Explore the richly detailed banking history of New England in Whitman Encyclopedia of Obsolete Paper Money, Volume 2: Connecticut, Maine, and New Hampshire. Q. David Bowers presents a comprehensive catalog of every known issuing bank in these three...

Step into the fascinating world of antebellum American finance with Volume 1: An Introduction for Collectors and Historians. Q. David Bowers lays the foundation for the entire series with an engaging overview of the obsolete paper money...

Now in full color for the first time, The Official American Numismatic Association Grading Standards for United States Coins, Seventh Edition, is the most comprehensive and authoritative resource for grading U.S. coins. This updated and revised edition...

In the best-selling Grading Coins by Photographs, Q. David Bowers has crafted a unique combination of step-by-step grading instructions for every federal coinage series from half cents to double eagles, plus information on the history and importance of...

A Guide Book of Gold Dollars, 2nd Edition by Q. David Bowers, with a foreword by David Akers, is the definitive reference to America’s smallest gold coin. This updated and revised edition of the popular Bowers Series volume provides collectors with...

A Guide Book of Modern United States Proof Sets, 2nd Edition by David W. Lange is the definitive reference on one of the U.S. Mint’s most enduring and popular products. Covering Proof sets from 1936 to the present, this full-color guide explores...

In his new Guide Book of Counterfeit Confederate Currency, George Tremmel updates his ground-breaking note-by-note research, and expands into counterfeit bonds, shinplasters, and Treasury note sheets. Along the way he immerses the reader in an engaging...

By J. Hewitt Judd, M.D., edited by Q. David Bowers. Pattern Coins: rare, mysterious, and beautiful. These seldom-seen experimental pieces illustrate the trials, struggles, and backstage intrigue that preceded many of the U.S. Mint's regular-issue coins...

By Janet Klug and Donald J. Sundman, Foreword by William H. Gross. In this beautifully illustrated book, the authors take you on a personal guided tour of America's greatest stamps. 100 Greatest American Stamps is not just a price guide or a fancy...

Discover the historical and cultural details of the lives and times of the ancient peoples of Biblical days and learn the stories of the most famous coins of the Bible from the widow's mite to the infamous thirty pieces of silver in Art Friedberg's Coins...

This book shows how to read Greek coins and covers methods for determining dates on Roman coins. It is profusely illustrated with sections on symbols, city names and mythological characters. Edited Kenneth Bressett. Softcover.

#1 Guide to Dealer Prices! The Handbook of United States Coins—the trusted resource relied upon daily by U.S. coin dealers—returns in its 83rd edition. Wondering if your coins are worth a fortune? The Official Blue Book® provides...