- Campus Dictionary of International Security
- Encyclopedia of the Commemorative Coins of the United States
- Intimate Terms
- Making the Modern World
- Pharaoh's Flowers
- Picturing Plants
- Prairies and Plains
- The Discovery of Human Antiquity
- The Egyptian Book of the Dead
- The Last Word
- The Nude
- The Pencil of Nature
- The Possession
- The Pygmalion Complex
- Ruffner's Allusions
- Troubled Waters
- Walls Are Talking
- When Your Doctor Says: Breast Cancer
- When Your Doctor Says: Diabetes
- When Your Doctor Says: Heart Disease
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Description
American collectors are undoubtedly
familiar with the popular U.S.
State Quarters program and the new
Presidential Dollar Coin. Such limited edition
coinage is part of a long tradition,
dating back as far as the Columbian
Exposition of 1893. Encyclopedia of the
Commemorative Coins of the United States celebrates America’s rich numismatic
history with the most thorough and
wide-ranging volume ever compiled on
U.S. commemorative coinage.
Written by the country’s leading
expert on numismatics, the Encyclopedia
provides indispensable information
for a broad spectrum of readers from
the reference librarian and the student
to the serious collector. Anthony
Swiatek not only provides a history for
each coin, but also a detailed analysis of
contemporary collecting facts, including
quantity in existence and the coin’s
current value. Swiatek further discusses
counterfeit and doctored coins; mint
errors; and even other related collectable
materials such as cancelled coinage
dies. With pages of illustrations of
coins as well as rare photographs of
historical memorabilia, packaging, and
other ephemera, the Encyclopedia is a
must-have for the discerning investor
and the casual hobbyist.
About the Author
Anthony J. Swiatek is Past President of the American Numismatic Association and a Consultant to the U.S. Mint.
Product Details
Hardcover
8-1/2 x 11; 350 pages; illustrated
ISBN: 978-0-9817736-7-4
July 2010: $150