A Guide Book of United States C - R.S. Yeoman.pdf

Title......Page 2
Copyright......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
Introduction......Page 7
Contributors to This Edition......Page 8
How to Use This Book......Page 10
Welcome to Numismatics......Page 12
Pre-Federal Issues......Page 33
Colonial Issues......Page 34
Post-Colonial Issues......Page 60
Federal Issues......Page 103
Contract Issues and Patterns......Page 104
Half Cents (1793–1857)......Page 112
Large Cents (1793–1857)......Page 121
Small Cents (1856 to Date)......Page 146
Two-Cent Pieces (1864–1873)......Page 166
Three-Cent Pieces (1851–1889)......Page 168
Nickel Five-Cent Pieces (1866 to Date)......Page 171
Half Dimes (1794–1873)......Page 188
Dimes (1796 to Date)......Page 195
Twenty-Cent Pieces (1875–1878)......Page 216
Quarter Dollars (1796 to Date)......Page 218
Half Dollars (1794 to Date)......Page 250
Silver and Related Dollars (1794 to Date)......Page 281
Gold Dollars (1849–1889)......Page 315
Quarter Eagles (1796–1929)......Page 318
Three-Dollar Gold Pieces (1854–1889)......Page 325
Four-Dollar Gold Pieces (1879–1880)......Page 327
Half Eagles (1795–1929)......Page 329
Eagles (1795–1933)......Page 344
Double Eagles (1849–1933)......Page 353
Commemoratives (1892 to Date)......Page 362
Proof and Mint Sets (1936 to Date)......Page 428
Bullion......Page 436
Silver Bullion (1986 to Date)......Page 437
Gold Bullion (1986 to Date)......Page 443
Platinum and Palladium Bullion (1997 to Date)......Page 464
United States Pattern Pieces......Page 475
U.S. Patterns......Page 476
Other Issues......Page 478
Private and Territorial Gold......Page 479
Private Tokens......Page 505
Confederate Issues......Page 515
Hawaiian and Puerto Rican Issues......Page 517
Philippine Issues......Page 520
Alaska Tokens......Page 527
Appendix A: Misstrikes and Errors......Page 528
Appendix B: Collectible Red and Blue Books......Page 534
Appendix C: Bullion Values......Page 540
Appendix D: Top 250 Coin Prices Realized at Auction......Page 542
Glossary......Page 548
Bibliography......Page 551
Index......Page 555