United States Pattern Coins

United States Pattern Coins
Author: J. Hewitt Judd
Publisher: United States Pattern Coins: E
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-11
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780794822538

What are pattern coins? These rarely seen experimental pieces illustrate the trials, struggles, and backstage intrigue that preceded so many of the U.S. Mint's regular-issue coins. This guide offers a behind-the-scenes look at the history, rarity, and market values of America's rarest coins.

Collecting and Investing Strategies for United States Gold Coins

Collecting and Investing Strategies for United States Gold Coins
Author: Jeff Ambio
Publisher: Zyrus Press
Total Pages: 348
Release: 2008-02
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781933990101

Jeff Ambio is a well-known numismatic expert and auction cataloger. As one of the industry's most highly trained numismatic scholars, Ambio brings first-hand experience and expertise together to offer exclusive insider tips for the collector and investor - What do I look for? Which coin should I buy next? Is the coin available on the market? How much can I expect to pay? And how do I make the most of my investment? This book covers regular-issue gold series from 1795 through 1933 and informs the reader on a number of investing strategies, including collecting by type, variety, or rarer issues. The book includes over 150 high-resolution gold coin images, graphs, and vital pricing data. Each chapter begins with a brief history of a gold type, then goes on to describe various tactics or game plans to help the investor build his or her collection successfully and profitably.

Numismatic Art in America

Numismatic Art in America
Author: Cornelius Clarkson Vermeule
Publisher: Whitman Publishing
Total Pages: 328
Release: 2007
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

Traces American coinage from its tentative beginnings in 1792 Philadelphia into the 21st century. Vermeule explores the artistic heritage and merits of each coin, and analyzes the influence of the popular arts upon coin design.

100 Greatest U.S. Coins

100 Greatest U.S. Coins
Author: Jeff Garrett (Numismatist)
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Coins, American
ISBN: 9780794825614

In the third edition of the best-selling and award-winning 100 Greatest U.S. Coins, numismatic author Jeff Garrett takes the reader on a personal guided tour of the nation's greatest coinage. "Each of the 100 Greatest was voted into place by leading coin dealers, researchers, and historians," says Whitman publisher Dennis Tucker. Inside the reader will find prized and seldom-seen rarities - the unique and high-valued pieces that collectors dream about, like the 1913 Liberty Head nickel and the 1804 dollar (the "King of American Coins"). The book also explores more readily available and widely popular coins: pieces so beautiful or with such strange and facinating stories that everybody wants one. By Jeff Garrett. Hardcover, 144 Full Color Pages, Metallic-Foil Cover.