Books & Supplies

Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers are announcing our third Numismatic Ephemera Sale, which will close on Friday, May 18, 2018. The sale includes 100...

Kenneth Bressett, longtime editor of the Guide Book of United States Coins (popularly known as the “Red Book”), has retired into Whitman Publishing’s newly...

Expanded With New Research and Market Analysis Whitman Publishing announces the release of the updated and expanded new third edition of A Guide Book of...

Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers announce that we will be holding our Sale 149 on April 28, 2018. The sale includes 500 lots of...

Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers' sixth “Buy or Bid Sale” will close later today, Friday, April 6. The sale focuses on modestly priced books,...

The fourth edition of MEGA RED (the Deluxe Edition of the Guide Book of United States Coins, also known as the "Red Book") will...

Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers have announced their sixth “Buy or Bid Sale”, which begins now and will close on Friday, April 6. The...

Best-Selling Annual Guide Prices Nearly 8,000 Items The 72nd edition of the Guide Book of United States Coins (popularly known as the “Red Book”) will...

The following are a few highlights from among the books just in at Kolbe & Fanning: MEDIEVAL EUROPEAN COINAGE. 8 BRITAIN AND IRELAND C. 400–1066 The...

Kolbe & Fanning have been adding new publications to our website and restocking other recent works in an effort to expand our online retail...

Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers have announced the availability of a limited Special Edition produced on commission for last year’s NLG Book of the...

Q. David Bowers joined Whitman Publishing as the company’s numismatic director in 2003. This was at the start of a modern renaissance in American...

By Dennis Tucker - Publisher, Whitman Publishing ......   I first met Rick Tomaska (virtually, through email and phone conversations) in the early weeks of 2005,...

By Q. David Bowers - Co-founder, Stack's Bowers ......   Double eagles have always been one of my favorite series. The first one I ever owned...

Numismatic Book Auction to be held at NYINC Kolbe & Fanning will be conducting our 2018 New York Numismatic Book Auction this Saturday, January 13, at the New York...

Kolbe & Fanning are pleased to announce the availability of their December fixed price numismatic book catalogue, featuring rare and out-of-print numismatic books from around...

The catalogue for the 2018 New York Book Auction, to be held on Saturday, January 13, 2018 by Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers, is...

Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers fifth “Buy or Bid Book Sale” will close tonight (Monday, December 11). The book sale focuses on modestly priced...

Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers have announced their fifth “Buy or Bid Sale”, which begins now and will close on Monday, December 11. The...

By Coin & Currency Institute ....   Sixty-four years after its introduction, the 21st edition of Paper Money of United States, the standard reference book on...

Whitman Publishing announces the release of the newest book by Q. David Bowers. Inside the Rare Coin Marketplace: Secrets to Being a Smart Buyer...

The 1802 half dime is one of the great rarities in U.S. numismatics. It is without a doubt the key date early half dime....

Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers are proud to announce the availability of Pat O’Connor’s new book The Coins of Queen Isabel II of Spain:...

Kolbe & Fanning Numismatic Booksellers will be holding our Sale 147 on Saturday, October 7, 2017. The 500-lot sale includes material from the libraries...

By Dennis Tucker - Publisher, Whitman Publishing ......   “Buy the book before the coin” is good, solid, often-quoted advice for newcomers to the hobby. Frankly,...

Complete List of Numismatic Literary Guild Winners By Numismatic Literary Guild (NLG) ...... BOOK OF THE YEAR The work having the greatest potential impact on numismatics - 1792:...

Whitman Publishing announces the release of the new second edition of the Guide Book of Buffalo and Jefferson Nickels, by Q. David Bowers. The...

Whitman Publishing announces the release of the newest edition of the Whitman Guide to Coin Collecting: An Introduction to the World of Coins, by...

Whitman Publishing announces the release of two new volumes in its series of combination book-albums trademarked under the name Search & Save. Each new...

Assembling the correct numismatic library for your level of engagement in the hobby is very important By Jeff Garrett for Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) ......   One...