The two most frequently-asked questions in the hobby are "What is it?" and "What's it worth?" This coin identification and price guide answers these questions for U.S., Canadian, and Mexican coins in one handy volume. Collectors get the latest prices in up to eleven grades of condition for all three countries without having to buy an individual book for each country. Includes a jargon glossary and 13 introductory chapters covering the basics from grading to the Internet to what's popular. Five of the 13 introductory chapters are new in this edition. They cover profiting from the new dollar's second-year curse, soaring mint errors, striking gold on the Internet, bagging the state quarter limit and hot buys for 2002. -Identify and evaluate every federally issued North American coin -13 introductory chapters cover coin collecting basics -Heavily illustrated with more than 45,000 updated prices