Whitman Publishing debuted the Handbook of United States Coins in 1942 as an authoritative resource showing how much coin dealers were paying on average to buy U.S. coins by type, date, and mintmark. The groundbreaking new book was an immediate hit, popular with dealers and collectors alike. For more than 83 years coin dealers have used the OFFICIAL BLUE BOOK® (as it came to be known) to make buying offers. As a collector, you can use it to find out how much your coins are worth! The Blue Book’s price listings offer a real-world look at the coin market, gathered from dealers around the country. The new 82nd edition includes updated prices, special features, and many new photographs. Coverage includes colonial and early American coins, federal coins (half cents through gold double eagles), commemoratives, Proof sets, die varieties, private and territorial gold, tokens, the newest Presidential dollars, National Park quarters, bullion coins, and other United States Mint products. More than 24,000 prices in multiple grades. Easy-to-follow coin-grading instructions. Coins and tokens from the 1600s to today. Historical information. Hundreds of detailed, actual-size photos. How to start a coin collection. Detailed mintage records, and much more Read more

New research, new photographs, updated pricing, the latest U.S. Mint data, new auction records, and more! 472 pages, 2,000+ images, with more than 7,600 listings and 32,500+ coin prices. Over 25 million copies sold since the 1st edition! Since 1946, coin collectors have trusted the Guide Book of United States Coins―known everywhere as The Official Red Book®―to help them learn about U.S. coins and build great collections. Maybe you’re completing a set of Wheat cents or Morgan silver dollars by date and mintmark. Or maybe you simply have some old coins from Grandpa’s cigar box and want to look up their values. The Red Book is your guide. Grade-by-grade values, history for each coin type, detailed specifications, auction records, colorful photographs, accurate mintage data, and more await you. The Red Book starts with foreign coins that circulated as money in the British colonies starting in the 1600s. Then it covers everything from early colonial copper tokens to popular classics like Mercury dimes and Kennedy half dollars, plus hefty Old West silver dollars, dazzling gold coins, and more. You’ll find 32,500+ prices for nearly 8,000 coins, tokens, medals, sets, and other collectibles. You’ll also round out your education in Proof and Mint sets, error coins, Civil War tokens, Confederate coins, private gold pieces, and coins and tokens struck for Hawaii, Puerto Rico, and the Philippine Islands. All of the latest U.S. coins are inside: American Women quarters, Native American dollars, American Innovation dollars, commemorative coins, and bullion coins (silver, gold, platinum, and palladium)―from precious-metal rarities to the change you find in your pocket. The Red Book’s articles on grading coins, investing in rare coins, and how to spot counterfeits will make you a savvy collector. Its entertaining essays on the history of American coinage and the modern rare-coin market give you an inside look at “the hobby of kings.” These are just some of the features of the informative, entertaining, invaluable Red Book―the world’s best-selling coin price guide (with more than 25 million copies sold). 2025 edition • 472 pages • Classic red hardcover • Full color • 7.7" x 5.5" x 1.25" Read more

2020 Handbook of United States Coins (77th edition), softcover NEW The 77th edition includes a 16-page full-color exploration of America s patriotic silver coins of World War II! Whitman Publishing debuted the Handbook of United States Coins in 1942. It was the first unbiased, authoritative resource showing how much coin dealers were paying on average to buy U.S. coins by type, date, and mintmark. The groundbreaking new book was an immediate hit, popular with dealers and collectors alike. For more than 75 years coin dealers have used the OFFICIAL BLUE BOOK® (as it came to be known) to make buying offers. As a collector, you can use it to find out how much your coins are worth! The Blue Book s price listings offer a real-world look at the rare-coin market, gathered from dealers around the country. The new 77th edition includes updated prices, special features, and many new photographs. Coverage includes colonial and early American coins, federal coins (half cents through gold double eagles), commemoratives, Proof sets, die varieties, private and territorial gold, tokens, the newest Presidential and American Innovation dollars, National Park quarters, bullion coins, and other United States Mint products. More than 25,000 prices in multiple grades. Easy-to-follow coin-grading instructions. Coins and tokens from the 1600s to today. Historical information. Hundreds of detailed, actual-size photos. How to start a coin collection. Detailed mintage records, and much more. Most price guides inform you about retail prices you can expect to pay for coins. The BLUE BOOK is a definitive guide for collectors who want to know how much they can realize when they sell their coins. It is an essential resource for maintaining an accurate valuation of your collection. Tom Bilotta, author of Collecting Coins in Retirement: An Action Guide and Estate Advice for Hobbyists and Their Families 304 pages. Black-and-white, with a full-color feature section. More than 900 illustrations. By R. S. Yeoman. Senior Editor Jeff Garrett; Research Editor Q. David Bowers; Editor Emeritus Kenneth Bressett. Convenient softcover format. $12.95

