Whitman® Red Book Series #22: A Guide Book of Modern United States Dollar Coins - History, Values, Collecting - Softcover

Q David Bowers

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0794843980 ISBN 13: 9780794843984

Publisher: Whitman-CDN Publishing, LLC, 2016

Synopsis

📖 Comprehensive Reference – Covers Eisenhower, Susan B. Anthony, Sacagawea, Native American, and Presidential dollars, minted from 1971 to today.

💰 Market Values & Mintages – Includes up-to-date retail pricing, certified population data, and rarity analysis for every date and mintmark.

🔍 Grading & Collecting Tips – Learn grading standards, die varieties, keys to building high-quality collections, and strategies for smart buying.

🖼️ Rich Illustrations – Features hundreds of full-color coin photos plus rare behind-the-scenes historical images.

⭐ Essential for Collectors & Historians – Written by America’s most prolific numismatic author, this Red Book Series title blends scholarship and practical guidance.

A Guide Book of Modern United States Dollar Coins explores the complete story of America’s modern dollars, from Eisenhower coins of the 1970s to the Presidential and Native American designs of today. These successors to the Morgan and Peace dollars have been struck in multiple sizes, alloys, and themes since 1971.

Award-winning author Q. David Bowers presents a definitive guide that combines history, technical details, and market insights. His research—enriched by longtime coin dealers, collectors, U.S. Mint officials, and hobby groups like the Ike Group—offers collectors of all levels the keys to smart and rewarding collecting. Inside you’ll find history, mintages, grading standards, die varieties, rarity analysis, and market values.

Richly illustrated with hundreds of full-color photographs and historical images, this engaging reference highlights everything from common issues to great rarities, providing a complete picture of modern U.S. dollar coins.

Immerse yourself in the fascinating world of modern dollars with A Guide Book of Modern United States Dollar Coins, part of Whitman’s renowned Red Book Series. This acclaimed series spans nearly 30 volumes, each offering in-depth coverage of specific U.S. coin types and programs featured in the Official Red Book.

About this title

From the Back Cover

The Bowers Series is a popular Whitman Publishing library of numismatic books, each expertly covering a different segment of the hobby. Volume #22 explores the full range of modern U.S. dollar coins: Eisenhower, Susan B. Anthony, Sacagawea, Native American, and Presidential. These coins, the successors to the silver Morgan and Peace dollars of yesteryear, have been minted from 1971 to the present day in different sizes, alloys, and themes. All of them are fun to collect, with historic designs to engage the beginner and some interesting challenges for the specialist. "When I started writing this book, I thought it would be straightforward and simple," says award-winning author Q. David Bowers, the most prolific numismatic writer in American history. "Instead I found these coinage series to be as complex and nuanced as any of the classicsa delight for collectors!" Research assistance from longtime coin dealers and collectors, U.S. Mint officials, and hobby organizations such as the Ike Group have rounded out Bowers's own active study of these coins. His detailed coverage includes history, mintages, grading standards, die varieties, keys to assembling a high-quality collection, market analysis, and more. Hundreds of full-color images illustrate the coins themselves, and historical photographs provide rare behind-the-scenes insight into their creation. A Guide Book of Modern United States Dollar Coins is destined to be the standard reference for hobby newcomers and experienced collectors alike.

From the Inside Flap

The Bowers Series is a popular Whitman Publishing library of numismatic books, each expertly covering a different segment of the hobby. Volume #22 explores the full range of modern U.S. dollar coins: Eisenhower, Susan B. Anthony, Sacagawea, Native American, and Presidential. These coins, the successors to the silver Morgan and Peace dollars of yesteryear, have been minted from 1971 to the present day in different sizes, alloys, and themes. All of them are fun to collect, with historic designs to engage the beginner and some interesting challenges for the specialist. "When I started writing this book, I thought it would be straightforward and simple," says award-winning author Q. David Bowers, the most prolific numismatic writer in American history. "Instead I found these coinage series to be as complex and nuanced as any of the classicsa delight for collectors!" Research assistance from longtime coin dealers and collectors, U.S. Mint officials, and hobby organizations such as the Ike Group have rounded out Bowers's own active study of these coins. His detailed coverage includes history, mintages, grading standards, die varieties, keys to assembling a high-quality collection, market analysis, and more. Hundreds of full-color images illustrate the coins themselves, and historical photographs provide rare behind-the-scenes insight into their creation. A Guide Book of Modern United States Dollar Coins is destined to be the standard reference for hobby newcomers and experienced collectors alike.

Edition details

• Publisher: Whitman-CDN Publishing, LLC
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0794843980
• ISBN 13: 9780794843984
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320