Collecting US commemorative coins is like compiling a photo album of the nation's history. Each collector can build a set that has it own unique and personal significance. Bowers chronicles their history, from 1892 to the presents, and gives you advice on becoming a smart buyer.

Provides descriptions and the most recent prices for United States commemorative coins, discusses grading, and offers tips on buying.

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.

* The only coin-price book with full-color photographs of actual coins throughout. * Complete coverage from great rarities to statehood quarters and modern commemoratives and sets. * Prices given in multiple grades reflecting the categories most often collected. * Prepared by a staff of experts in consultation with over 100 coin hobby leaders-dealers, researchers, and collectors. * Mintage records for all federal coins. * Grading information for each coin series and type. * Colonial and early American coins, federal coins, commemoratives, Proof and other sets, and more. * Bullion table to determine changing gold and silver values. * Historical information, die variety details (with enlarged photographs).