Cherrypicker's Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins

California Bookwatch, March, 2009

Cherrypicker's Guide to Rare Die Varieties of United States Coins

Bill Fivaz and J.T. Stanton

Whitman publishing

3101 Clairmont Rd, Suite C, Atlanta, GA 30329

97800794822859, $39.95 www.whitmanbooks.com

This 5th edition, Volume 1 of a classic covers U.S. coins from half cents to nickel five-cent pieces and shows collectors how to 'cherrypick' a coin collection to find repunched mintmarks, overdates, and other details elevating a seemingly-common coin to 'rare' condition. It offers enlarged, high-resolution photos of each coin's special attributes and a lay-flat, spiral binding format lending to easy use with a hardcover spine to locate quickly on a shelf. Serious coin collectors will find it a 'must' reference.