A Guide Book of United States Coins - Softcover

R. S. Yeoman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0794833535 ISBN 13: 9780794833534

Publisher: Whitman Pub Llc, 2011

Synopsis

Since 1946 the Guide Book of United States Coins (the "Red Book") has served collectors as the preeminent annual reference for coin specifications, mintages, values, and photographs. With more than 22 million copies in print, the Guide Book is well established as the hobby's most popular reference. Now in its 2nd edition, the Professional Edition of the Guide Book of United States Coins builds on this strong foundation. This expanded and enlarged volume is intended for the intermediate to advanced coin collector, the professional coin dealer, the auctioneer, the researcher, and the investor. Its combination of more photographs, detailed higher-grade valuations, listings of additional varieties (with closeup photographs) and rare early Proof coins, certified-coin population data, auction records, and other resources provides a wealth of information on every coin type ever made by the U.S. Mint.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

The second Deluxe Edition MEGA RED is the latest expanded version of the hobby's best-selling "Red Book" (more than 23 million copies sold since 1946). With pages 30% larger than the regular edition's, and weighing in at 1,504 pages (more than three times the page count), the new Deluxe Edition MEGA RED includes more historical information, extensive grading instructions with enlarged illustrations, a special 330-page in-depth feature on Flying Eagle, Indian Head, and Lincoln cents, and valuable essays on collecting and investing in rare coins. MEGA RED has certified population data, more die varieties, more auction records, and more pricing in more grades than the regular-edition Red Book. It covers American coinage from colonial times to the modern dayhalf cents through $20 gold double eagles, plus bullion, commemoratives, Proof and Mint sets, significant tokens, errors, and other collectibles. MEGA RED prices more than 8,200 items in up to 13 grades each, with 47,000 individual values, 15,800 auction records, and 6,000 images (2,400 of which are updated or new to the second edition). Expanded sections and new features in the second edition include: an overview price-guide of foreign coins that circulated as cash in the British American colonies; coverage of the U.S. Mint's 19801984 American Arts gold medallions; an 18-page illustrated history and price guide of So-Called Dollars; insight from Q. David Bowers on determining coin prices and values; advice on collecting and investing in modern gold and silver bullion coins; a state-by-state listings of American Numismatic Association clubs; more than 2,400 updated or new coin photos; a look at the Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of the USA and coin collecting; interviews with U.S. Mint coin designers; and more.

About the Author:

Bressett has served as editor on several coin books.

About this edition

• Publisher: Whitman Pub Llc
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0794833535
• ISBN 13: 9780794833534
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 383
• Editor: Kenneth Bressett