Hard Times tokens are privately minted pieces that reflect one of the most turbulent eras in American history—the economic struggles and political upheavals of the 1830s and 1840s under Andrew Jackson. These fascinating tokens carried both...

Three of America’s most beloved classic silver coins—Mercury dimes, Standing Liberty quarters, and Liberty Walking half dollars—come together in this richly detailed reference by Q. David Bowers. Minted between 1916 and 1947, these...

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...

The Guide Book of Half Cents and Large Cents explores two of America’s earliest and most historic coinage denominations. Half cents and large cents, struck from 1793 to 1857, are among the most beloved classics of U.S. numismatics. Award-winning...

The 23rd volume in the award-winning 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 of material culture and value that numismatists collect, study,...

A Guide Book of Modern United States Dollar Coins explores the complete story of America’s modern dollars, from Eisenhower coins of the 1970s to the Presidential and Native American designs of today. These successors to the Morgan and Peace...

Collecting U.S. commemorative coins is like building a photo album of America’s story. From dramatic battles to Olympic Games, presidents to national parks, each coin captures an aspect of the nation’s heritage and allows collectors to create...

Award-winning author Q. David Bowers brings fresh insight to the silver coinage designed by U.S. Mint Chief Engraver Charles E. Barber in A Guide Book of Barber Silver Coins. Struck from 1892 through 1916, these dimes, quarters, and half dollars were the...

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, and trade dollars. These classic silver coins, featuring the...

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...

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...

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,...