Fascinating Facts Mysteries And Myths About Us Coins

Author : Robert R. VanRyzin
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440225370
Total Pages : 357 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fascinating Facts, Mysteries and Myths About U.S. Coins written by Robert R. VanRyzin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who were the models for the Indian Head nickel? Why is it called the Orphan Annie? What is the King of American Coins? Fascinating Facts, Myths and Mysteries about U.S. Coins is a compilation of some of the more intriguing stories in the history of U.S. Mint coinage. Some are based on facts. Others are hobby myths. All of them make for entertaining reading. Read about: • The five-known 1913 Liberty head nickels • Augustus Staint-Gaudens and his famed gold $20 • The short-lived 20-cent piece • The $1 million coin exhibit • The reason for the Liberty cover-up on the Standing Liberty quarter

Author : Robert R. VanRyzin
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1440229848
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book U.S. Coins Close Up written by Robert R. VanRyzin and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a Closer Look Is that coin in your hand the real deal or a clever fake? Discover the difference with U.S. Coins Close Up, a one-of-a-kind visual guide to every U.S. coin type. This handy reference features large and clear images that detail inscriptions, mintmarks and initials, as well as thorough descriptions and fascinating coin history. Author and renowned numismatist Robert R. Van Ryzin takes a keen and careful look at U.S. coins, with in-depth denomination overviews, highlights of remarkable coins and an extended glossary of terms and features. No matter your level of expertise, this invaluable resource will leave you more knowledgeable and better prepared to spot that carefully altered coin â€" and save you from making an expensive mistake.

Author : Robert R. Van Ryzin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780873411769
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Striking Impressions written by Robert R. Van Ryzin and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distinguish differences between major varieties and types. Author Bob Van Ryzin gives you the complete picture with type listings and descriptions of all regular-issue U.S. coins from 1792 to date.

Author : Walter H. Breen
Publisher : Doubleday Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 938 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins written by Walter H. Breen and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1988 with total page 938 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing on a lifetime of research, America's top coin historian presents the most comprehensive guide to U.S. coins ever published. The definitive numismatic reference book, with over 4,000 illustrations.

Author : Robert R. Van Ryzin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780873413930
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Twisted Tails written by Robert R. Van Ryzin and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Probe rumors and fiction from the coin collecting hobby. Get facts with this new release by award-winning author Robert Van Ryzin.

Author : Ed Reiter
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312291266
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New York Times Guide to Coin Collecting written by Ed Reiter and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2002-08-16 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description

Author : Clifford
Publisher : Carson-Dellosa Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1615907645
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book American Coins and Bills written by Clifford and published by Carson-Dellosa Publishing. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides The History Of American Coins And Bills And Shows How They Have Changed Over Time.

Author : Marisa Silver
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0142180785
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mary Coin written by Marisa Silver and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author Marisa Silver takes Dorothea Lange’s Migrant Mother photograph as inspiration for a story of two women—one famous and one forgotten—and their remarkable chance encounter. In 1936, a young mother resting by the side of the road in central California is spontaneously photographed by a woman documenting migrant laborers in search of work. Few personal details are exchanged and neither woman has any way of knowing that they have produced one of the most iconic images of the Great Depression. In present day, Walker Dodge, a professor of cultural history, stumbles upon a family secret embedded in the now-famous picture. In luminous prose, Silver creates an extraordinary tale from a brief event in history and its repercussions throughout the decades that follow—a reminder that a great photograph captures the essence of a moment yet only scratches the surface of a life.

Author : Katherine Jaeger
Publisher : Whitman Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780794846473
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 100 Greatest U.S. Coins, Fifth Edition written by Katherine Jaeger and published by Whitman Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the fifth edition of the best-selling and award-winning 100 Greatest U.S. Coins, readers are taken on a personal guided tour of the nation's greatest coinage. "Each of the 100 Greatest was voted into place by leading coin dealers, researchers, and historians," says Whitman publisher Dennis Tucker. Inside the reader will find prized and seldom-seen raritiesthe unique and high-valued pieces that collectors dream about! The book also explores more readily available and widely popular coins: pieces so beautiful or with such strange and fascinating stories that everybody wants one. 100 Greatest U.S. Coins, Fifth Edition is not just a price guide or a fancy picture book. It's a time machine that takes the reader to a hundred different points in American history. And it's a fascinating introduction to the hobby of collecting U.S. coins.

Author : Q. David Bowers
Publisher : Whitman Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780794843977
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Guide Book of the United States Mint written by Q. David Bowers and published by Whitman Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Mint is the source of the little copper, silver, and gold objects of material culture and value that numismatists collect, study, and catalog. It is the sole manufacturer of the nation's legal-tender coinage, and its products are used every day by millions of Americans nationwide. As a repository its facilities safeguard more than $300 billion in national assets. It employs nearly 2,000 people, including its own police force. This unique book unearths a treasure trove of numismatic knowledge, including the history of the Philadelphia Mint and every Mint branch, plus private and territorial mints; information on historical and modern minting procedures; a study and price guide of historic medals and other collectibles commemorating the Mint; data on every director of the Mint and superintendents for every branch; and illustrated behind-the-scenes looks at the modern Mint and its facilities.