Highways and Side Journeys With America’s $10 Gold Coins

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By David Q. Bowers The second edition of the Guide Book of Gold Eagle Coins, by Q. David Bowers, debuted this month (March 2021). The 448-page book is available from bookstores and hobby shops and online (including at Whitman.com) for $29.95. Here, Bowers discusses the book and his research in American gold coins. My research … Read more

My Journey in Continental Currency

Continental Currency, the Dream of American Independence, and Connecting Cash to History

By Q. David Bowers The Guide Book of Continental Currency and Coins, the latest Whitman Publishing book by Q. David Bowers, debuted this month (March 2021) and is already nearing a sellout, with a second print run planned. The 288-page book is volume 25 in the popular Bowers Series of numismatic references. It is available … Read more

Diamond Anniversary 75th-Edition RED BOOK Will Be Available in Four Formats

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The Diamond Anniversary 75th edition of the Guide Book of United States Coins (the hobby’s popular “Red Book”) will debut in four distinct formats on April 6, 2021. Each version features the same content, with 32,000 retail prices in multiple grades, historical information, 2,000 high-resolution full-color photographs, and guidance on collecting every type of American … Read more

Be Afraid: Counterfeit Gold!

United States Gold Counterfeit Detection Guide

By Dennis Tucker Gold is in the mainstream news headlines these days as the precious metal takes a wild ride up and down the market. The United States Mint is doing land-office business in gold coin production, investors are looking at gold as a way to diversify their portfolios, and collector demand is robust for … Read more

In Praise of Bowers’s Unique Study of Revolutionary Currency

Continental Currency, the Dream of American Independence, and Connecting Cash to History

by Christopher R. McDowell The Latest Whitman Guide Book Illuminates the Financing of America’s Independence The Guide Book of Continental Currency and Coins, the latest Whitman Publishing book by Q. David Bowers, debuts March 2, 2021. The 288-page book is volume 25 in the popular Bowers Series of numismatic references. It will be available from … Read more

A Comprehensive Guide to Alabama Obsolete Notes 1818-1885

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Join us for a live webinar starting at 7:00 p.m. ET, Saturday, February 20, 2021, when co-author Charles Derby will present with images “The Georgia Connection to Alabama Obsolete Paper Money.” Derby will discuss those Alabama obsolete notes that were printed in Georgia, redeemable in Georgia, from railroad companies with a terminal in Georgia, appropriated … Read more