The Official Hand Book; Blue Book of United States Coins 2023

by Jeff Garrett, David Q Bowers

Overview

Since 1942, The Official Blue Book® has been annual reference used by U.S. coin dealers to make buying offers. Likewise, coin collectors use it to find out what dealers will pay for their coins. Its price listings offer a real-world look at the coin market, gathered from professional dealers around the country. Are your coins worth a fortune? Are your coins worth a fortune? Find out here! The Blue Book has clear, easy-to-follow grading information for each series, and prices dealers are paying in multiple grades per coin. Inside: Average dealer buying prices for American coins from 1616 to today, 16-page full-color section on American Women quarters and grading coins, Historical information and specifications on each coin, Actual-size photographs of hundreds of coins, Grading and collecting tips, How coins are produced, Detailed mintage records, The top 25 U.S. coin prices realized at auction, Colonial and early American coins; federal coins; commemoratives; Proof and Mint sets; die varieties; State, National Park, and American Women quarters; Presidential, Native American, and American Innovation dollars; private and territorial gold; the Philippines; tokens; and much more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780794849689
Publisher:	Whitman Publishing
Publication date:	05/17/2022
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	75,765
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction

Contributors 5

How to Use This Book 6

Collecting Coins 7

Pre-Federal Issues

Colonial Issues 18

Post-Colonial Issues 28

Federal Issues

Contract Issues and Patterns 44

Half Cents (1793-1857) 45

Large Cents (1793-1857) 49

Small Cents (1856 to Date) 57

Two-Cent Pieces (1864-1873) 68

Three-Cent Pieces (1851-1889) 69

Nickel Five-Cent Pieces (1866 to Date) 71

Half Dimes (1794-1873) 81

Dimes (1796 to Date) 85

Twenty-Cent Pieces (1875-1878) 99

Quarter Dollars (1796 to Date) 100

Half Dollars (1794 to Date) 123

Silver and Related Dollars (1794 to Date) 140

Gold Dollars (1849-1889) 160

Quarter Eagles (1796-1929) 163

Three-Dollar Gold Pieces (1854-1889) 169

Four-Dollar Gold Pieces or "Stellas" (1879-1880) 170

Half Eagles (1795-1929) 171

Eagles (1795-1933) 179

Double Eagles (1849-1933) 185

Commemoratives (1892 to Date) 191

Proof and Mint Sets (1936 to Date) 235

Bullion

Silver Bullion (1986 to Date) 240

Gold Bullion (1986 to Date) 244

Platinum and Palladium Bullion (1997 to Date) 253

Other Issues

Private and Territorial Gold 258

Private Tokens 276

Philippine Issues 277

Appendices

A Bullion Values of Common Silver and Gold Coins 280

B Collectible Blue Books 282

C Top 25 U.S. Coin Prices Realized at Auction 283

Glossary 284

Bibliography 285

Index 286

Special Features

American Women Quarters, 2022-2025 289

Grading: A Crucial Factor in Coin Values 294