Book description
This book is a comprehensive insider's look at not only rare coins, but
also tokens, medals, and paper money. At 34 chapters and nearly 700
pages, it covers everything from grading to determining values to
techniques of smart auction bidding. More than 1,300 photographs and
illustrations, both black and white and in full-color galleries,
complement the text, showing the people, places, and coins described.
Bowers' engaging case studies, strategies, and insider tips make the
book an invaluable "how to" for today's marketplace. Chapters
are devoted to copper, nickel, silver, and gold coins; dynamics of the
coin market; fads, trends, cycles, and predictions; conserving and
protecting your collection; how to be a smart seller; and more.
