Antiques Collectibles category: 2714 books

Contains valuable data on: best coins to collect and why, where to look for coins, how to grade coins, mint marks, altered and counterfeit coins, cleaning, handling, and storing.

A Guide Book of Peace Dollars is the 13th entry in Whitman's Bowers Series of numismatic references. It covers every date and mintmark of America's last 90% silver dollar, which began as a commemorative of peace after the tribulations of World War One. The book also studies the mysterious 1964-D Peace...

This comprehensive and easy-to-use guide provides the official American Numismatic Association grading standards for every United States coin minted since 1793. Beginners, advanced collectors, and dealers will all find the text understandable and invaluable for grading coins, both circulation strikes...

An invaluable resource! The 2017 U.S. Coin Digest is the most comprehensive color guide to all United States coin issues on the market. Featuring professionally vetted values, complete coin listings, detailed photos, and much more, U.S. Coin Digest is perfect for beginner and expert collector...

"Whether it's Shield Nickels, Liberty Nickels, Buffalo Nickels or Jefferson Nickels celebrating the bicentennial of the Lewis & Clark Expedition that capture your attention, you'll find photos and current values for all of them in this one download. Pulled directly from 2012 U.S. Coin Digest,...

Q. David Bowers brings history to life by connecting America's commemorative coinage to the people, places, and events they honored, and to the artists, promoters, and politicians who brought them from raw concept to finished coin. A Guide Book of United States Commemorative Coins explains how to...

Trust the Experts Accurate values. Complete listings. Detailed photos. You will find that and much more in the 2016 U.S. Coin Digest, the most comprehensive color guide to all United States coin issues on the market. Produced by experts who make their living buying and selling U.S. coins, the...

From Award-Winning Author Q. David Bowers. Collect, grade, and attribute your paper money. Organize your collection, with Friedberg and Whitman numbering systems. Make wise purchases in today's market. 900 Pages; more than 1,600 full-color images. Printing quantities for nearly all issues - a guide...

Take a Closer Look Is that coin in your hand the real deal or a clever fake? Discover the difference with U.S. Coins Close Up, a one-of-a-kind visual guide to every U.S. coin type. This handy reference features large and clear images that detail inscriptions, mintmarks and initials, as well as thorough...

Do you like American history, beautiful artwork, and stories of gold and silver treasure? Read the Almanac from cover to cover for an immersion in the coins and money of the United States, from colonial times to today. Have you found some unusual coins in Grandpa’s old cigar box or a hidden stash in...

This comprehensive 288-page full-color book details how to begin the ideal numismatic pursuit: a collection of United States coins by type. Major updates to the 2nd edition are new market values, new certified-coin population data, updated Market Price Performance charts, new coins, new section on...

Colorful stories of the old steam engines of yesteryear fill these pages — from the steam carriage operated on the streets of Paris in 1769 to the mighty locomotives that thundered across the American West in the latter half of the 19th century. 98 plates of fine, rare illustrations, many rendered by the author.

"If you've ever wondered about pioneer gold, this affordable and easy-to-use identification and pricing download is a great way to get the history behind Territorial gold coins and the current values they command. Pulled directly from 2012 U.S. Coin Digest, the most complete guide to U.S. coins,...

"Whether your interest is in Mint Sets, Modern Commemorative Coin Set, Proof Sets, Circulated Rolls of 50 State Quarters, this is the download for you! Pulled directly from 2012 U.S. Coin Digest, the most complete guide to U.S. coins, this download covers sets and rolls of U.S. coins in expert fashion, by providing you with all the identifying details and current values you need."