Each year since 1942, The Handbook of United States Coins - THE OFFICIAL BLUE BOOK(R) - has helped U.S. coin dealers and hobbyists with current wholesale values for collectible U.S. coins. The new, 82nd edition has clear, easy-to-follow grading information for each series, and prices dealers are paying in multiple grades per coin. Its price listings offer a real-world look at the coin market, gathered from professional dealers around the country.Inside, you will find the average dealer buying prices for American coins from 1616 to today; a 16-page full-color section on collecting Abraham Lincoln cents; historical information and specifications on each coin; actual-size photographs of hundreds of coins; grading and collecting tips; how coins are produced; detailed mintage records; the top 25 U.S. coin prices realized at auction; colonial and early American coins; federal coins; commemoratives; Proof and Mint sets; die varieties; State, National Park, and American Women quarters; Presidential, Native American, and American Innovation dollars; private and territorial gold; the Philippines; tokens; and much more!TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONContributorsHow to Use This BookCollecting CoinsPRE-FEDERAL ISSUESColonial IssuesPost-Colonial IssuesFEDERAL ISSUESContract Issues and PatternsHalf Cents (1793-1857)Large Cents (1793-1857)Small Cents (1856 to Date)Two-Cent Pieces (1864-1873)Three-Cent Pieces (1851-1889)Nickel Five-Cent Pieces (1866 to Date)Half Dimes (1794-1873) 81 Dimes (1796 to Date)Twenty-Cent Pieces (1875-1878)Quarter Dollars (1796 to Date)Half Dollars (1794 to Date)Silver and Related Dollars (1794 to Date)Gold Dollars (1849-1889)Quarter Eagles (1796-1929)Three-Dollar Gold Pieces (1854-1889)Four-Dollar Gold Pieces or "Stellas" (1879-1880)Half Eagles (1795-1929)Eagles (1795-1933)Double Eagles (1849-1933)Commemoratives (1892 to Date)Proof and Mint Sets (1936 to Date)BULLIONSilver Bullion (1986 to Date)Gold Bullion (1986 to Date)Platinum and Palladium Bullion (1997 to Date)OTHER ISSUESPrivate and Territorial GoldPrivate TokensPhilippine IssuesAPPENDICESA: Bullion Values of Common Silver and Gold CoinsB: Collectible Blue BooksC: Top 25 U.S. Coin Prices Realized at AuctionGLOSSARYBIBLIOGRAPHYINDEXSPECIAL FEATURESCollecting Abraham Lincoln Cents Read more

A simple guide to tracing British family tree before the onset of civil registration in 1837 and back to the Middle Ages. The trail that an ancestor leaves through the Victorian period and the twentieth century is relatively easy to follow—the records are plentiful, accessible, and commonly used. But how do you go back further, into the centuries before the central registration of births, marriages, and deaths was introduced in 1837, before the first detailed census records of 1841? How can you trace a family line back through the early modern period and perhaps into the Middle Ages? Jonathan Oates’s clearly written new handbook gives you all the background knowledge needed in order to go into this engrossing area of family history research. He starts by describing the administrative, religious, and social structures in the medieval and early modern period and shows how these relate to the family historian. Then in a sequence of accessible chapters, he describes the variety of sources the researcher can turn to. Church and parish records, the records of the professions and the courts, manorial and property records, tax records, early censuses, lists of loyalty, militia lists, charity records—all these can be consulted. He even includes a short guide to the best methods of reading medieval and early modern script. Oates’s handbook is an essential introduction for anyone who is keen to take their family history research back into the more distant past.“A pleasure to read and one that you are likely to return to time and again as you delve deeper into your family’s past.” —Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine (UK) Read more

The fundamental rule to apply in all coding situations is “code for what you do.” The CDT 2025 Coding Companion can help you do just that by walking staff through the steps needed to complete detailed patient records and submit accurate claims. This instructional text features more than 200 coding scenarios to provide you with step-by-step examples for how to code different cases and treatments. It includes examples of how to use new and revised codes, so even a seasoned coder can benefit from this 2025 edition. For less experienced coding staff, the CDT 2025 Coding Companion takes the stress out of coding with more than 270 questions and answers to help prepare for any coding situation. Written by dental coding experts Read more

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The Lockout Tagout logbook is a valuable tool for businesses that need to keep detailed records of their lockout tagout procedures. This logbook is designed to help businesses comply with OSHA regulations and ensure the safety of their employees. The logbook includes 100 pages of large print, 8.5 x 11-inch sheets, making it easy to read and fill out. Each page includes a section for recording important information about the lockout tagout procedure, such as the date, location, equipment, personnel involved, Etc. Read more

