A Guide Book of Gold Eagle Coins Foreword by Douglas Winter The $10 gold eagle coin, named for the national bird depicted on its reverse, was created in 1795 to be the foundation of America's federal...

“The quarter eagle, face value of $2.50, occupies an unusual place in American currency,” says author Q. David Bowers. Unlike larger gold coins, it was too small to be commonly used in export and...

                                                As a widely admired collector...

A Guide Book of Continental Currency and Coins Foreword by Christopher R. McDowell Only a few weeks after the “Shot Heard 'Round the World,” the American Continental Congress authorized its very...

Third Edition: Expanded, Updated, and Revised 32 pages more than the second edition   250-plus coin types   Hundreds of full-color images   Values in multiple...

Collecting United States commemorative coins is like compiling a photo album of the nation's history. Because these coins represent so many aspects of America—from dramatic battles to Olympic...

The Bowers Series is a popular Whitman Publishing library of numismatic books, each covering a different segment of the hobby. Volume #22 explores the full range of modern U.S. dollar coins:...

A Guide Book of Liberty Seated, 2nd edition 608 pages. $29.95. Immerse yourself in the full expanse of the U.S. Mint's historic Liberty Seated coinage—half dimes, dimes, twenty-cent pieces, quarters,...

The 23rd volume in the award-winning Bowers Series explores the heart of American coin collecting: the United States Mint. The U.S. Mint is the source of the little copper, silver, and gold objects...