A Holiday Gift for Numismatists

Are you looking for a great Christmas gift for that numismatist on your list? In this column, I’m going to review a book that any collector of U.S. coins would be happy to find as a gift. (Its 8 x 10-inch format is much too large for your numismatist’s stocking.) The book is the 5th edition of 100 Greatest U.S. Coins, by Jeff Garrett and Ron Guth.

Jeff Garrett has been involved with coins since a family friend introduced him to collecting Lincoln cents. This led to membership in coin clubs followed by a succession of positions at major coin