Few books have excited the coin-collecting community like the Cherrypickers' Guide. Since the first edition burst onto the scene in 1990, thousands of hobbyists have been searching for the rare die varieties described inside. This handy book tells you how to "cherrypick"--that is, how to examine coins that look normal at first glance, but have unusual characteristics: doubled and tripled dies, overdates, repunched mintmarks, and other features that can reveal a common coin to be a rare and valuable variety. With the close-up photographs and descriptions inside, you'll learn exactly what to look for. That kind of knowledge truly is power

The Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties, sixth edition, volume III, covers die varieties for half dollars through federal gold denominations, bullion coins, commemoratives, and the Philippines. It has been fully updated, with revised information for some of the most popular U.S. coin series; more than 700 images; updated information on more than 310 varieties (including 120 newly published ones); market values in multiple grades; detailed photo enlargements to show you what to look for when cherrypicking; and, for the first time, Greysheet-based pricing and GSID numbers that identify and link a coin across the entire family of Whitman Brands products, such as the Greysheet online pricing tool, CDN Exchange, and the Greysheet mobile app. The book is the result of many years of cumulative research and finessing by the lead authors, Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton, in cooperation with many collectors, scholars, dealers, and others in the numismatic community. It presents information unavailable in any other single source.

The sixth edition, volume III, includes:

Descriptions of die varieties for Liberty Seated, Barber, Walking Liberty, Franklin, and Kennedy half dollars; Liberty Seated, trade, Morgan, Peace, and modern dollars; gold dollars through double eagles; classic commemoratives; and bullion coinage
More than 700 images
Expanded introductory narrative on die varieties
Updated content for more than 310 unique varieties
Over 120 newly published varieties
New content covering "Long Nock" Morgan-dollar VAM varieties, and additional text for Presidential dollar edge varieties
New chapters on Draped Bust half dollars and dollars, Capped Bust half dollars, and Philippine coins
Market values in multiple grades
Detailed photo enlargements to show you what to look for when cherrypicking
Information on types of doubling, how to examine your coins, collector clubs, and other beginner and advanced topics
Cross-references to specialized standard guides
Greysheet-based pricing and GSID numbers that identify and link a coin across the entire family of Whitman Brands products, such as the Greysheet online pricing tool, CDN Exchange, and the Greysheet mobile app

Cherrypickers' Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins, sixth edition, volume III - By Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton, edited by Larry Briggs, forewords by Q. David Bowers and Kenneth Bressett - ISBN 0794850677 - Black and white, illustrated - 6 x 9 inches, spiralbound hardcover, 328 pages

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Dedication to Robert Lawson vi
Foreword by Q. David Bowers vii
Foreword by Kenneth Bressett viii
Preface ix
Credits and Acknowledgments xii
Introduction to Die Varieties xvi
How Doubled Dies and Other Varieties Occur xvii
Cherrypicking Today xxii
The Future of Cherrypicking xxiv
How To Use the GSID xxv
HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
Symbols Used in This Book xxvi
Abbreviations Used in This Book xxvi
Pick-Up Points (PUPs) xxvii
Variety Value and Normal Value xxvii
Factors Affecting Value xxvii
Market Values for Actively Traded Varieties xxviii
The Registry Set Phenomenon xxviii
The Fivaz-Stanton (FS) and Greysheet (GSID) Numbering Systems xxviii
Rarity Factor xxx
Interest Factor xxxii
Liquidity Factor xxxii
Other Numbers and Abbreviations xxxiii
Treatment of New Variety Listings xxxiv
VARIETY LISTINGS
Draped Bust Half Dollars 1
Capped Bust Half Dollars 3
Liberty Seated Half Dollars 9
Barber Half Dollars 31
Liberty Walking Half Dollars 37
Franklin Half Dollars 49
Kennedy Half Dollars 75
Draped Bust Dollars 102
Liberty Seated Dollars 104
Trade Dollars 111
Morgan Dollars 120
Peace Dollars 172
Modern Dollars (Eisenhower, Anthony, Sacagawea, and Presidential) 186
Gold Coin Varieties 203
Gold Dollars 205
Quarter Eagles 207
Three-Dollar Gold Pieces 209
Half Eagles 210
Eagles 219
Double Eagles 223
Classic Commemoratives 234
Bullion Coinage 242
Philippine Coin Varieties 247
APPENDICES AND RESOURCES
A: Doubled Dies vs. Other Forms of Doubling 259
B: Popular Varieties From Proof and Mint Sets 265
C: 1979-S and 1981-S Proof-Mintmark Varieties 268
D: Recommended Reading 269
E: Fivaz-Stanton Numbers Cross-Reference Chart 271
About the Authors and Editor 277
Image Credits 278
Index 281
CONECA Membership Application 283
Collector Resources 284

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