Excerpt from The Coin Collectors' Manual: Containing a Description of the Gold, Silver, Copper and Other Coins, of the United States The want of a concise Coin Manual, or guide book, has long been felt by collectors, and those beginning to arrange collections of coins. It seems hardly necessary to mention a fact so well known, but it has not been generally appreciated until the present time. The various works on coins that have been published, are too elaborate, and consequently too costly, to come within general reach, and many do not contain the information most important to the student in Numismatics, or the young collector; such, for instance, as the market value of coins. This is of daily use, to those who are endeavoring to improve their collections; and although it is at once conceded that the value is somewhat variable, and dependent on the condition of the coin, and perhaps other causes, still it is desirable to have this information at hand, and in a concise, intelligible form. Added to this, the years of coinage, a short description of each coin, the principal varieties of each date or die. And the actual sales, together with other relevant matter, must make this record a valuable reference and guide. Believing that this want exists, and that the veteran Numismatist, as well as the young collector, will gladly welcome a book containing such information, the undersigned has been persuaded to publish the following, which he had compiled and transcribed only for his own private use. The only coins referred to, are those of our own country, and those relating to its history before we became a free and independent nation. The arrangement is made as simple as possible, and the condition of the corns sold, is such as described by the sellers, at various sales within five years past. All varieties of dates and dies are not given, but only those generally met with in cabinets, or daily private and public sales. If this book becomes an aid or guide to but a few, the object of its publication is attained, and the undersigned fully repaid. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.