The book, A Guide Book Of United States Type Coins, is part of the Red Book Series of coin related reference guides and represents a complete history and price guide of United States "type coins" for the collector and investor.  Collecting United States Type coins by design is in many ways an ideal numismatic pursuit for both collector and investor alike.  Such a quest involves finding one type of each major motif in the vast and fascinating array of American coinage from the first full year of Philadelphia's Mint operation in 1793 up to the present day.  The chapters in this book are as follows: 1) A Concise History Of United States Coins; 2) Building A High Quality Type Set; 3) Aspects Of Coin Grading; 4) Secrets Of Being A Smart Buyer; 5) How To Use This Book; 6) Half Cents, 1793 - 1857; 7) Large Copper Cents 1793 - 1857; 8) Small Cents 1857 To Date; 9) Two-Cent Pieces, 1864 - 1873; 10) Nickel Three Cent Pieces, 1865 - 1889; 11) Silver Three-Cent Pieces, 1851 - 1873; 12) Nickel Five Cent Pieces, 1866 To Date; 13) Half Dimes, 1792 To 1873; 14) Dimes, 1796 To Date; 15) Twenty Cent Pieces, 1875 - 1878; 16) Quarter Dollars, 1796 To Present; 17) Half Dollars, 1794 To Present; 18) Silver Dollars and Clad Dollars, 1794 To Date; 19) Trade Dollars, 1873 - 1885; 20) Gold Dollars, 1849 - 1889; 21) Quarter Eagles ($2.50 Gold), 1796 - 1929; 22) $3 Gold, 1854 - 1889; 23) $4 Gold Stellas, 1879 -1880; 24) Half Eagles ($5 Gold), 1795 - 1929; 25) Eagles ($10 Gold), 1795 - 1933 and 26) Double Eagles ($20 Gold), 1850 - 1933.  This book is 277 pages.  The author is Q. David Bowers.  Edition published in 2005.