The Official Red Book of United States Coins: A Guide Book of United States CoinsDirectory of the coins that are, or have been, in use in the United States, with information on how to determine each coin's condition and lists of average retail values. |
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AMERICA anniversary arrows bullion CAPPED BUST cent piece Centennial Olympic Games Christian Gobrecht circulation clad half dollar coin set coinage collectors commemorative coins composition copper Copper-nickel clad curl denomination diameter dimes dollar and gold Doubled Doubled Die DRAPED BUST drapery EAGLE REVERSE EF-40 EXTREMELY FINE-All FINE-Hair FINE-LIBERTY Frank Gasparro Garrett Sale GOD WE TRUST gold $5 gold coins grams hair half cents half dollar Halfpenny John Mercanti John Reich known Large Date Large letters legend Light blemishes mark location mint mark Minted G-4 VG-8 Minted MS-65 Proof-65 Minted VF-20 motto MS-60 UNCIRCULATED-No trace nickel Normal date obverse Philadelphia Mint plain edge planchet Quan quarter rare readable reeded edge Restrike reverse shows Robert Scot San Francisco San Francisco Mint shield Shilling silver dollar Sinnock Small date specimens struck tokens trace of wear TYPE COIN VALUES variety weight worn wreath York