Edition |
Revised and updated, second edition. |
Description |
vi, 181 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
Note |
"An official Whitman guidebook." |
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Rev. ed. of: Whitman guide to coin collection. 1st ed. 1999. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-175) and index. |
Summary |
As the old saying goes, "find a penny, pick it up, and all day long you'll have good luck". Now Kenneth Bressett, former president of the American Numismatic Association, has written the definitive reference to finding just exactly how lucky you might be. |
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From how to get started to how to care for a collection, with full explanations of grading techniques and standards, coin prices, and values, The Golden Book of Coin Collecting addresses everything clearly and with thorough detail. Squarely aimed at the newcomer to coin collecting, this is a guide that covers all the different aspects of coin collecting -- and in doing so brings a fun and potentially lucrative hobby home to readers everywhere. |
Contents |
Coin collecting as a hobby -- Coins are where you find them -- Learning about your coins -- How to get started -- Caring for your collection -- Grading techniques and standards -- Coin prices and values -- Catalog of special coin prices -- Commemorative, bullion, and special coins -- Oddities, counterfeits, and other coins. |
Subject |
Coins -- Collectors and collecting -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Added Author |
Bressett, Kenneth E.
Whitman guide to coin collection.
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ISBN |
0307480089 paperback |
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9780307480088 paperback |
Standard No. |
677909219613 |
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