Coins: Questions and Answers

Coins: Questions & Answers provides detailed answers to hundreds of the most commonly asked questions about the world of numismatics, giving coin collectors a feel for the historical significance of coins---and covering challenging, interesting subjects that have puzzled collectors for decades. Filled with hundreds of photos, the book answers questions such as: Were the first U.S. coins actually struck from personal silver service provided by George Washington? Is it true that the coins of Spanish America enjoyed official legal tender status in the U.S. until 1857? In what year was the motto "In God We Trust" first featured on a U.S. coins? Are the five 1913 Liberty nickels illegal coins? Under what circumstances were they produced? When were expanded artillery shell cases used to make U.S. cents?