Each year since 1942, The Handbook of United States Coins - THE OFFICIAL BLUE BOOK(R) - has helped U.S. coin dealers and hobbyists with current wholesale values for collectible U.S. coins. The new, 82nd edition has clear, easy-to-follow grading information for each series, and prices dealers are paying in multiple grades per coin. Its price listings offer a real-world look at the coin market, gathered from professional dealers around the country.
Inside, you will find the average dealer buying prices for American coins from 1616 to today; a 16-page full-color section on collecting Abraham Lincoln cents; 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!
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
Contributors
How to Use This Book
Collecting Coins
PRE-FEDERAL ISSUES
Colonial Issues
Post-Colonial Issues
FEDERAL ISSUES
Contract Issues and Patterns
Half Cents (1793-1857)
Large Cents (1793-1857)
Small Cents (1856 to Date)
Two-Cent Pieces (1864-1873)
Three-Cent Pieces (1851-1889)
Nickel Five-Cent Pieces (1866 to Date)
Half Dimes (1794-1873) 81 Dimes (1796 to Date)
Twenty-Cent Pieces (1875-1878)
Quarter Dollars (1796 to Date)
Half Dollars (1794 to Date)
Silver and Related Dollars (1794 to Date)
Gold Dollars (1849-1889)
Quarter Eagles (1796-1929)
Three-Dollar Gold Pieces (1854-1889)
Four-Dollar Gold Pieces or "Stellas" (1879-1880)
Half Eagles (1795-1929)
Eagles (1795-1933)
Double Eagles (1849-1933)
Commemoratives (1892 to Date)
Proof and Mint Sets (1936 to Date)
BULLION
Silver Bullion (1986 to Date)
Gold Bullion (1986 to Date)
Platinum and Palladium Bullion (1997 to Date)
OTHER ISSUES
Private and Territorial Gold
Private Tokens
Philippine Issues
APPENDICES
A: Bullion Values of Common Silver and Gold Coins
B: Collectible Blue Books
C: Top 25 U.S. Coin Prices Realized at Auction
Handbook of United State Coins Handb United States Coins 2025: The Official Blue Book, (Hardcover)Page Count: 312
