In the fifth edition of the best-selling and award-winning 100 Greatest U.S. Coins, readers are taken on a personal guided tour of the nation's greatest coinage. "Each of the 100 Greatest was voted into place by leading coin dealers, researchers, and historians," says Whitman publisher Dennis Tucker. Inside the reader will find prized and seldom-seen raritiesthe unique and high-valued pieces that collectors dream about! The book also explores more readily available and widely popular coins: pieces so beautiful or with such strange and fascinating stories that everybody wants one. 100 Greatest U.S. Coins, Fifth Edition is not just a price guide or a fancy picture book. It's a time machine that takes the reader to a hundred different points in American history. And it's a fascinating introduction to the hobby of collecting U.S. coins.

A "coffee table" book with the 100 greatest U.S. coins, illustrated and discussed.

Countdown of the most sought after modern U.S. coins including high quality pictures and the history of each coin.