This is the Pinochle Score Pads to keep track of all the scores of your games with friends and family! We manufactured this Pinochle score sheets book to meet all the characteristics.Pinochle Score Pads Specification:✓ 130 Pages✓ Fun With Every Match✓ Trim Size Easy to Read for all Ages✓ Well Designed format with Comprehensive Layout✓ Non-Perforated Score Sheets✓ Small Page Size✓ Perfect for Parties and Family GatheringsGet your copy today and never run out of pinochle score sheets again. Read more

Eighteenth-century Jamaica, Britain’s largest and most valuable slave-owning colony, relied on a brutal system of slave management to maintain its tenuous social order. Trevor Burnard provides unparalleled insight into Jamaica’s vibrant but harsh African and European cultures with a comprehensive examination of the extraordinary diary of plantation owner Thomas Thistlewood.Thistlewood’s diary, kept over the course of forty years, describes in graphic detail how white rule over slaves was predicated on the infliction of terror on the bodies and minds of slaves. Thistlewood treated his slaves cruelly even while he relied on them for his livelihood. Along with careful notes on sugar production, Thistlewood maintained detailed records of a sexual life that fully expressed the society’s rampant sexual exploitation of slaves. In Burnard’s hands, Thistlewood’s diary reveals a great deal not only about the man and his slaves but also about the structure and enforcement of power, changing understandings of human rights and freedom, and connections among social class, race, and gender, as well as sex and sexuality, in the plantation system. Read more

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Maintain detailed records in the medical and healthcare sectors with this SOAP Notes notebook, featuring 100 Pages in Large Print, measuring 8.5 x 11 inches, ensuring ease of use. The SOAP acronym signifies Subjective, Objective, Assessment, and Plan, establishing a coherent and structured manner for healthcare professionals to document patient interactions, monitor their advancement, and convey crucial data to other healthcare team members. This method of documentation is pivotal for maintaining organized and clear communication within the healthcare environment, promoting optimum patient care. Read more

In 1987, Barry Lynes wrote the classic book on Rife history called The Cancer Cure That Worked. Rife's World of Electromedicine is the sequel, published in 2009. What is the difference between the two books? The Cancer Cure That Worked was primarily a biographical account of Royal Raymond Rife's life and work, including detailed, dated records of the events which occurred, and in-depth accounts from the people involved. Rife's World of Electromedicine, on the other hand, is a bird's eye view, short summary of the same time period and events. Instead of a detailed biography, Rife's World is an expository piece that includes brief, targeted chapters addressing each aspect of Rife's era, utilizing piercing, specific, and direct quotes and excerpts from historical documents including magazine and newspaper articles, court transcripts, Rife's own statements, and the eye-witness accounts of those who were present during Rife's lifelong achievements. Written as a short story, Rife's World is affordably priced so that everyone can read about Royal Raymond Rife. The book is a perfect gift for someone who wants to find out more about Rife but doesn't have time to read a longer book. Additionally, the new book explains what 20+ years of additional research and document retrieval by a dedicated grass roots group have discovered and unearthed. Some of the previously missing, key factors in the suppressed and censored cure for cancer were lost or even locked away in physicians' closets for decades in order to prevent censors from destroying overwhelming evidence. Now, this evidence is printed for the first time in Rife's World. Read more

D.O.P.E. stands for “Data On Previous Engagements.” Long-range marksmen have long relied on detailed shot records to hone their skills, and now, with this meticulously designed logbook, you can use your data to achieve unprecedented precision and accuracy.By tracking your past engagements, you can quickly identify trends and make informed adjustments, ensuring that every shot brings you closer to your target. Additionally, the logbook allows you to monitor barrel life, helping you determine when a cleaning or replacement is needed for optimal performance.This logbook includes dedicated sections to record crucial information such as:Bullet Impact Locations: Document where each round lands on the target.Session Details: Log climate conditions and date/time for each shooting session.Shot Adjustments: Record elevation and windage holds for every shot.Rifle Performance Graphing: Graph and track data for each rifle in your collection.Designed for the field, the DOPE logbook fits perfectly in pockets and rifle bags. It’s printed on high-quality white paper stock with a matte finish and a rugged, muted design that’s built to endure the demands of outdoor shooting. Elevate your shooting experience with a tool dedicated to precision and excellence! Read more

