1 Chapter 16TABLE 15-1: An example of pricing gaps in the old grading systemTABLE 15-2: An example of improved pricing accuracy with precision grading

      1 Chapter 2FIGURE 2-1: A commemorative coin.FIGURE 2-2: BU rolls.FIGURE 2-3: Silver certificates. FIGURE 2-4: The 1999 Delaware Quarter — first of the 50 State Quarters.FIGURE 2-5: The 2000 Sacagawea dollar.

      2 Chapter 3FIGURE 3-1: Roman denarius (left) or $20 gold piece (right): Which do you prefe...

      3 Chapter 4FIGURE 4-1: Paper envelopes for storing coins.FIGURE 4-2: Cardboard 2x2s for storing coins.FIGURE 4-3: Vinyl 2x2s for storing coins.FIGURE 4-4: Hard plastic holders for storing coins.FIGURE 4-5: Slabs, good for storing and trading coins.FIGURE 4-6: Coin albums for storing coins in sets.FIGURE 4-7: Tubes for storing large quantities of coins.FIGURE 4-8: On the edge: The proper way to hold a coin.FIGURE 4-9: A single spot of moisture can hurt a coin.FIGURE 4-10: A rim nick can happen when you drop a coin.

      4 Chapter 5FIGURE 5-1: Athena’s sacred owl on a coin.FIGURE 5-2: The denarius, the backbone of Roman economics.FIGURE 5-3: Byzantine coins like this one were promoters of Christianity.

      5 Chapter 7FIGURE 7-1: The 1964 five schilling coin of Austria, since replaced by the euro...

      6 Chapter 8FIGURE 8-1: The 1923 billion-mark coin from the German state of Westphalia.FIGURE 8-2: The 1837 Hard Times token. FIGURE 8-3: A Good For trade token.FIGURE 8-4: A Civil War patriotic token.FIGURE 8-5: George Washington was a popular subject on tokens and medals.

      7 Chapter 9FIGURE 9-1: The St. Patrick farthing.FIGURE 9-2: The Talbot, Allum & Lee token.FIGURE 9-3: The 1763 Mexican Eight Reales or Spanish Piece of Eight.FIGURE 9-4: The elephant token.FIGURE 9-5: The Massachusetts half cent.FIGURE 9-6: The 1786 New Jersey copper.FIGURE 9-7: The 1788 Connecticut copper.FIGURE 9-8: The 1786 Vermont copper.FIGURE 9-9: A later copy of the Arms of New York coin.FIGURE 9-10: The 1773 Virginia copper.FIGURE 9-11: The 1789 Mott token.FIGURE 9-12: The 1776 Continental dollar.FIGURE 9-13: The 1787 Fugio cent.FIGURE 9-14: The 1785 Nova Constellatio copper.FIGURE 9-15: The Unity States cent.FIGURE 9-16: The 1791 Washington large eagle cent.FIGURE 9-17: The 1793 ship halfpenny.FIGURE 9-18: The 1795 grate halfpenny.FIGURE 9-19: The Liberty and Security penny.

      8 Chapter 10FIGURE 10-1: The 1793 half cent.FIGURE 10-2: The 1794–97 half cent.FIGURE 10-3: The Draped Bust half cent.FIGURE 10-4: The classic head half cent.FIGURE 10-5: The Braided Hair half cent.FIGURE 10-6: The 1793 chain cent.FIGURE 10-7: The 1793 wreath cent.FIGURE 10-8: The Liberty cap large cent.FIGURE 10-9: The Draped Bust large cent.FIGURE 10-10: Classic-head large cent.FIGURE 10-11: The matron-head large cent.FIGURE 10-12: The Braided Hair large cent.FIGURE 10-13: The Flying Eagle cent.FIGURE 10-14: The Indian-head cent.FIGURE 10-15: The Lincoln cent.FIGURE 10-16: The Lincoln Memorial cent.FIGURE 10-17: The two-cent piece. FIGURE 10-18: The three-cent nickel. FIGURE 10-19: The shield nickel.FIGURE 10-20: The Liberty-head nickel.FIGURE 10-21: The Indian-head nickel.FIGURE 10-22: The Jefferson-head nickel.

