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Do you like American history, beautiful artwork, and stories of gold and silver treasure? Read the Almanac from cover to cover for an immersion in the coins and money of the United States, from colonial times to today. Have you found some unusual coins in Grandpa’s old cigar box or a hidden stash in a desk drawer? Browse the Almanac to identify your coins, learn how rare they are, and find out what they’re worth. You could be holding a valuable rarity! Are you a coin collector who wants to learn more about the hobby? Dig into the Almanac to study every U.S. coin type and find new avenues to explore. Contents include: Introduction to U.S. Coins; Today’s Rare-Coin Market; How to Grade Your Coins; Proof Coins; Third-Party Grading and Authentication; Collecting Colonial and Early American Coins; Half Cents and Large Cents; Small Cents Two-Cent Pieces; Three-Cent Pieces; Nickels; Half Dimes; Dimes; Twenty-Cent Pieces; Quarters; Half Dollars; Silver Dollars; Gold Coins Commemoratives; Proof and Mint Sets; Silver, Gold, and Platinum Bullion Coins; Tokens and Medals; U.S. / Philippine Coins; Misstrikes and Errors; Bullion Value Charts; Essays on Treasures and Hoards, Shipwrecks, and more.