Handbook of United States coins

Containing mint records and prices paid by dealers for all U.S. coins from 1616 to the present time, including Colonials, Regular Issues, Commemoratives, Territorials, Gold, Proof Sets, and Mint Sets. Information on collecting coins-how coins are produced-mints and mint marks-grading of coins-location of mint marks-preserving and cleaning coins-starting a collection-history of mints and interesting descriptions of all U.S. copper, nichel, silver and gold coins.