The Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins - Limited Edition - Premium Cover
By Q. David Bowers Foreword by Kenneth Bressett
From Q. David Bowers comes a book so comprehensive and authoritative that only the “Dean of American Numismatics” could have created it! Drawing on the expertise of dozens of specialists from around the world, plus Bowers’s own vast knowledge of the subject, the Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins includes:
Chapter 1: Money in Early America
Chapter 2: Minting and Distribution
Chapter 3: Collecting Colonial Coins
Chapter 4: How to Use This Book
Chapter 5: Silver Coins of Massachusetts
Chapter 6: British Coins and Tokens for America, Early Issues
Chapter 7: American Coins and Tokens from 1783 to 1788
Chapter 8: Other Early American Pieces
Chapter 9: European Coins and Tokens for America, Later Issues
Chapter 10: Early Washington Coins and Tokens
Chapter 11: Unrelated Foreign Coins
Chapter 12: 19th Century Colonial Copies and Fantasies
Selected Bibliography
Index
This is the new definitive reference on colonial and early American coins and tokens, and related issues.
“I think we finally have something that will replace S.S. Crosby’s Early American Coins—in spades!” —George Fuld, numismatic researcher and author
“The Whitman Encyclopedia is a wonderful, and much needed, platform for encouraging the historical research of our colonial time period.” —Ray Williams, president of the Colonial Coin Collectors Club
• 352 pages • Hardcover - Limited Edition • 8.5 x 11 inches • Full color • Illustrated with hundreds of detailed photographs • Retail $99.95
By Q. David Bowers Foreword by Kenneth Bressett
From Q. David Bowers comes a book so comprehensive and authoritative that only the “Dean of American Numismatics” could have created it! Drawing on the expertise of dozens of specialists from around the world, plus Bowers’s own vast knowledge of the subject, the Whitman Encyclopedia of Colonial and Early American Coins includes:
Chapter 1: Money in Early America
Chapter 2: Minting and Distribution
Chapter 3: Collecting Colonial Coins
Chapter 4: How to Use This Book
Chapter 5: Silver Coins of Massachusetts
Chapter 6: British Coins and Tokens for America, Early Issues
Chapter 7: American Coins and Tokens from 1783 to 1788
Chapter 8: Other Early American Pieces
Chapter 9: European Coins and Tokens for America, Later Issues
Chapter 10: Early Washington Coins and Tokens
Chapter 11: Unrelated Foreign Coins
Chapter 12: 19th Century Colonial Copies and Fantasies
Selected Bibliography
Index
This is the new definitive reference on colonial and early American coins and tokens, and related issues.
“I think we finally have something that will replace S.S. Crosby’s Early American Coins—in spades!” —George Fuld, numismatic researcher and author
“The Whitman Encyclopedia is a wonderful, and much needed, platform for encouraging the historical research of our colonial time period.” —Ray Williams, president of the Colonial Coin Collectors Club
• 352 pages • Hardcover - Limited Edition • 8.5 x 11 inches • Full color • Illustrated with hundreds of detailed photographs • Retail $99.95
