A Guide Book of United States Coins Mega Red: The Official Red Book

MEGA RED is the new expanded version of the hobby's best-selling GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS (the RED BOOK), with more pricing in more grades than the regular edition, plus certified population data, more die varieties, and more auction records. It covers American coinage from colonial times to the modern day-copper tokens and half cents through $20 gold double eagles, plus bullion, commemoratives, Proof and Mint sets, significant patterns and medals, error coins, and other collectibles. It has everything you need to know about U.S. coins. More than 9,000 items priced • 50,000 individuals values • up to 13 grades • Thousands of full-color images • More than 15,000 auction records Plus: Striking and sharpness diagnostics for each coin types • Valuable insight on market conditions • Detailed study of Proofs, including early god, silver, and copper types • Expanded coverage of pattern coins • In-depth grading instructions by type, with enlarged illustrations • More die varieties in every denomination • Close-ups of rare varieties • The latest numismatic research For the specialist Expanded coverage of colonial coins and tokens • More background on private and territorial gold pieces • Expanded history and explanation of Philippine/U.S. coinage • Additional information on Civil War tokens, pattern coins, Hawaiian and Puerto Rican coinage, Alaska tokens, So-Called Dollars, and special modern gold • In-depth studies of two-cent pieces, silver and nickel three-cent pieces, half dimes, twenty-cent pieces, and gold $1, $3, and $4 coins

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A Guide Book of United States Coins Mega Red: The Official Red Book

MEGA RED is the new expanded version of the hobby's best-selling GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS (the RED BOOK), with more pricing in more grades than the regular edition, plus certified population data, more die varieties, and more auction records. It covers American coinage from colonial times to the modern day-copper tokens and half cents through $20 gold double eagles, plus bullion, commemoratives, Proof and Mint sets, significant patterns and medals, error coins, and other collectibles. It has everything you need to know about U.S. coins. More than 9,000 items priced • 50,000 individuals values • up to 13 grades • Thousands of full-color images • More than 15,000 auction records Plus: Striking and sharpness diagnostics for each coin types • Valuable insight on market conditions • Detailed study of Proofs, including early god, silver, and copper types • Expanded coverage of pattern coins • In-depth grading instructions by type, with enlarged illustrations • More die varieties in every denomination • Close-ups of rare varieties • The latest numismatic research For the specialist Expanded coverage of colonial coins and tokens • More background on private and territorial gold pieces • Expanded history and explanation of Philippine/U.S. coinage • Additional information on Civil War tokens, pattern coins, Hawaiian and Puerto Rican coinage, Alaska tokens, So-Called Dollars, and special modern gold • In-depth studies of two-cent pieces, silver and nickel three-cent pieces, half dimes, twenty-cent pieces, and gold $1, $3, and $4 coins

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A Guide Book of United States Coins Mega Red: The Official Red Book

A Guide Book of United States Coins Mega Red: The Official Red Book

A Guide Book of United States Coins Mega Red: The Official Red Book

A Guide Book of United States Coins Mega Red: The Official Red Book

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MEGA RED is the new expanded version of the hobby's best-selling GUIDE BOOK OF UNITED STATES COINS (the RED BOOK), with more pricing in more grades than the regular edition, plus certified population data, more die varieties, and more auction records. It covers American coinage from colonial times to the modern day-copper tokens and half cents through $20 gold double eagles, plus bullion, commemoratives, Proof and Mint sets, significant patterns and medals, error coins, and other collectibles. It has everything you need to know about U.S. coins. More than 9,000 items priced • 50,000 individuals values • up to 13 grades • Thousands of full-color images • More than 15,000 auction records Plus: Striking and sharpness diagnostics for each coin types • Valuable insight on market conditions • Detailed study of Proofs, including early god, silver, and copper types • Expanded coverage of pattern coins • In-depth grading instructions by type, with enlarged illustrations • More die varieties in every denomination • Close-ups of rare varieties • The latest numismatic research For the specialist Expanded coverage of colonial coins and tokens • More background on private and territorial gold pieces • Expanded history and explanation of Philippine/U.S. coinage • Additional information on Civil War tokens, pattern coins, Hawaiian and Puerto Rican coinage, Alaska tokens, So-Called Dollars, and special modern gold • In-depth studies of two-cent pieces, silver and nickel three-cent pieces, half dimes, twenty-cent pieces, and gold $1, $3, and $4 coins


