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Cerulean
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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 Posted - 02/18/2008 : 13:44:56
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Last weekend, I purchased a 52nd edition of Yeoman's Red Book, 1999 from Goodwill. The specific prices are obsolete, but it is nice to have such a well-tabulated reference of every US coin. I'm not into coins enough to pay retail price for a RB, but $1.60 is good enough for me.
Heh... the silver bullion table tops the price of silver at $9/oz. If only they knew....
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RUNNING TOTAL
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16857 zincs (1982-2008) 75.4%
5346 coppers (1959-1982) 23.9%
110 wheats (1920-1958)
50 Canadian (1959-2007)
1 dime (2004)
1 foreign (2005)
Sorting Map: http://www.frappr.com/?a=constellation_map&mapid=68719599394
2008 First Finds: http://realcent.forumco.com/topic~TOPIC_ID~1716.asp
Wanna take money away from the Fed? Spend dollar coins!
Listening is the linchpin of democracy. |
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just carl
Penny Collector Member
USA
397 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2008 : 07:32:48
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| Exactly what I tell people that are just starting out in coin collecting. Why pay lots of money for books on coins. Used book stores, flea markets, garage/yard/estate sales for slightly older Red Books or any books on coins is the real way to go. The facts are the same regardless of the edition, only the prices are off. And with a constantly changing market, prices fluxtuate constantly anyway. 1999 edition? Good choice. Keep on looking and you may find several other older editions and then be able to compare prices over a period of time. And if you look in the back of those books you'll see that people now collect the Red Book so if you find some really old ones you may find something of value. |
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Cerulean
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
652 Posts |
Posted - 02/27/2008 : 13:01:41
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I had a good laugh when I saw the "Collecting older Red Books and Complete Price Guide" in the back of the book. It even had condition grading!
I did see a 1964 Red Book at an antique store, but $10 seemed too steep a price for me. |
RUNNING TOTAL
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16857 zincs (1982-2008) 75.4%
5346 coppers (1959-1982) 23.9%
110 wheats (1920-1958)
50 Canadian (1959-2007)
1 dime (2004)
1 foreign (2005)
Sorting Map: http://www.frappr.com/?a=constellation_map&mapid=68719599394
2008 First Finds: http://realcent.forumco.com/topic~TOPIC_ID~1716.asp
Wanna take money away from the Fed? Spend dollar coins!
Listening is the linchpin of democracy. |
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just carl
Penny Collector Member
USA
397 Posts |
Posted - 03/03/2008 : 16:53:59
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Originally posted by Cerulean
I had a good laugh when I saw the "Collecting older Red Books and Complete Price Guide" in the back of the book. It even had condition grading!
I did see a 1964 Red Book at an antique store, but $10 seemed too steep a price for me.
Yes it appears a joke but check out places like ebay. And there was such a massive demand for the first edition that Whitman came out not long ago with a second version of the first edition. AND it sold out. Also, if you look at those pages in the 2008 edition you'll notice there are even different prices for things like soft cover, hard cover, leather cover, etc.
Yes $10 was steep for the 64 edition. Should have been $5. However, I've seen many at flea markets for $1. |
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