Warman's Coins & Paper Money

by Berman, Allen G.

• ISBN13: 9780896891449
• ISBN10: 0896891445
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-11-30
• Publisher: Krause Pubns Inc

Summary

Anyone with an interest in coins or paper money will appreciate the helpful, comprehensive and easy-to-follow format of this book. Coverage includes U.S., world, and ancient coins, as well as tokens, paper money, postal currency and checks. This well-researched and well-illustrated book contains more than 3,000 photos and thousands of listings that will benefit both beginners and advanced collectors alike. From the most respected publisher of numismatic references, as well as the source of all Warman's antiques and collectibles books, this guide is a great value. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Introduction	4	(1)
Organization	5	(1)
Abbreviations	5	(1)
Acknowledgments	6	(1)
How & Where to Collect	7	(7)
Coin Dealers	7	(1)
Coin-Collecting Online	7	(1)
Clubs and Associations	8	(1)
Museums	9	(1)
Grading	9	(2)
``Slabs''	11	(1)
Handling & Treatment of Coins	12	(1)
Security	13	(1)
Detecting Counterfeits	13	(1)
United States Coins	14	(88)
Evolution of United States Coinage	14	(1)
Mints and Mint Marks	15	(1)
Varieties	15	(11)
Colonial and State Coinages	17	(9)
1792 Mint Issues	26	(1)
Regular Mint Issues	26	(38)
Commemorative Coinage	64	(17)
Proof Sets	81	(1)
U.S. Mint Sets	82	(1)
Bullion Issues	82	(3)
Patterns	85	(1)
Errors	85	(2)
Tokens and Medals	87	(1)
Private Gold Coinage	87	(1)
Hard Times Tokens	88	(1)
Civil War Tokens	89	(2)
Encased Postage	91	(1)
Confederate Coinage	91	(1)
Merchant Tokens	92	(2)
Transportation Tokens	94	(1)
Political Tokens	95	(1)
U.S. Mint Medals	96	(2)
Tax and Ration Tokens	98	(1)
Hawaii	98	(1)
U.S. Philippines	99	(3)
United States Paper Money	102	(23)
Grading	102	(1)
Handling and Treatment	102	(1)
Detecting Counterfeits	102	(1)
Continental & State Currency	103	(1)
Obsoletes	104	(1)
Fractional and Postal Currency	105	(1)
Demand Notes	106	(1)
Treasury Notes	107	(1)
National Bank Notes	108	(2)
National Gold Bank Notes	110	(1)
United States Notes	111	(1)
Gold Certificates	112	(1)
Silver Certificates	113	(2)
Federal Reserve Notes	115	(3)
Federal Reserve Bank Notes	118	(1)
Interest Bearing and Related	119	(1)
Confederate Notes	120	(2)
Advertising & Other Scrip	122	(1)
Military Payment Certificates	123	(1)
Checks	123	(2)
Canadian Coins	125	(25)
Evolution of Canadian Coinage	125	(1)
Grading Canadian Coins	126	(1)
Cents	126	(10)
Dollars	136	(9)
Bullion Issues	145	(1)
Provincial Coins & Tokens	146	(4)
Ancient Coins	150	(27)
The Evolution of Coinage	150	(1)
Grade vs. Quality	150	(1)
Ancient Greek	151	(1)
Spain & Gaul	152	(1)
The Celts	152	(1)
Greek Italy	153	(1)
Greece & Asia Minor	153	(1)
Ancient Near East	154	(1)
Judaea	155	(1)
Ancient Persia	156	(1)
Further Asia	157	(1)
Egypt & Africa	157	(1)
Roman Coins	158	(1)
Roman Republic	158	(1)
Roman Imperatorial	159	(1)
Roman Imperial	159	(6)
Greek Imperial	165	(1)
Byzantine	165	(12)
Medieval & Renaissance Coins	177	(19)
Evolution of Medieval Coins	177	(1)
Dark Ages	177	(1)
Armenia	178	(1)
Austria	178	(1)
Balkans	179	(1)
Baltic	180	(1)
Bohemia	181	(1)
Crusader	181	(1)
France	182	(2)
Germany	184	(1)
Great Britain & Ireland	185	(3)
Hungary	188	(1)
Italy	189	(2)
Low Countries	191	(1)
Poland	191	(1)
Portugal	192	(1)
Russia	192	(1)
Scandinavia	193	(1)
Spain	194	(1)
Switzerland	195	(1)
European Coins	196	(48)
Austria	196	(1)
Balkans	197	(3)
Baltic States	200	(1)
British Isles	201	(5)
British Colonies & Commonwealth	206	(7)
Caucasus	213	(1)
Czechoslovakia	214	(1)
France	215	(5)
Germany	220	(4)
Hungary	224	(1)
Italy	225	(3)
Low Countries	228	(2)
Poland	230	(1)
Portugal	231	(2)
Russia	233	(2)
Scandinavia	235	(3)
Spain	238	(4)
Switzerland	242	(2)
African Coins	244	(6)
Early Islamic	250	(7)
Early Oriental	257	(6)
Later Asia, North Africa & Pacific	263	(15)
Coins of the Americas	278	(11)
World Paper Money	289	(25)
Illustration Credits	314	(1)
Denomination Index	315	(3)
Index	318