Handbook of United States coins

By R. S. Yeoman

Subjects: American Coins, Collectors and collecting, Catalogs, Prices

Description: Containing Mint records and wholesale prices for U.S. coins from 1616 to the present time, including colonials, regular issues, commemoratives, territorials, gold, bullion coins, Proof sets, and Mint sets. Information on collecting coins -- how coins are produced -- mints and mintmarks -- grading of coins -- location of mintmarks -- preserving coins -- starting a collection -- history of mints -- and interesting descriptions of all U.S. copper, nickel, silver, and gold coins. Illustrated.--Title page.