Warman's U.S. Coins & Currency Field Guide

Compact and concise, the format and facts in this guide are easy to read whether you're at home or on the go.

Two-in-one format covers coinage and paper money - a unique find in the coin guide reference market.

This handy guide will help you make the most of your collecting interest, whether you've been collecting for centuries, or only a short time. Filled with 450 brilliant color photos and illustrations, advice on coin grading, detecting counterfeits, and properly handling coins and notes, this handy book is valuable during visits to coin shops, online coin and paper money auctions, and while doing general research. This portable reference is big on information about U.S. nickels, dimes, quarters, half dollars, dollars, gold coins, new state quarters and new nickels, and demand notes, treasury notes, national bank notes, national gold bank notes, silver certificates, and confederate state issues.

Allen G. Berman is a researcher and dealer of ancient, medieval and modern coins. A member of the American Numismatic Association, he has written articles on many facets of numismatics and is the author of World Coins and U.S. Coins, both in the Warman?s Companion series.