A Guide Book of United States Tokens
and Medals by Katherine Jaeger. Published 2008 by Whitman
Publishing.
Katherine Jaeger explores the
"coin-like objects" that have aided commerce, lampooned politicians,
commemorated events, celebrated lives, marked deaths, paid fares,
promoted social causes, awarded the deserving and satirized the wicked
from the 1700s to the present. This essential guide for every American
coin collector's or history buff's library includes thousands of full
collor illustrations, including many from the American Numismatic
Society's outstanding collection, as well as market values and a
grading guide. 289 pages.
A Guide Book of United
States Tokens and Medals, Soft bound, ISBN 978-079482060-2.
Regularly $19.95, Our Price: $15.95
So-Called Dollars
(2nd ed.) by Harold E. Hibler and Charles V. Kappen. Published 2008 by
the Coin and Currency Institute, Inc.
Some 45 years after publication of
the first edition, the only book on this specialized series of
exposition, commemorative and monetary medals approximating dollar size
has been updated by Tom Hoffman, Dave Hayes, Jonathan Brecher and John
Dean. Not just an illustrated catalog, this book is also a literary and
social history, capturing for collectors America's growth and
development as seen through its medals. A separate price supplement
(included) lists values in circulated and mint state conditions. 191
pages.
So-Called Dollars
(2nd ed.), Soft bound, ISBN 978-0-87184-102-5. Regularly $49.50, Our
Price: $39.95
Patriotic
Civil War Tokens (5th ed.) by George and Melvin Fuld. Published
2005 by Krause Publications.
This well researched
book begins with historical background
information on the political and monetary circumstances which led to
the proliferation of tokens and other alternatives to coins during the
Civil War era. It continues with information on grading and pricing,
fakes and replicas, and a catalog of political tokens, medalets, store
cards, etc. The second part of the book contains "die-a-grams" or
photographic charts to aid the collector in differentiating among
similar dies. 435 pages.
Patriotic Civil War Tokens (5th ed.). Hard
bound. Regularly $49.95, Our Price: $44.95
The Civil War
Token Collectors Guide
by Bryon Kanzinger. Published 2001 by Valley Forge Coins-Books Division.
This book contains a comprehensive
compilation of values for approximately 10,000 Civil War era tokens by
Fuld ID in 3 grades. Introductory chapters cover Civil War token
history, collectability, die themes, die rarities, the CWT Town Rating
system, errors and varieties, and grading/authentication. 236 pages.
The Civil
War Token Collectors Guide, Soft bound. Regularly $29.95, Our
Price: $23.95
Medallic
Portraits of Washington (2nd ed.) by Russell Rulau and George Fuld.
Published 1999 by Krause Publications.
George Washington
remains a favorite subject of numismatists
worldwide. In this comprehensive volume, researched by two of the most
highly respected authorities on medals and tokens, you will find
detailed descriptions, clear photographs and values for up to
three grades for Washington coins, medals, tokens, plaques and
badges issued around the world from 1783 to the publication date.
318 pages.
Medallic Portraits of Washington (2nd ed.),
Hard bound, ISBN 0-87341-681-3. Regularly $34.95, Our Price: $27.95
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