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Summary: Authoritative Little Book
Review: Mr Ganz is the leading authority on US Coins, having written articles for CoinAge for about 30 years and being a driving force behind the statehood quarters series. This is a good book when it shows the behind the scenes of coinage design and minting. However, the usual list of statehood facts and figures is a lot of filler, especially in the case of the newer states which have not released their quarter designs, yet. This is the best book of its kind, especially for new collectors but I have to dock this book a couple of stars because there is way too much in the way of filler material. CoinAge magazine and the recent supplement on the quarters that it has just published also provide good and up to date coverage on the new coins. Ganz' articles in CoinAge are always interesting and lively and work better in the context of a monthly magazine.
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Summary: Fun and lucrative both!
Review: My childhood hobby of coin collecting has been revived by the state quarters program, and I am having a lot of fun with this! I casually bought this book because I decided to interest my niece in coin collecting. Being a financial investor, when I came across the section on the value of error coins, I got excited all over again. It is wonderful to have as much fun doing something in my 40's as I did during my childhood. My niece stays with me for two weeks this summer and I can't wait to show her my quarter collection and get her collection started. This is also a great way to educate her about the different states. The book has a web site with even more information, and web sites for each state are also listed. What a great educational tool!
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Summary: A GOOD START
Review: Unless you haven't noticed or you are blind, America's quarters have changed their design. This is the result of America's 50 State Quarter program which will commemorate each state in the union with designs submitted by the individual state. Since the kick off of the program in 1998 people have gone wild in collecting these coins. The beauty of their designs, historical significance and availability has jump started a new generation of coin collectors. This guide gives us the politics and history of how this program got started and finally became a reality. From there it goes on to the basics of coin collecting for the novice with of course a focus on the quarters. Any information or questions that you have about these quarters are readily answered in this book. If this is your first time in collecting coins (and you chose the quarters) "America's State Quarters" is a good start. It has all the information that you need to know. For those who have collected for years Ganz's book is adequate in introducing you to this new craze. The guide book has some faults. The pictures are terrible. Don't even try to discern the faults in the coins as described in the pictures. The pictures are poor throughout the text. You're given a profile of each state quarter. Many of the profiles are incomplete (information not available). It would have been better for the author to provide us with a summary of those states with incomplete information and then update us as the years go by. This is a good book for the beginning coin collector and for those who are specifically interested in the state quarter program.
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Summary: Authoritative Little Book
Review: What a great book! It told me what coins to save out of circulation, and what the value is of errors that I can take out of pocket change. Even how Florida can design its coin for 2004. History, politics, and what the coins are worth. Who could ask for more!
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