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780794849665
Publisher: Whitman Publishing
Publication date: 06/29/2022
Series: Official Red Book Mega Red
Edition description: 8th ed.
Pages: 1504
Sales rank: 1,005,548
Product dimensions: 9.90(w) x 6.90(h) x 2.60(d)

Table of Contents

Credits and Acknowledgments 12

How to Use this Book 14

2022 Coin Market Report 18

Collecting U.S. Coins 20

A Seminar on the Grading of Coins 21

Rare Coins as an Investment 25

Aspects of Authenticity 25

Cleaning, Conservation, and Preservation 31

The History of Coins in America, 1607 to Date 35

Pre-Federal Issues 118

Colonial Issues 118

Post-Colonial Issues 143

Federal Issues 179

Contract Issues and Patterns 179

Half Cents 185

Liberty Cap, Head Facing Left (1793) 186

Liberty Cap, Head Facing Right (1794-1797) 190

Draped Bust (1800-1808) 194

Classic Head (1809-1836) 199

Braided Hair (1840-1857) 205

Large Cents 210

Flowing Hair, Chain Reverse (1793) 211

Plowing Hair, Wreath Reverse (1793) 214

Liberty Cap (1793-1796) 218

Draped Bust (1796-1807) 223

Classic Head (1808-1814) 231

Matron Head (1816-1839) 235

Braided Hair (1839-1857) 245

Small Cents 252

Flying Eagle (1856-1858) 253

Indian Head (1859-1909) 258

Lincoln, Wheat Ears Reverse (1909-1958) 270

Lincoln, Memorial Reverse (1959-2008) 284

Lincoln, Bicentennial Reverses (2009) 292

Lincoln, Shield Reverse (2010 to Date) 295

Two-Cent Pieces 298

Shield (1864-1873) 299

Three-Cent Pieces 318

Silver Three-Cent Pieces (Trimes) (1851-1873) 319

Nickel Three-Cent Pieces (1865-1889) 341

Nickel Five-Cent Pieces 365

Shield (1866-1883) 366

Liberty Head (1883-1913) 372

Indian Head or Buffalo (1913-1938) 379

Jefferson (1938-2003) 387

Westward Journey (2004-2005) 401

Jefferson Modified (2006 to Date) 403

Half Dismes 406

Half Disme (1792) 407

Half Dimes 410

Flowing Hair (1794-1795) 411

Draped Bust, Small Eagle Reverse (1796-1797) 415

Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle Reverse (1800-1805) 420

Capped Bust (1829-1837) 425

Liberty Seated (1837-1873) 438

Dimes 486

Draped Bust, Small Eagle Reverse (1796-1797) 487

Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle Reverse (1798-1807) 491

Capped Bust (1809-1837) 495

Liberty Seated (1837-1891) 503

Barber or Liberty Head (1892-1916) 518

Winged Liberty Head or "Mercury" (1916-1945) 525

Roosevelt (1946 to Date) 534

Twenty-Cent Pieces 544

Liberty Seated (1875-1878) 545

Quarter Dollars 559

Draped Bust, Small Eagle Reverse (1796) 561

Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle Reverse (1804-1807) 565

Capped Bust (1815-1838) 568

Liberty Seated (1838-1891) 575

Barber or Liberty Head (1892-1916) 588

Standing Liberty (1916-1930) 596

Washington, Eagle Reverse (1932-1998) 602

Washington, State, D.C., and Territorial (1999-2009) 617

Washington, America the Beautiful™ (2010-2021) 627

Washington, Crossing the Delaware (2021) 640

Washington, American Women (2022-2025) 641

Half Dollars 643

Flowing Hair (1794-1795) 646

Draped Bust, Small Eagle Reverse (1796-1797) 650

Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle Reverse (1801-1807) 653

Capped Bust, Lettered Edge (1807-1836) 658

Capped Bust, Reeded Edge (1836-1839) 670

Liberty Seated (1839-1891) 674

Barber or Liberty Head (1892-1915) 688

Liberty Walking (1916-1947) 695

Franklin (1948-1963) 702

Kennedy (1964 to Date) 708

Silver Dollars 722

Flowing Hair (1794-1795) 724

Draped Bust, Small Eagle Reverse (1795-1798) 729

Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle Reverse (1798-1804) 734

Gobrecht Dollars (1836-1839) 742

Liberty Seated (1840-1873) 747

Morgan (1878-1921) 755

Peace (1921-1935) 770

