Covers all coins of both the United States and Canada complete with latest retail value for as many as seven different conditions.

Whitman Publishing debuted the Handbook of United States Coins in 1942. It was the first unbiased, authoritative resource showing how much coin dealers were paying on average to buy U.S. coins by type, date, and mintmark. The groundbreaking new book was an immediate hit, popular with dealers and collectors alike. For more than 79 years coin dealers have used the OFFICIAL BLUE BOOK(R) (as it came to be known) to make buying offers. As a collector, you can use it to find out how much your coins are worth! The Blue Book's price listings offer a real-world look at the rare-coin market, gathered from dealers around the country. The new 79th edition includes updated prices, special features, and many new photographs. Coverage includes colonial and early American coins, federal coins (half cents through gold double eagles), commemoratives, Proof sets, die varieties, private and territorial gold, tokens, the newest Presidential and American Innovation dollars, National Park quarters, bullion coins, and other United States Mint products. More than 25,000 prices in multiple grades. Easy-to-follow coin-grading instructions. Coins and tokens from the 1600s to today. Historical information. Hundreds of detailed, actual-size photos. How to start a coin collection. Detailed mintage records, and much more

"In clear, practical terms, industry veterans James L. Halperin and Gregory J. Rohan provide you wih invaluable guidance on how to: document your collection, safeguard your collection, evaluate your collection, sell your collection, minimize taxes upon transfer, make the most effective charitable gift, help your heirs--and much more. Completely revised and updated to include the most recent federal tax law changes and new information on collectibles and charitable planning."--Back cover.

"Fully illustrated catalog and retail valuation list--1556 to date."