Optimize your farm management with our comprehensive Farm Management Log Book – the perfect tool for keeping detailed records of your farm operations. From livestock records to equipment inventory and maintenance, this log book covers it all.Parts Included:Business Information (First page)Livestock Record:Year, Start Date, End of YearTypes of Livestock, Quantity, Average Weight, Value, BalanceEquipment Inventory:Description, Purchase Date, Purchase Cost, Repairs, Current Value, Sale PriceEquipment Maintenance & Repairs:Month, Date, Equipment, Inspection/Maintenance/Repair/Services Required, Service/Repair Date, Initials, RemarksFarm Expenses:Month, Date, Expenses, Cost, Remarks, TotalFarm Income:Month, Date, Source, Description, Method of Payment, Amount, TotalNotes: Additional space for your personalized notesFeatures:Size: 8.5” x 11” inches110 pagesPremium quality paperTake control of your farm's operations with ease and efficiency.Order your Farm Management Log Book now and streamline your record-keeping process! 🚜📖 Read more

Samuel de Champlain has long been known as the founder of Quebec and as a tireless explorer. No one knows for sure where he was born or who he really was. Still, his career was packed with interesting details and his early life prepared him for greatness.Without Champlains own detailed records, the years 1600 to 1640 in Canada would be almost a mystery. Possibly Canadas first multicultural advocate, he dreamed of creating a new people from French and Aboriginal roots. However, his efforts to establish a colony encountered setbacks in France. Among his detractors was the powerful Cardinal Richelieu. Champlain was not of the nobility and thus was considered unfit for patronage.The explorers story is an exciting one, as he explored new territory, established alliances and understandings with Natives, waged war when necessary, and left behind a legend in the New World that lasts to this day. Read more

The Rowing Log Book – Track Your Strokes, Improve Your Performance! 🚣📖Every row counts—whether you're training for competition, improving endurance, or simply enjoying time on the water. The "Rowing Log Book" is designed for rowers of all levels to track workouts, monitor progress, and refine technique for maximum performance.Why You Need This Log Book🚣 Track Every Training SessionLog distance, stroke rate, split times, duration, and intensity levels.Record water conditions, weather, and boat type for detailed analysis.📊 Monitor Progress & PerformanceKeep track of personal bests, endurance improvements, and strength gains.Identify patterns to refine technique and optimize stroke efficiency.🏆 Set Goals & Stay MotivatedPlan training cycles and set weekly, monthly, and seasonal rowing goals.Monitor competition prep, race results, and technique adjustments.💪 Perfect for All RowersWhether you're an Olympic hopeful, college rower, club member, or recreational enthusiast, this log book helps you stay accountable and continually improve.Key Features✔️ Workout Tracking Pages – Log distance, speed, stroke rate, and heart rate.✔️ Technique & Form Notes – Track adjustments and coaching feedback.✔️ Goal-Setting & Performance Logs – Stay motivated and structured.✔️ Durable Cover – Built for boathouse, gym, or travel use.Who Is This Log Book For?✅ Competitive Rowers & Crew Teams – Keep detailed training records.✅ Coaches & Trainers – Track athlete progress and technique improvements.✅ Recreational & Fitness Rowers – Monitor endurance, consistency, and personal bests.✅ Indoor & Erg Rowers – Log workouts for indoor rowing machine training.Row Smarter, Train Harder – Order Your Rowing Log Book Today!The "Rowing Log Book" is more than just a journal—it’s your ultimate training partner, helping you track, improve, and achieve your rowing goals with precision.📦 Order now and start logging your strokes to success! 🚣♂️🔥 Read more

The humble buckle is an often-taken for granted fastening, yet its usefulness and sturdiness has ensured that it has survived from ancient times through to the present day. The author provides a comprehensive typology of buckles, from the earliest designs to the most recent uses. With detailed records of the types of buckles from different historical periods and listings of museums where they can be found, this book offers the re-enactor essential guidance for period costumes, and provides the collector or enthusiast with the information needed to continue or begin to learning about this enduring and practical object. Read more

Lights and Shadows of a Macao Life, the title chosen by Harriett Low for her journal, aptly describes the conflicting emotions of the first American woman to live in China. Making a rude transition from the tranquility of Salem, Massachusetts into a world of sampans and sedan chairs, women with bound feet and men with queues, the lively young American records a detailed portrait of her life in Macao from 1829-1834. The constricted lifestyle of foreign merchants wives, forced by the Chinese to live in Macao while their husbands traded tea and opium in Canton: balls, operas, and picnics; Chinese customs and Catholic processions; true friendship and false; romance or religion are all reflected in the pages of her journal. Throughout nine volumes, Harriett Low displays wit and courage as she metamorphoses from a socially naive girl into a mature, independent woman. Published for the first time as a complete edition, Lights and Shadows of a Macao Life chronicles not only the impact of Western capitalism on a declining Chinese empire but also the importance of money in affairs of the heart. Forced to reject her fiancé because he lacked prospects, Harriett Low survives by immersing herself in the literature and language she loves, as well as a re-examined Unitarian faith. Independent in outlook, she is an obvious antecedent of a contemporary American woman. Read more