The Oficial Red Book Guide book of United States Coins.

A brief history of American coinage, early American coins and tokens, early mint issues, regular mint issues, proofs, private, state and territorial gold, silver and gold commemorative issues.

This guide lists every U.S. coin ever minted and more than 18,000 coin prices. An essential guide for collectors, it also features: • Extensive information on buying and selling coins at auction, coins shows, online, and through the mail • A full explanation of the American Numismatic Association's official grading system • A fast-find coin index for easy coin identification, as well as hundreds of coin photographs

Also included are detailed listings of Colonial coins, from 1616 to the opening of the federal mint in 1792; and all United States coins; including early American coins and tokens; early mint issues; regular mint issues; proofs; private; state and territorial gold; and silver and gold commemorative issues.

More than 700 new full-color photographs, updated mintages and coin values, new auction records, additional pattern pieces, expanded coverage of Civil War tokens, and the latest commemoratives, sets, and other coins.

More than 700 new full-color photographs, updated mintages and coin values, new auction records, additional pattern pieces, expanded coverage of Civil War tokens, and the latest commemoratives, sets, and other coins.

An authoritative manual for both novice and experienced collectors explores the latest trends in coin collecting, covering such areas as coin care, grading, investing, and identifying scams and fakes, and includes helpful advice on safeguarding ones collection, buying and selling coins on the Internet, and more than two hundred photographs.