Book Explores the 100 Greatest Modern World Coins

Whitman Publishing announces the upcoming release of a new book, 100 Greatest Modern World Coins, by authors Charles Morgan and Hubert Walker. The 168-page hardcover coffee-table book will debut in March 2020. Before then it can be pre-ordered online (including at Whitman.com) and from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide for $29.95. In this beautifully illustrated … Read more

Unexpectedly High Demand Leads the RED BOOK Back to Press

In a sign of the strength of the coin-collecting hobby, dramatically higher than usual demand has caused Whitman Publishing to go back to press with the spiralbound version of the Guide Book of United States Coins, 73rd edition. The Guide Book, published since 1946 and popularly known as the “Red Book,” is the best-selling annual … Read more

Coin Hoards, Treasures, and Troves: Separating Truth From Taradiddles!

The second edition of Q. David Bowers’s Lost and Found Coin Hoards and Treasures, one of the most exciting coin-collecting books of recent years, has been released by Whitman Publishing. The 480-page hardcover book is available online and in bookstores and hobby shops nationwide. Here, Bowers discusses his research and writing. Buried treasure! Gold! Pirates! … Read more

Die Variety Photographs Welcomed for New Cherrypickers’ Guide

Cherrypickers’ Guide

Whitman Publishing is calling on the hobby community for photographs of die varieties of U.S. coins from half dimes to gold double eagles, plus commemoratives and bullion coins. These denominations and coin types will be covered in the sixth edition, volume II, of the Cherrypickers’ Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins. The … Read more

Celebrating a New Type of Coin Book

Type Coins book cover

Whitman Publishing has released the third edition of Q. David Bowers’s award-winning Guide Book of United States Type Coins. The 320-page volume is available online and in bookstores and hobby shops nationwide. Here, Whitman publisher Dennis Tucker recalls the book’s creation and explores how it developed over the years. The first edition of the Guide … Read more

“One-of-a-Kind Treasure Map”: Dell Loy Hansen on the 100 Greatest U.S. Coins

100 Greatest U.S. Coins book cover

Whitman Publishing has released the fifth edition of its best-selling 100 Greatest U.S. Coins. The 144-page volume is available online and in bookstores and hobby shops nationwide. Here, super-collector Dell Loy Hansen tells how the book inspired his passion for the hobby. The 100 Greatest U.S. Coins, now in its fifth edition, by Jeff Garrett … Read more