Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties - Softcover

Bill Fivaz; J. T. Stanton

Softcover

ISBN 10: 094316155X ISBN 13: 9780943161556

Publisher: Bowers & Merena Galleries, 1994

Synopsis

One of America's most popular coin books, the Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties, Volume I, is now available in an updated Fifth Edition. Volume I covers all United States series from half cents through nickels. The book is a result of many years of cumulative research and finessing by the lead authors, Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton, in cooperation with many collectors, scholars, dealers, and others in the numismatic community. It presents information unavailable in any other single source.
Everything you ever wanted to know about rare die varieties can be found in the Cherry Picker's Guide to Die Varieties book series. With volumes I and II, you'll find a comprehensive guide for how to "cherry-pick," or sift through collections of normal-looking coins and find rare, sometimes valuable die variaties.
This is what some collectors live for; the chance to find a rare variety among seemingly ordinary collections. Find doubled or tripled dies, repunched or misaligned mint marks, overdates, or other die varieties. The Cherry Picker books not only explain what to look for, it shows you in high-resolution detail with large, close-up photographs of even the smallest of unusual marks you might find . . . so you know precisely what to look for while "picking."

About this title

From the Inside Flap

Whitman Publishing, LLC is proud to announce the release of the latest edition of one of America's most popular coin books: the Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties, Sixth Edition, Volume I. This volume covers all United States series from half cents through nickel five-cent piece. The book is a result of many years of cumulative research and finessing by the lead authors, Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton, in cooperation with many collectors, scholars, dealers, and others in the numismatic community. It presents information unavailable in any other single source.

Review

“The fact that the Cherrypickers’ Guide is entering its sixth edition should tell you something about the value of the information it contains. As a former textbook writer, I can tell you that books with little demand don’t make it to a sixth edition.”

 

“With knowledge of what to look for, the Cherrypickers’ Guide will give you the information that will allow you to cherrypick dealers’ stock.”

 

“Obviously, this is an extremely important work that I can see going into further editions.”

 

--Reviewed in COINS Magazine, April 2016 issue, page 15, by Mike Thorne, Ph.D.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bowers & Merena Galleries
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 094316155X
• ISBN 13: 9780943161556
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 306