Start Collecting Coins / Margo Russell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Russell, Margo (Margo G.)

Contributor:

Running Press, publisher.

Running Press Imprint Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Start collecting series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coins--Collectors and collecting--Handbooks, manuals, etc--Juvenile literature.

Coins.

Coins as an investment--Juvenile literature.

Coins as an investment.

Coins, American--Collectors and collecting--Handbooks, manuals, etc--Juvenile literature.

Coins, American.

Coins, Canadian--Collectors and collecting--Handbooks, manuals, etc--Juvenile literature.

Coins, Canadian.

Coins--Collectors and collecting.

Coins, American--Collectors and collecting.

Coins, Canadian--Collectors and collecting.

Genre:

manuals (instructional materials)

handbooks.

Handbooks and manuals.

Juvenile works.

Penn Provenance:

Teacher, Stuart (donor) (Running Press copy)

Physical Description:

111, [1] pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Other Title:

Coins

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia, Pa. : Running Press, 1989.

Contents:

Introduction

1. The Timeless Hobby

2. The Earliest Money

3. Ancient Coins

4. A. History of American Coins

5. Starting Your Collection

6. Caring for Coins

7. How Coins are made

8. Commemorative Coins

9. Rarities

10. Error Coins

11. Canadian Coins

12. Coins as Investments.

Notes:

"A Running Press Collector Book"--Cover.

Coins in plastic pocket.

"Cover design by Toby Schmidt."--Title page verso.

Publisher's advertisement: [1] page at end.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 101-104) and index.

Local Notes:

Running Press Collection copies 1 & 2 presented to the Penn Libraries in 2008 by Stuart "Buz" Teacher.

Running Press copy 1 is "1" printing.

Running Press copy 2 is "4" printing.

Running Press copy 2 has label on plastic pocket ("Your collection starts here").

ISBN:

0894716743

9780894716744

OCLC:

20017192