2004 Handbook of Us Coins: Bluebook

First published in 1942, the Blue Book is the annual reference book coin collectors across the country consult for the average prices that dealers will pay for their coins. The guide lists coin values compiled from data supplied from more than fifty contributors around the country, providing the most reliable information available. -The only book showing current dealer buying prices in up to seven grades of condition -Up-to-the-minute buying prices, including coverage of state-hood quarters and Sacagawea dollars -Detailed photographs of hundreds of actual-size coins for easy identification -Useful mintage records and grading and collecting tips. Fully illustrated with detailed actual-sized photographs of hundreds of coins, this handbook contains mint records and prices paid by dealers for all U.S. coins from 1616 to the present time, including colonials, regular issues, commemoratives, territorials, gold, proof sets, and mint sets. It also includes basic coin collecting information such as how coins are produced, mints and mint marks, grading of coins, location of mint marks, preserving and cleaning coins, the history of mints, and detailed descriptions of all U.S. copper, nickel, silver, and gold coins.