New Whitman Book Explores the 100 Greatest U.S. Coins of All Time
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New Whitman Book Explores the 100 Greatest U.S. Coins of All Time
(Atlanta, Georgia) — Whitman Publishing announces the release of the fourth edition
of the award-winning 100 Greatest U.S. Coins. The hardcover coffee-table book
will be available October 25, 2014. It can also be borrowed for free from the Dwight
N. Manley Numismatic Library as a benefit of membership in the American Numismatic
Association (www.money.org).
In this beautifully illustrated book, numismatist Jeff Garrett, with fellow researcher
Ron Guth, takes the reader on a guided tour of the American coins that have captured
the imagination of generations of collectors. In the introduction Garrett asks the question
“What makes a coin great?” His analysis explores factors such as rarity, value, quality,
popularity, beauty, and history.
The introduction of the fourth edition has been expanded with more full-color illustrations
and text describing the history of United States coinage, ways to collect U.S. coins, grading
standards, determining values, and other facets of the hobby.
In the foreword, Mark Salzberg notes that even though the 100 Greatest U.S. Coins are
valuable, they’re undervalued in the broader context of rare collectibles. “The 250 highest
prices paid for U.S. coins at auction total just less than $250 million in value,” he writes.
“In context, that is a bit less than the sales price of the most valuable painting ever sold,
Paul Cezanne’s The Card Players.” Kenneth Bressett, longtime senior editor of the
Guide Book of United States Coins, writes, “Not all of the 100 Greatest U.S. Coins
are unique specimens confined to one collection. A lucky numismatist could potentially
find a 1955 Doubled Die Obverse Lincoln cent in their pocket.”
The 100 Greatest U.S. Coins were voted on and ranked by members of the Professional
Numismatists Guild. In the fourth edition, the celebrated 1804 silver dollar rose to the
No. 1 spot (up from No. 5, and displacing the 1913 Liberty Head nickel at the top of
the rankings). The unique 1851 Liberty Seated dollar struck over a New Orleans dollar
dropped entirely from the list, and the 1974 aluminum Lincoln cent made its debut,
at No. 88.
100 Greatest U.S. Coins, fourth edition, also includes illustrated biographies of
the “Great Collectors of the Past,” from Harry Bass to William Woodin; a price history
of the 100 Greatest, from 1960 to date; a chart of the top 200 U.S. coin prices realized
at auction from 1990 to 2014; a breakdown of the 100 Greatest by denomination and
coin type; a glossary; a bibliography for further research; and a detailed index. The book
is coffee-table-size, 144 pages, in full color, with photographs and stories for every coin.
It also includes historical photographs, market values, field populations, certified-coin
census reports, quantities minted, specifications, and coin design notes.
# # #
100 Greatest U.S. Coins, fourth edition
By Jeff Garrett, with Ron Guth; foreword by Mark Salzberg
ISBN 0794842755; hardcover, coffee-table (10 x 12 inches); 144 pages; full color
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jeff Garrett began his coin collecting in 1969, when a family friend gave him a Lincoln cent
board. Since then, coins have been the focus of his life. Growing up in the Tampa Bay area
in Clearwater, Florida, Garrett became very active in several local clubs, serving as a junior
officer of the Clearwater Coin Club in the 1970s. He was mentored at an early age by many
of the area’s dealers, among them Ed French and Jeff Means. Garrett attended his first American
Numismatic Association convention in 1974 in Miami with Ed French and has not missed one since.
He has been a member of the ANA for more than 25 years, with life membership number 3124.
At the age of 17, Garrett was offered a position with Florida Coin Exchange, one of the
dominant firms of the day. Two years later, he became a partner. In 1984, Garrett founded
Mid-American Rare Coin Galleries, which continues to operate today. He is also co-owner of
the Sarasota Rare Coin Gallery. During the 1980s, he was a partner in Mid-American Rare
Coin Auctions, which sold many important collections and earned Catalogue of the Year in
1986 from the Numismatic Literary Guild. Several years later, Garrett organized the Bluegrass
Coin Club in Lexington, Kentucky. Because local coin clubs were so important in his early life,
Garrett wanted to foster the same atmosphere of enthusiastic collectors that he enjoyed as a
youth. Today, the club is very healthy, with more than 30 members in attendance each month.
Garrett describes his expertise as being a “dealer’s dealer.” With a network of professionals
he has established over 25 years, he helps with financing, research, and acquisitions sales.
Over the course of his career, he has handled nearly every U.S. rarity. During the American
Numismatic Convention in 2003, he was one of the experts called upon to authenticate the
long-lost 1913 Liberty Head nickel. In 2004, Garrett handled one of the greatest gold collections
ever assembled, the famed Dukes Creek set of Georgia gold, which sold for nearly $4 million.
Another important aspect of his career is his membership in the Professional Numismatists
Guild, to which he has belonged since 1982. Today, Garrett is a former president of the
prestigious organization. In 2003 the PNG awarded him the Abe Kosoff Founder’s Award,
that organization’s highest honor, for work promoting the hobby and organization. In 2003,
the first edition of 100 Greatest U.S. Coins was given the highest awards of both the
Numismatic Literary Guild and the PNG. Although he spends most of his time buying and selling
coins, Garrett enjoys research and the study of rare coins. He is coauthor of the Official Red Book
of Auction Records and of the award-winning Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins 1795–1933,
a project done in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution. Garrett is valuations editor for
A Guide Book of United States Coins (the “Red Book”), published annually by Whitman.
