2000 American Guide to U.S. Coins

by Charles F. French; John Adler

• ISBN13: 9780684856759
• ISBN10: 0684856751
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-07-01
• Publisher: Fireside Books

Summary

In honor of the new millennium, Adler has updated the text of French's classic work and includes information on professionally graded rare coins and tips on collection. Photos.

Author Biography

Charles F. French was a professional numismatist who conducted numerous coin auction sales. He was a charter member of the Professional Numismatist Guild as well as a member of the American Numismatic Society. He belonged to many regional numismatic groups and was the president of the Empire State Numismatic Association.

Table of Contents

Some History and Some Advice
Introduction: A Brief History of American Numismatics	p. 13
Early American Coins	p. 18
Pirate and Revolutionary Money	p. 21
Gold Dollars and Golden Eagles	p. 22
Private Gold Coins	p. 25
The Coins of the Mormons	p. 28
Civil War Money	p. 32
Hard Times Tokens	p. 36
Commemorative Coins	p. 38
Teddy Roosevelt's Twenty-Dollar Gold Piece	p. 41
America's First Colonial Coins	p. 44
Christian Gobrecht's Flying Eagle Dollar	p. 45
History of the "Dollar"	p. 46
Our First Gold Coins	p. 48
How to Determine Whether a Coin Is Uncirculated	p. 49
Proof Coins Must Be Perfect	p. 55
Beware of Counterfeits	p. 57
Mint Errors and the Rating Scale	p. 61
Shall I Clean My Coins?	p. 63
How to Sell a Coin Collection	p. 66
Coin Values Are Determined by Demand and Condition	p. 70
The Coins Listed
Abbreviations Used in the Coin Value Lists	p. 74
Colonial Coins Before the Declaration of Independence	p. 75
State Coinage	p. 78
First Mint Issues	p. 83
Half-Cent Pieces	p. 84
One-Cent Pieces	p. 87
Bronze Two-Cent Pieces	p. 97
Nickel Three-Cent Pieces	p. 98
Nickel Five-Cent Pieces	p. 99
Silver Three-Cent Pieces	p. 105
Half Dimes	p. 106
Dimes	p. 109
Twenty-Cent Pieces	p. 118
Quarter-Dollars	p. 118
Half Dollars	p. 127
Silver Dollars	p. 137
Trade Dollars	p. 144
Silver Commemorative Coins	p. 145
Gold Commemorative Coins	p. 148
Proof Sets	p. 149
Gold, Gold, That Magic Word	p. 150
Gold Dollars	p. 152
Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold Pieces)	p. 155
Three-Dollar Gold Pieces	p. 160
"Stella" or Four-Dollar Gold Pieces	p. 162
Half Eagles ($5 Gold Pieces)	p. 163
Eagles ($10 Gold Pieces)	p. 170
Double Eagles ($20 Gold Pieces)	p. 176
Private and Territorial Gold Coins	p. 181
Hard Times Tokens	p. 188
Civil War Tokens	p. 189
Coins of Hawaii	p. 190
Philippine Islands	p. 191
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