Modern Dollars 776

Eisenhower (1971-1978) 777

Susan B. Anthony (1979-1999) 781

Sacagawea (2000-2008) 783

Presidential (2007-2020) 786

Native American (2009 to Date) 793

American Innovation (2018-52032) 797

1921 Silver Anniversary Coins (2021, 2023 to Date) 801

Trade Dollars 803

Liberty Seated (1873-1885) 804

Gold Dollars 812

Liberty Head (1849-1854) 816

Indian Princess Head, Small Head (1854-1856) 833

Indian Princess Head, Large Head (1856-1889) 839

Gold Quarter Eagles ($2.50) 878

Capped Bust to Right (1796-1807) 879

Draped Bust to Left, Large Size (1808) 881

Capped Head to Left (1821-1834) 883

Classic Head, No Motto on Reverse (1834-1839) 886

Liberty Head (1840-1907) 889

Indian Head (1908-1929) 901

Three-Dollar Gold Pieces 905

Indian Princess Head (1854-1889) 910

Four-Dollar Gold Pieces 950

Stella, Flowing Hair and Coiled Hair (1879-1880) 954

Gold Half Eagles ($5) 957

Capped Bust to Right, Small Eagle Reverse (1795-1798) 959

Capped Bust to Right, Heraldic Eagle Reverse (1795-1807) 962

Draped Bust to Left (1807-1812) 966

Capped Head to Left (1813-1834) 969

Classic Head, No Motto on Reverse (1834-1838) 974

Liberty Head (1839-1908) 977

Indian Head (1908-1929) 992

Gold Eagles ($10) 997

Capped Bust to Right, Small Eagle Reverse (1795-1797) 999

Capped Bust to Right, Heraldic Eagle Reverse (1797-1804) 1001

Liberty Head (1838-1907) 1005

Indian Head (1907-1933) 1019

Gold Double Eagles ($20) 1024

Liberty Head (1849-1907) 1025

Saint-Gaudens, High Relief and Ultra High Relief, MCMVII (1907) 1038

Saint-Gaudens, Flat Relief, Arabic Numerals (1907-1933) 1041

U.S. Commemoratives 1047

Classic Commemoratives (1892-1954) 1047

Modern Commemoratives (1982 to Date) 1100

Proof and Mint Sets 1228

Modern Proof Sets (1936 to Date) 1232

Uncirculated Mint Sets (1947 to Date) 1236

Special Mint Sets (1965-1967) 1238

Souvenir Sets (1982-1983) 1238

Other Collectible Sets (2000 to Date) 1238

U.S. Mint Bullion Coins 1240

American Silver Eagles (1986 to Date) 1241

America the Beautiful 5-Ounce Silver Bullion Coins (2010-2021) 1245

American Gold Eagles (1986 to Date) 1249

American Buffalo .9999 Fine Gold Bullion Coins (2006 to Date) 1256

First Spouse $10 Gold Bullion Coins (2007-2016) 1258

American Platinum Eagles (1997 to Date) 1265

American Palladium Eagles (2017 to Date) 1271

Significant U.S. Patterns 1273

Private and Territorial Gold 1280

Private Tokens 1306

Hard Times Tokens (1832-1844) 1306

Feuchtwanger Tokens (1837-1864) 1309

Civil War Tokens (1860s) 1309

Lesher Referendum Dollars (1900-1901) 1313

Confederate Issues 1314

Hawaiian and Puerto Rican Issues 1316

Philippine Issues 1320

Philippines Under U.S. Sovereignty (1903-1936) 1322

Commonwealth Issues for Circulation (1937-1945) 1341

Commonwealth Commemorative Issues 1348

Alaska Tokens 1350

Appendices 1352

Appendix A Misstrikes and Errors 1352

Appendix B Collectible Red and Blue Books 1357

Appendix C Bullion Values 1363

Appendix D Top 250 U.S. Coin Prices Realized at Auction 1366

Appendix E Conditions of Coins and Grading Standards 1372

Appendix F Special Modern Gold Coins (2009 to Date) 1374

Appendix G So-Called Dollars 1379

Appendix H Extraordinary Errors and Misstruck Coins 1390

Appendix I Canadian "Half Dimes" and Twenty-Cent Pieces 1405

Appendix J Counterstamped Coins 1424

Appendix K Two-Cent Patterns 1431

Appendix L In-Depth Patterns 1437

Appendix M American Arts Commemorative Series Gold Medallions 1450

Notes 1474

Glossary 1478

Bibliography 1481

Image Credits 1491

Index 1493

General Index 1493

Alphabetical Index of Dates for Commemoratives 1499

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