The Expert's Guide to Collecting & Investing In Rare Coins
By: Q. David Bowers
1st Edition
Hard Cover / 655 Pages
Fully Illustrated
Actual size of book - H 9 1/4" x W 6 1/4"
Published by Whitman Publishing (2005)
ISBN 10: 0794819206
ISBN 13: 9780794819200
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.
More than 1,300 photographs and illustrations, both black and white and in full-color galleries, complement the text, showing the people, places, and coins described. Bowers' engaging case studies, strategies, and insider tips make the book an invaluable "how to" for today's marketplace. Chapters are devoted to copper, nickel, silver, and gold coins; dynamics of the coin market; fads, trends, cycles, and predictions; conserving and protecting your collection; how to be a smart seller; and more.