Dr. Harvey Richer's 100 Greatest Canadian Coins and Tokens takes its place among nearly 75 years of Whitman books and hobby supplies covering Canadian numismatics. He joins the likes of Yeoman, Bressett, Charlton, Willey, and Haxby in the exploration of...

The $2.50 quarter eagle occupies a distinctive place in American coinage. Too small for common use in international trade and rarely circulating in everyday commerce, these coins nonetheless were minted almost continuously for more than 130 years,...

Don’t be fooled—outsmart counterfeiters and protect your investment with United States Gold Counterfeit Detection Guide, a 224-page, full-color reference from acclaimed numismatist Bill Fivaz. This indispensable guide equips gold coin...

Only a few weeks after the “Shot Heard 'Round the World,” the American Continental Congress authorized its very first issuance of paper money. Continental Currency was based on the hope of a young nation's future and a war for liberty, not on...

The $10 gold eagle coin, named for the national bird depicted on its reverse, was first struck in 1795 as part of America’s foundation for a federal monetary system. These coins circulated in international trade and large-scale transactions, and...

Cash in Your Coins: Selling the Rare Coins You've Inherited is the essential guide for anyone who’s come into a collection—or a hoard—of old coins and doesn’t know where to start. Did you just inherit a coin collection? How...

Postcard collecting has been a popular American pastime since the hobby's Golden Age more than a hundred years ago. For today's collector, postcards offer historic photography, snapshots of pop culture and everyday life, colorful works by famous...

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...

Only Q. David Bowers, widely regarded as the Dean of American Numismatics, could produce a reference as sweeping and authoritative as the Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins. In this extensively revised second edition,...

In this updated second edition of his award-winning guide Pleasure and Profit, Robert W. Shippee shares the real-world lessons behind building his celebrated Waccabuc Collection—an expertly curated set of half cents through $20 gold double eagles...

Civil War tokens are tangible artifacts of America’s most turbulent era. These cent-sized tokens, privately issued by merchants and tradesmen during the Civil War, filled the gap left by the disappearance of official U.S. coinage from circulation...

Inside the Rare Coin Market: Secrets to Being a Buyer draws on more than six decades of experience from legendary numismatist Q. David Bowers—collector, dealer, researcher, and past president of the American Numismatic Association. In this engaging...