A full-color reference for identifying fake gold coins, from dollars to double eagles, plus California fractional gold and commemoratives.

A full-color reference for identifying fake gold coins, from dollars to double eagles, plus California fractional gold and commemoratives.

The quarter eagle, face value of $2.50, occupies an unusual place in American currency, says author Q. David Bowers. Unlike larger gold coins, it was too small to be commonly used in export and...

The quarter eagle, face value of $2.50, occupies an unusual place in American currency, says author Q. David Bowers. Unlike larger gold coins, it was too small to be commonly used in export and international trade. It also never became popular in day-to-day commerce (though, like the smaller gold dollar, it was frequently given as a Christmas gift). Despite this, Bowers says, the quarter eagle was minted almost continuously for more than 130 years, starting in 1796, with six different design...

World Paper Money Errors by Morland FischerThroughout World Paper Money Errors Morland Fisher provides you an avenue into the fascinating and rarely explored area of numismatics, foreign paper money...

World Paper Money Errors by Morland FischerThroughout World Paper Money Errors Morland Fisher provides you an avenue into the fascinating and rarely explored area of numismatics, foreign paper money errors. For the first time, numismatists have access to a full color price guide for international currency, rather than only domestic notes. Fischer's ample collection exemplifies rare errors that result in the printing process to produce intriguing and unique notes. Odd shapes, upside down...