Fully illustrated catalog and retail valuation list -- 1616 to date.

More than 700 new full-color photographs, updated mintages and coin values, new auction records, additional pattern pieces, expanded coverage of Civil War tokens, and the latest commemoratives, sets, and other coins.

Includes Part 1, Number 2: Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals July - December)

"What is this coin?" Identify your coins quickly and easily! The Guide Book features full-color, actual-size and enlarged photos, with historical details about each piece. "How rare are my coins?" The Guide Book shows mintages for all federal coins, from the ultra rare to the everyday. You might have a real rarity in your pocket change! "How much is my coin worth?" Find out inside: the Guide Book has clear, easy-to-follow grading information for each series, and prices in up to 9 grades per coin. Colonial and early American coins * Federal coins * Commemoratives Proof and Mint sets * Die varieties and errors Private and territorial gold * Tokens * and much more!

Detailed photographs provide identification and grading of United States coins from 1616 to 1997, includes price guides, a history of mintage records and coinage, guidelines on grading standards, and sections on mint errors, Civil War issues, and U.S. bullion coins.

Expert guide to locating, surveying, excavating, identifying sunken vessels. Also detailed catalog of 4,000 wrecks arranged by year and locale. 73 illustrations. Bibliography.