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  2. A Guide Book of United States Coins - Wikipedia

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    Along with its sister publication, the older Handbook of United States Coins (The Official Blue Book), it is considered an authoritative U.S. coin price guide. The Guide Book and Handbook got their nicknames (and now official trademarks), the "Red Book" and the "Blue Book," due to their respective solid red and blue covers. [1]

  3. John J. Ford Jr. - Wikipedia

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    John Jay Ford Jr. (March 5, 1924 – July 7, 2005) was an American numismatist from Hollywood, California, known for his extensive collection of historical currency and medals. [2] Ford largely collected American coinage, particularly U.S. colonial coins, medals, and obsolete U.S. and colonial currency. [3]

  4. List of United States commemorative coins and medals (1950s)

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    Face value Coin Obverse design Reverse design Composition Mintage Available Obverse Reverse 50¢ Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar Booker T. Washington Hall of Fame for Great Americans and a log cabin 90% Ag, 10% Cu Uncirculated: 510,082 (P) 12,004 D 12,004 S [2] 1951 50¢ Carver-Washington half dollar

  5. Carver-Washington half dollar - Wikipedia

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    The coin would be produced for the following three years. They were often sold in three-coin sets (one coin for each mint mark), although large quantities of the 1951, 1952, 1953-S and 1954-S coins were struck for sale as singles. The sets were sold for between $9 and $10 each, although this would later be raised to $12 per set for the 1954 coins.

  6. List of coin catalogs - Wikipedia

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    A coin catalog (or coin catalogue) is a listing of coin types. Information may include pictures of the obverse and reverse (front and back), date and place of minting, distribution type, translation of inscriptions, description of images, theme, metal type, mintage, edge description, orientation of the coin, weight, diameter, thickness, design credentials, shape and prices for various grades.

  7. Louis E. Eliasberg - Wikipedia

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    Louis Edward Eliasberg Sr. (February 12, 1896 – February 20, 1976) was an American financier and numismatist.A native of Selma, Alabama, he is best known in the numismatic community for putting together the only complete collection of United States coins ever assembled, consisting of regular issue coins of every date, metal, denomination, and mint mark known to collectors at the time, with ...

  8. Jefferson nickel - Wikipedia

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    The Jefferson nickel has been the five-cent coin struck by the United States Mint since 1938, when it replaced the Buffalo nickel.From 1938 until 2004, the copper-nickel coin's obverse featured a profile depiction of Founding Father and third U.S. President Thomas Jefferson by artist Felix Schlag; the obverse design used in 2005 was also in profile, though by Joe Fitzgerald.

  9. Kenneth Bressett - Wikipedia

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    Kenneth Edward Bressett (born October 5, 1928) [1] is an American numismatist. He has actively promoted the study and hobby of numismatics for over 75 years. His published works on the subject cover a wide range of topics and extend from short articles to standard reference books on such diverse areas as ancient coins, paper money, British coins and United States coins.