1892-S Morgan Dollar, Uncirculated, $15—No Haggling!

Red Book Tribute Cover

How would you like an opportunity to spend less than $100, and get a collection of coins worth $250,000? The following coins are for sale—prices firm, cash on the barrel head: 1880 Shield nickel, Unc — $8.00 1921-S Liberty Walking half dollar, Unc — $18.00 1926 Sesquicentennial commemorative half dollar, Unc — $2.50 1875-CC gold … Read more

British Rarities Rank Among the 100 Greatest Modern World Coins

100 Greatest Modern World Coins

Numismatic Guaranty Corporation announced in April 2020 that its London affiliate, NGC UK, has certified a 1952 British penny. If an American collector focuses only on U.S. coins and doesn’t study money from across the Pond, this might seem like a strange thing to publicize. The United States Mint produced more than a billion Wheat … Read more

Coin Collectors Get a Fresh Dose of the Blues

2021 U.S. Coins Book Cover

The Best-Selling Blue Book Tells How Much Your Coins Are Worth Of all the numismatic books Whitman Publishing has created over the years, including many recent titles that have already matured into standard references, the Guide Book of United States Coins—the “Red Book”—is by far the most popular. It’s hard to argue popularity when generations … Read more

New 2021 OFFICIAL RED BOOK Will Debut April 7

A Guide Book of United States Coins

The 74th edition of the coin-collecting hobby’s annual Guide Book of United States Coins (popularly known as the “Red Book”) will debut April 7, 2020. The new volume includes completely updated pricing and auction data reflecting the current market for collectible U.S. coins, along with historical information and guidance on how to build a valuable … Read more

High-Value “Cherrypicker” Coins Take the Stage at the National Money Show

Larry Briggs, Bill Fivaz, Brandon Hall, and Dennis Tucker

Bill Fivaz, coauthor of the Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins, and Dennis Tucker, publisher at Whitman Publishing, along with Whitman Associate Editor Brandon Hall, spoke to a standing-room-only audience at the American Numismatic Association’s National Money Show on Thursday, February 27, 2020, in Atlanta. They gave an overview of today’s … Read more

Defining “Greatness” Among Modern World Coins

100 Greatest Modern World Coins

In March 2020 Whitman Publishing will release 100 Greatest Modern World Coins, by numismatists Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker. The 168-page coffee-table hardcover will be available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide, and online (including at www.Whitman.com). Here, the book’s authors address two central questions of their manuscript: What makes a modern coin “great” . … Read more