A Guide Book of Shield And Liberty Head Nickels: Complete Source For History, Grading, and Prices (The Official Red Book)

Lavishly illustrated in full color, A Guide Book of Shield and Liberty Head Nickels features enlargements for important overdates and other varieties, plus actualsize photographs of every coin in the Shield and Liberty Head series. These popular coins are given the famous Bowers treatment: insightful study, lots of fascinating historical background, and good storytelling. Certified and field populations, historical and current market values, and auction records add to the books reference value. The chapter on fivecent pattern pieces, with brandnew research from experts in the field, is alone worth the price of admission! Four special illustrated galleries round out the text with a rollicking ride through the history of Americas favorite coinfrom nickelodeons to a good fivecent cigar; from ice cream cones at Coney Island to silent movies Down at the Bijou Dream. This is a must have book for anyone collecting Shield or Liberty Head Nickels! Actual size of book H 9 x W 6 280 Pages Fully Illustrated.