(Atlanta, Georgia) — Whitman Publishing announces the release of the fourth edition
of the award-winning 100 Greatest U.S. Coins. The hardcover coffee-table book
will be available October 25, 2014. It can also be borrowed for free from the Dwight
N. Manley Numismatic Library as a benefit of membership in the American Numismatic
Association (www.money.org).
In this beautifully illustrated book, numismatist Jeff Garrett, with fellow researcher
Ron Guth, takes the reader on a guided tour of the American coins that have captured
the imagination of generations of collectors. In the introduction Garrett asks the question
“What makes a coin great?” His analysis explores factors such as rarity, value, quality,
popularity, beauty, and history.
The introduction of the fourth edition has been expanded with more full-color illustrations
and text describing the history of United States coinage, ways to collect U.S. coins, grading
standards, determining values, and other facets of the hobby.
In the foreword, Mark Salzberg notes that even though the 100 Greatest U.S. Coins are
valuable, they’re undervalued in the broader context of rare collectibles. “The 250 highest
prices paid for U.S. coins at auction total just less than $250 million in value,” he writes.
“In context, that is a bit less than the sales price of the most valuable painting ever sold,
Paul Cezanne’s The Card Players.” Kenneth Bressett, longtime senior editor of the
Guide Book of United States Coins, writes, “Not all of the 100 Greatest U.S. Coins
are unique specimens confined to one collection. A lucky numismatist could potentially
find a 1955 Doubled Die Obverse Lincoln cent in their pocket.”
The 100 Greatest U.S. Coins were voted on and ranked by members of the Professional
Numismatists Guild. In the fourth edition, the celebrated 1804 silver dollar rose to the
No. 1 spot (up from No. 5, and displacing the 1913 Liberty Head nickel at the top of
the rankings). The unique 1851 Liberty Seated dollar struck over a New Orleans dollar
dropped entirely from the list, and the 1974 aluminum Lincoln cent made its debut,
at No. 88.
100 Greatest U.S. Coins, fourth edition, also includes illustrated biographies of
the “Great Collectors of the Past,” from Harry Bass to William Woodin; a price history
of the 100 Greatest, from 1960 to date; a chart of the top 200 U.S. coin prices realized
at auction from 1990 to 2014; a breakdown of the 100 Greatest by denomination and
coin type; a glossary; a bibliography for further research; and a detailed index. The book
is coffee-table-size, 144 pages, in full color, with photographs and stories for every coin.
It also includes historical photographs, market values, field populations, certified-coin
census reports, quantities minted, specifications, and coin design notes.
# # #
100 Greatest U.S. Coins, fourth edition
By Jeff Garrett, with Ron Guth; foreword by Mark Salzberg
ISBN 0794842755; hardcover, coffee-table (10 x 12 inches); 144 pages; full color
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Jeff Garrett began his coin collecting in 1969, when a family friend gave him a Lincoln cent
board. Since then, coins have been the focus of his life. Growing up in the Tampa Bay area
in Clearwater, Florida, Garrett became very active in several local clubs, serving as a junior
officer of the Clearwater Coin Club in the 1970s. He was mentored at an early age by many
of the area’s dealers, among them Ed French and Jeff Means. Garrett attended his first American
Numismatic Association convention in 1974 in Miami with Ed French and has not missed one since.
He has been a member of the ANA for more than 25 years, with life membership number 3124.
At the age of 17, Garrett was offered a position with Florida Coin Exchange, one of the
dominant firms of the day. Two years later, he became a partner. In 1984, Garrett founded
Mid-American Rare Coin Galleries, which continues to operate today. He is also co-owner of
the Sarasota Rare Coin Gallery. During the 1980s, he was a partner in Mid-American Rare
Coin Auctions, which sold many important collections and earned Catalogue of the Year in
1986 from the Numismatic Literary Guild. Several years later, Garrett organized the Bluegrass
Coin Club in Lexington, Kentucky. Because local coin clubs were so important in his early life,
Garrett wanted to foster the same atmosphere of enthusiastic collectors that he enjoyed as a
youth. Today, the club is very healthy, with more than 30 members in attendance each month.
Garrett describes his expertise as being a “dealer’s dealer.” With a network of professionals
he has established over 25 years, he helps with financing, research, and acquisitions sales.
Over the course of his career, he has handled nearly every U.S. rarity. During the American
Numismatic Convention in 2003, he was one of the experts called upon to authenticate the
long-lost 1913 Liberty Head nickel. In 2004, Garrett handled one of the greatest gold collections
ever assembled, the famed Dukes Creek set of Georgia gold, which sold for nearly $4 million.
Another important aspect of his career is his membership in the Professional Numismatists
Guild, to which he has belonged since 1982. Today, Garrett is a former president of the
prestigious organization. In 2003 the PNG awarded him the Abe Kosoff Founder’s Award,
that organization’s highest honor, for work promoting the hobby and organization. In 2003,
the first edition of 100 Greatest U.S. Coins was given the highest awards of both the
Numismatic Literary Guild and the PNG. Although he spends most of his time buying and selling
coins, Garrett enjoys research and the study of rare coins. He is coauthor of the Official Red Book
of Auction Records and of the award-winning Encyclopedia of U.S. Gold Coins 1795–1933,
a project done in cooperation with the Smithsonian Institution. Garrett is valuations editor for
A Guide Book of United States Coins (the “Red Book”), published annually by Whitman.
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what comprises the 100 greatest coins of all time? Never!
Actually, that's part of what makes this book so much fun.
<< <i>I'll get mine at Baltimore. >>
I'll get mine at Eagle Eye RC!