Guide Book Of Us Morgan Silver Dollars A Complete History and Price Guide

Q. David Bowers has been in the rare coin business since he was a teenager in 1953. At present he is a principal of American Numismatic Rarities, LLC, and numismatic director of Whitman Publishing, LLC. Bowers is a recipient of the Pennsylvania State University College of Business Administration's Alumni Achievement Award (1976); he has served as president of the American Numismatic Association (1983 to 1985) and as president of the Professional Numismatists Guild (1977 to 1979); he is a recipient of the highest honor bestowed by the ANA (the Farran Zerbe Award); he was the first ANA member to be named Numismatist of the Year (1995); and he has been inducted into the Numismatic Hall of Fame (at ANA Headquarters in Colorado Springs). Bowers is a recipient of the highest honor given by the Professional Numismatists Guild (The Founder's Award) and has received more "Book of the Year Award" and "Best Columnist" honors given by the Numismatic Literary Guild than has any other writer. In 2000 he was the first annual recipient of the Burnett Anderson Memorial Award, an honor jointly sponsored by the American Numismatic Society, the American Numismatic Association, and the Numismatic Literary Guild. He is the author of more than 40 books, hundreds of auction and other catalogs, and several thousand articles, including columns in Coin World and The Numismatist. Regarding silver dollars, his two-volume study, Silver Dollars and Trade Dollars of the United States: A Complete Encyclopedia (1992) has become a standard in the field; he has written about Morgan and other dollars in hundreds of articles and catalogs and as part of several books. Leroy C. Van Allen, who wrote the foreword to this text, was co-author with the late A. George Mallis of The Comprehensive Catalogue and Encyclopedia of Morgan and Peace Dollars. He has enjoyed the satisfaction of seeing his book go through four editions. Whenever varieties of Morgan dollars are discussed, Van Allen-Mallis (or VAM) numbers come to the forefront. At present he enjoys spending his days in the restoration of antique and classic automobiles, and evenings at-what else-enjoying rare coins. His enthusiasm is never ending.Bowers, Q. David is the author of 'Guide Book Of Us Morgan Silver Dollars A Complete History and Price Guide' with ISBN 9780794819439 and ISBN 0794819435.