The Insider's Guide to U.S. Coin Values 2003

America’s #1 consumer advocate for coin hobbyists, collectors, and investors is Scott Travers. His mission is to make sure you never fall prey to unscrupulous buyers or sellers. Now he has created a guide that provides comprehensive facts on all U.S. coins, advice on collecting trends, and a complete listing of the fair market value for your coins today. Plus, he teaches you to be the expert with information on:

*Understanding coin grades and what they mean in dollars and cents for collectors
*The advantages of a “certified coin” from a grading service
*Essential specifications—diameter, weight, composition, edge, and designers—for popular U.S. coins
*Comprehensive listings of coin periodicals

The most complete and current price guide on the market today!

Scott A. Travers ranks as one of the most influential coin dealers in the world. He is the former vice president (1997-1999) of the American Numismatic Association and his name is familiar to readers everywhere as the author of five bestselling books on coins: How to Make Money in Coins Right Now, The Coin Collector’s Survival Manual, One-Minute Coin Expert, Travers’ Rare Coin Investment Strategy, and The Investor’s Guide to Coin Trading. All of them have won awards from the prestigious Numismatic Literary Guild. His investment guide, Scott Travers’ Top 88 Coins Over $100, has been called “the most important list of coin recommendations ever written” by COINage magazine.

He is a contributing editor to COINage magazine and a regular contributor to other numismatic periodicals. His opinions as an expert are often sought by publications such as Barron’s, Business Week, and The Wall Street Journal, and he has served as a coin valuation consultant to the Federal Trade Commission. A frequent guest on radio and television programs,

Scott Travers has won awards and gained an impressive reputation not only as a coin expert but also as a forceful consumer advocate for the coin-buying public. He has coordinated the liquidation of numerous important coin collections. He is president of Scott Travers Rare Coin Galleries, Inc., in New York City.