Reflections on Whitman’s new guide books

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The first volume of the “Bowers Series” of numismatic references—the Guide Book of Morgan Silver Dollars—was published in 2004. As of early 2015 that initial volume plus the ones that followed it have comprised more than 5,000 pages of information on U.S. copper half cents through gold double eagles, Proof sets, commemorative coins, tokens and … Read more

Check List and Record Book of United States and Canadian Coins

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Whitman Publishing announces the release of the new Check List and Record Book of United States and Canadian Coins, a resource to help collectors keep track of their coins. The 272-page perfectbound book debuts June 30, 2015, and will be available from booksellers and hobby shops nationwide. In the meantime it can be preordered online, including at www.Whitman.com, for … Read more

Two new leather-bound Limited Edition Red Books

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Whitman Publishing announces the release of the 2015 and 2016 Limited Editions of A Guide Book of United States Coins (the hobby’s popular retail-pricing guide known as the “Red Book”). The 448-page leather-bound books will be available June 23, 2015, including online at www.Whitman.com, for $99.95 each. Each is limited to a print run of … Read more

Gardner collection brings $13.78 million

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Part III of the Eugene H. Gardner Collection of U.S. Coins, the third of four unreserved auctions presented by Heritage Auctions, realized $13.78 million in a completely sold-out auction on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at the Waldorf Astoria in New York. “The demand for Gene Gardner’s astounding collection continues to skyrocket, as do the prices … Read more

Did you know #6

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…That many consider the 1848 CAL. Quarter Eagle to be the first U.S. Commemorative Coin?  In 1848 at the start of the California gold rush, approximately 230 ounces of gold were sent to the Secretary of War by Colonel Mason, Military Governor of California.  Mason forwarded the gold to the U.S. Mint where it was … Read more

2016 Blue Book with new illustrated coin-grading guide and more

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The newest edition of the Handbook of United States Coins debuts on May 6, 2015. Known to collectors as the Blue Book, it is the best-selling annual guide to wholesale prices paid by U.S. coin dealers. The 73rd edition, with a 2016 cover date, has been fully updated and expanded by 16 pages. It can be ordered online … Read more