Coin Collecting Books

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 monetary system. Used primarily in international and...

100 Greatest Women on Coins is the 10th entry in Whitman Publishing's popular “100 Greatest” library. “This book is a celebration of women's impact on numismatics,” says award-winning author Ron Guth. Each notable woman is...

The silver Peace dollar issued from 1921 through 1935 was a coin that commemorated the end of the most traumatic war in human history. In the Guide Book of Peace Dollars, award-winning author Roger W. Burdette explores these fascinating and collectible...

“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 international trade. It also never became...

Guide Book of Franklin and Kennedy Half Dollars, 4th edition Franklin half dollars and Kennedy half dollars are two of the most popular modern U.S. coin series. Professional numismatist Rick Tomaska specializes in them. He says, “Collectors can...

As a widely admired collector coin, the American Silver Eagle has been called “the modern Morgan silver dollar.” These beautiful coins certainly match their older sisters in popularity—and even exceed them, with more than 600 million...

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 first issuance of paper money. Continental...

Americans love to collect the beautiful and historic Morgan silver dollar! No other coin conjures up so much of the romance and adventure of the United States. In this expanded seventh edition of his best-selling book, the “dean of American...

A Guide Book of Barber Silver Coins, 3rd edition 400 pages. $29.95. Award-winning author Q. David Bowers offers fresh insight into the 1892–1916 silver coinage of U.S. Mint engraver Charles E. Barber. These coins were the workhorses of American...

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, half dollars, Gobrecht dollars, silver dollars,...

In this beautifully illustrated book, award-winning numismatic writers Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker offer a guided tour of coins that have influenced the world and captured the imaginations of collectors since the early 1900s. Rarity, value,...

Coins of England & the United Kingdom 2025, Pre-decimal issues Standard Catalogue of British Coins The historic reference work for British coins is the only catalogue featuring all major coin types from Celtic and Roman Britain through to the...