Grading Coins by Photographs

by Bowers, Q. David; Sundman, David M.

• ISBN13: 9780794836870
• ISBN10: 0794836879
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-08-14
• Publisher: Whitman Pub Llc

Summary

No subject is more important to the rare-coin collector or investor than grading. Learning to grade the right way can save you hundreds or thousands of dollars. In this second edition of his award-winning book, Q. David Bowers has written a unique set of step-by-step grading instructions for every U.S. coin, from half cents to double eagles. He explains the evolution of grading standards, how to "read" a coin's surfaces, expert techniques, smart buying tips, aspects of today's marketplace, and more. This detailed, insightful text is combined with hundreds of high-resolution color photographs to help you grade your entire coin collection. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

About the Author	p. vi
Foreword	p. vii
Credits and Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xii
Importance of Grading	p. 1
History of Grading	p. 7
Expert Techniques in Grading	p. 14
Understanding the Surfaces of Coins	p. 20
Smart Grading and Buying	p. 29
How to Use This Book	p. 38
Grading U.S. Coins	p. 40
Half Cents	p. 41
Large Cents	p. 59
Small Cents	p. 85
Two-Cent Pieces	p. 101
Three-Cent Pieces	p. 106
Nickel 5-Cent Pieces	p. 114
Half Dimes	p. 130
Dimes	p. 155
Twenty-Cent Pieces	p. 185
Quarter Dollars	p. 190
Half Dollars	p. 226
Dollars	p. 263
Gold Dollars	p. 300
Gold Quarter Eagles	p. 307
Gold $3 Pieces	p. 320
Gold $4 Stellas	p. 323
Gold Half Eagles	p. 326
Gold Eagles	p. 342
Gold Double Eagles	p. 354
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