Half Dollars

A complete refrence guide for Barbed Half Dollars. There are many new doubled dies, misplaced dates, repunched marks, and repunched dates which have never been published in any other book. Included also is a detailed description, diagnostics, pricing, cross references, and comments.

Strategy Guide series. The only book available on Walking Liberty Halves! Covers Business Strikes from 1916-1947 and Proof Issues from 1936-1942. Strike, luster, rarity analysis, pricing and prices realized.

A history and complete overview to grading, rarity and investment potential of Franklin half dollars.

The Franklin and Kennedy half-dollar series are two of the most popular in modern US currency."Collectors can have fun with challenges and rewards." "These coins are appropriate for anyone's hobby budget, whether it's $50 per month or $50,000," said author Tomaska, who gives pricing in multiple grades for each coin. Tomaska discusses the history of their designs, manufacture, and other technical and cultural issues, in addition to offering behind-the-scenes information of the retail and...

A Guide Book of Franklin and Kennedy Half Dollars was the award-winning 15th entry in Whitman's best-selling Bowers Series of numismatic reference books. The first two editions filled a gap in the hobby literature. Now renowned author, researcher, and coin dealer Rick Tomaska has updated the book to a third edition, with new content and expanded and revised information for collectors and investors. Franklin half dollars (1948 to 1963) and Kennedy half dollars (1964 to date) are affordable...

The publication of a new revised fifth edition of Overton's reference manual on early half dollars, renamed in 2005, United States Early Half Dollar Die Varieties 1794-1836, by Donald L. Parsley is now available. Don Parsley, son-in-law of A1 C. Overton, has been collecting and studying early United States hald dollars for over forty years. He helped Al with the first edition of the book and has personally collected this exciting series of U.S. coinage including the Overton reference...

The Whitman Pocket Checklist of United States Coins is an easy way for collectors to keep track of their U.S. coin collections. Each pocket guide packs a lot of information into one handy resource you can carry. You can take it to coin shows and shops while you're looking for your next purchase. The spiral binding allows you to easily flip it open for note-taking. There is plenty of room to write down things on the inside like when and where you bought each coin, its grade, the price you paid,...