Coin & Currency Institute

The essential traditional reference:  852 pages now, fully updated and rewritten. Over 8,500 pictures, EVERY single one in color. 22,000+ coin types included, with hundreds of new listings and enlarged sections. Over 2,500 years of gold coins from ancient Greece to Zanzibar, dating back to the 6th century BC. The globally accepted Friedberg™ Numbering System is the accepted approach for classifying, identifying, purchasing, and disposing of gold coins. Tables of fineness and weight...

On every continent. In more than 50 countries. Wherever gold coins are bought and sold. The world standard reference. New. Revised. Expanded. Now, bigger and more complete than ever! The indispensable classic reference: 832 pages, completely revised and updated. More than 8,500 photos, nearly ALL of them new. 2,000+ listings of coin types, with sections expanded and hundreds of new listings. Ottoman Empire coinage completely revised. From the 6th cent. BC to date, over 2,500 years of gold...

Included is an extensive price history of all United States coins from 1955 to date and strategies to take advantage of what will be one of the great growth areas of the 21st century.

A timeless essential: All illustrations in color Covers Large Size Notes, Small Size Notes, Fractional Currency, Encased Postage, Colonial and Continental Currency, Error Notes, NEW! Treasury Notes (1812-1861), Confederate States of America, Postage Envelopes, Postal Notes, Uncut Sheets, and Paper money mules Prices provided for up to 7 conditions (from VG8 to Gem 65) Utilizes the universally-used Friedberg Numbering System™ for describing United States currency Includes a full listing...

A timeless essential: All illustrations in color Covers Large Size Notes, Small Size Notes, Fractional Currency, Encased Postage, Colonial and Continental Currency, Error Notes, NEW! Treasury Notes (1812-1861), Confederate States of America, Postage Envelopes, Postal Notes, Uncut Sheets, and Paper money mules Prices provided for up to 7 conditions (from VG8 to Gem 65) Utilizes the universally-used Friedberg Numbering System™ for describing United States currency Includes a full listing...

It is often forgotten that between 1942 and 1946, 425,000 German, Italian and Japanese prisoner of war were held at 700 POW camps in 46 U.S. States. They got here on troop ships that would have otherwise returned empty.This book is about the money, or chits that POWs used for their expenses in the camp, for cigarettes, candy or other items. The authors are both regonised experts on the topic.Years in the making, this is the most comprehensive book ever done on the subject. There are brief...

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