      9 Chapter 11FIGURE 11-1: A three-cent silver.FIGURE 11-2: The Flowing Hair half dime.FIGURE 11-3: The Draped Bust half dime.FIGURE 11-4: The Capped Bust half dime.FIGURE 11-5: The Seated Liberty half dime.FIGURE 11-6: The Draped Bust dime.FIGURE 11-7: The Capped Bust dime.FIGURE 11-8: The Seated Liberty dime.FIGURE 11-9: The Barber dime.FIGURE 11-10: The Mercury-head dime.FIGURE 11-11: The Roosevelt dime.FIGURE 11-12: The 20-cent piece.FIGURE 11-13: The Draped Bust quarter.FIGURE 11-14: The Capped Bust quarter.FIGURE 11-15: The Seated Liberty quarter.FIGURE 11-16: The Barber quarter.FIGURE 11-17: The Standing Liberty quarter.FIGURE 11-18: The Washington quarter.FIGURE 11-19: The Flowing Hair half dollar.FIGURE 11-20: The Draped Bust half dollar.FIGURE 11-21: The Capped Bust half dollar.FIGURE 11-22: The Seated Liberty half dollar.FIGURE 11-23: The Barber half dollar.FIGURE 11-24: The Walking Liberty half dollar.FIGURE 11-25: The Franklin half dollar.FIGURE 11-26: The Kennedy half dollar.FIGURE 11-27: The Flowing Hair silver dollar.FIGURE 11-28: The Draped Bust silver dollar.FIGURE 11-29: The Seated Liberty silver dollar.FIGURE 11-30: The trade dollar.FIGURE 11-31: The Morgan silver dollar.FIGURE 11-32: The peace dollar.FIGURE 11-33: The Eisenhower dollar.FIGURE 11-34: The Susan B. Anthony dollar.FIGURE 11-35: The Sacagawea dollar.

      10 Chapter 12FIGURE 12-1: The Liberty-head gold dollar (Type I).FIGURE 12-2: The Indian-princess gold dollar (Type II).FIGURE 12-3: The Turban Head Quarter Eagle.FIGURE 12-4: The Capped Bust Quarter Eagle, rare as a date and as a type.FIGURE 12-5: The Classic Head Quarter Eagle.FIGURE 12-6: The Liberty-head Quarter Eagle.FIGURE 12-7: The Indian-head Quarter Eagle.FIGURE 12-8: The $3 gold piece.FIGURE 12-9: The $4 gold Flowing Hair Stella.FIGURE 12-10: The Turban Head Half Eagle.FIGURE 12-11: The Capped Bust Half Eagle.FIGURE 12-12: The Classic Head Half Eagle.FIGURE 12-13: The Liberty-head Half Eagle.FIGURE 12-14: The Indian-head Half Eagle.FIGURE 12-15: The Turban Head Eagle.FIGURE 12-16: The Liberty-head Eagle.FIGURE 12-17: The Indian-head Eagle.FIGURE 12-18: The Liberty-head $20 gold piece.FIGURE 12-19: The Saint Gaudens $20 gold piece.FIGURE 12-20: 1933 Double Eagle.

      11 Chapter 13FIGURE 13-1: The Isabella quarter.FIGURE 13-2: The Missouri half dollar.FIGURE 13-3: The Hawaiian half dollar.FIGURE 13-4: The Oregon Trail half dollar.FIGURE 13-5: The San Diego half dollar.

      12 Chapter 14FIGURE 14-1: A pattern coin.FIGURE 14-2: The Wass, Molitor & Co. $50 gold piece.FIGURE 14-3: The 1883 Hawaiian silver dollar.FIGURE 14-4: An off-center error strike.

      13 Chapter 18FIGURE 18-1: Numismatic Guarantee Corporation Chairman & CEO Mark Salzberg.FIGURE 18-2: Stephanie Sabin, CEO of Professional Coin Grading Service (PCGS).

      14 Chapter 21FIGURE 21-1: James Halperin and Steve Ivy, founders of Heritage Auctions.FIGURE 21-2: Ian Russell, one of the founders of GreatCollections.

      15 Chapter 23FIGURE 23-1: The King Farouk 1933 Double Eagle.FIGURE 23-2: The 1794 Flowing Hair silver dollar.FIGURE 23-3: The 1787 Brasher Doubloon EB on Wing.FIGURE 23-4: The 1822 $5.FIGURE 23-5: The Childs 1804 Bust silver dollar.FIGURE 23-6: The 1787 Brasher Doubloon with the EB on the eagle’s breast.FIGURE 23-7: The 1861 Paquet Reverse Double Eagle.FIGURE 23-8: 1794 silver dollar (Lord St. Oswald).FIGURE 23-9: Umayyad Gold Dinar.FIGURE 23-10: 1804 Proof Eagle.

      16 Chapter 24FIGURE 24-1: The 1792 silver center cent pattern.FIGURE 24-2: The 1849 Double Eagle pattern.FIGURE 24-3: The 1907 Ultra-High Relief Double Eagle.FIGURE 24-4: The 1822 Half Eagle.FIGURE 24-5: The 1785 Immune Columbia Constelatio in gold.

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