listing of over 1,600 US coin auction catalogs of the nineteenth century of auctions listed with date cataloger, type of coins included number of lots.
U.S. Paper Money and Guide Book - By Carlson R. Chambliss
The U.S. Paper Money Guide and Handbook by Carlson R. Chambliss is a superb review of the history of our currency from Fractional's to Nationals, Small and Large Sized notes, MPC's sheets, Counterfeits, and other fiscal papers. Interesting historical facts are included for virtually every series. Values are not included, but it is loaded with the history of the notes and much more!
The Expert's Guide to Collecting & Investing in Rare Coins - By Q. David Bowers
This hardcover book is a comprehensive insider's look at not only rare coins, but also tokens, medals, and paper money. At 34 chapters and nearly 700 pages, it covers everything from grading to determining values to techniques of smart auction bidding.
The Whitman Guide To Coin Collecting
Kenneth Bressett, the former president of the American Numismatic Association, has written a clear, detailed guide that gives an insider's view of the fascinating world of coin collecting. This is an up-to-date, comprehensive guide that explains everything a new collector needs to know.
Coin Chemistry - Preservation - Cleaning - By White
Coin chemistry does not have to be a mystery, and hopefully this book will help collectors understand how coins oxidize and produce surface coloration. The book is useful in learning how to prevent toning and how to keep one's coins attractive for the next generation of collectors. Various coin cleaning techniques are discussed to remove oxidation products from the surface of coins.
Coin Clinic 2 - By Alan Herbert
With 85 chapters Coin Clinic 2 will answer 1,001 frequently ask questions pertaining to numismatics. Terrific book for the beginner, intermediate, and it is on the bookshelf of at least one professional coin dealer that I know of, mine. - Jake
100 Greatest U.S. Coins - Whitman
Extremely informative, this coffee table size book features 100 of the Greatest U.S. Coins from half cents to dollars, gold coins, Colonial coins, pattern pieces and the famous 1943 copper Lincoln cent. The book gives a brief history about each of these American Rarities along with a full color photograph.
100 Greatest U.S. Coins 2nd Edition - Whitman
This award winning book has recently been updated with new coins, as well as information on perennial favorites. The 2nd edition includes coin valuations for 2004. It also features top coin auction prices realized, with detailed auction record information. This full-color, 120-page book is complete with photographs and illuminating stories about each of the top 100 coins. It's a "must have" for anyone interested in coins and their history in America.
Bill Fivaz's Counterfeit Coin Detection Guide
Bill Fivaz's "pocket size" counterfeit detection guide will give you the characteristics of what the genuine coin should look like along with comments and an illustration. This book could possibly save you hundreds or even thousands of dollars.
Coins Questions & Answers - Whitman
Hundreds of questions and answers on United states coins and paper money. Has chapters on Canadian, Mexican, and other world coins. Covers tokens and medals and even answers commonly asked questions about collecting and investing in coins.
Numismatic Forgery - By Charles M. Larson
An illustrated, annotated guide to the practical principles, methods, and techniques employed in the private manufacture of rare coins.
One-Minute Coin Expert - By Scott Travers
Collecting rare coins has become a lucrative global game. Now the award-winning, top-selling One-Minute Coin Expert has been completely revised and updated to show you how to play. In addition to learning how the experts profit from rare coin investing Scott A. Travers will show you how to find a Fortune In Your Pocket Change. This book is an absolute must for beginners as well as a very valuable resource for experienced collectors.
The Coin Collector's Survival Manual - By Scott Travers
The book on rare coins "you can't afford to be without"—Hank Gilman, business editor, Newsweek. The New York Times called it "one of the most important books ever written." Coin World referred to it as "a book that should be read before a single coin is brought—and read again and again! And is was an unprecedented four-time award winner from the prestigious Numismatic Literary Guild.
The Early Coins of America - By Crosby
This book has been recognized from the time of its publication over a century ago as an outstanding masterpiece in American numismatics on Colonial coinage.
The Mint on Carson Street - By Rusty Goe
The Mint on Carson Street by Rusty Goe is an in-depth study of the Carson City Mint and the 111 coins they produced during the years of operation. If you're a collector of "CC Mint" coins or a student of numismatics this book belongs in your library.
Things You Should Know About Coin Collecting - By Will Gandley
Although some of the information in this book is in reference to the Canadian coin market in general author Will Gandley informative comments and the topics he has chosen describe the inner workings of the coin market which can be applied to coin collecting in any country. Never have I seen such a small book pack so much useful information. I highly recommend this book both for the beginner to the advanced collector! - Jake
Those Amazing Coins / A Kid's Guide to Collecting - By Flynn & Volpe
Written for the young collector it is easy to understand and gives clear answers to questions that a beginner needs to know. It has information on the Statehood Quarter program with a detailed history on the first ten quarters. Covers the new Sacagawea dollar and the history about the American hero pictured on the coin. The book also includes: Basic information on coins and money. How to handle, examine, and store coins. Explores different ideas on how to start collecting coins and where to get additional information. Has a kid's view point on collecting and on buying coins at shows and stores. Gives information on the modern coin series in addition to some of the more collectable older series, foreign coins and ancients. There is also information on die varieties and errors. This book has everything needed for a child to get started in coin collecting.
United States Gold Coin Counterfeit Detection Guide - By Bill Fivaz
Whitman's United States Gold Counterfeit Detection Guide is a full-color reference for identifying fake gold coins, from dollars to double eagles. Detailed text and high-resolution close-up photographs show specific diagnostics for nearly 200 frequently encountered counterfeits. The United States Gold Counterfeit Detection Guide is the first book of its kind for U. S. gold collectors, and promises to be a standard reference in the field.
U.S. Treasury, History of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing 1862-1962
History of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing - The First 100 years 1862-1962, producer of U.S. Stamps and Paper Money.
The Coins & Banknotes of Palestine Under the British Mandate 1927-1947 - By Berlin
From 1923 until May 1948, Palestine was under a British Mandate. Beginning in 1927, on the Eve of the tenth anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, Palestine began producing its own money. The coins and banknotes that were legal tender during these two decades are especially interesting both to collectors and historians.
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