One-Minute Coin Expert » (Revised and updated)

Scott Travers ranks as one of the most influential coin dealers in the world. His name is familiar to readers everywhere as the author of five bestselling books on coins: How to Make Money in Coins Right Now, The Coin Collector's Survival Manual, Travers' Rare Coin Investment Strategy, The Insider's Guide to U.S. Coin Values, and The Investor's Guide to Coin Trading. All of them have won awards from the prestigious Numismatic Literary Guild. He was recently elected to the Board of Governors (1997-1999) of the American Numismatic Association, a congressionally chartered, nonprofit educational organization. He is contributing editor to COINage magazineand a regular contributor to other numismatic periodicals, and has served as a coin valuation consultant to the Federal Trade Commission. His opinions as an expert are often sought by publications such as Barron's, Business Week, and The Wall Street Journal. A frequent guest on radio and television programs, Scott Travers has won awards and gained an impressive reputation not only as a coin expert but also as a forceful consumer advocate for the coin-buying public. He serves as numismatic adviser to a number of major investment funds and has coordinated the liquidation of numerous important coin collections. He is president of Scott Travers Rare Coin Galleries, Inc., in New York City.

Collecting rare coins has become a lucrative global game. Now the award-winning, top-selling One-Minute Coin Expert has been completely revised and updated to show you how to play. Scott Travers teaches readers everything from how to recognize valuable coins in pocket change to how to make a mint trading gold coins. A must for beginners and a valuable resource for experienced collectors, this book includes:

·New photos of valuable coins, such as State Quarters and Presidential dollars, that will help to convert that jar of change into a treasure chest
·Tips for identifying tiny differences that make small coins worth big money
·Secrets of how to grade, trade, and preserve coins like the experts